Brian Dutton (Royal Navy officer)

Brian Frank Dutton, DSO, QGM (15 November 1931 – 23 April 2018) was a Royal Navy bomb-disposal officer who served in the Falklands War. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1982 for disposing of an unexploded Argentine bomb on HMS Argonaut, and the Queen's Gallantry Medal for dealing with an unexploded German mine in 1974. On retirement he was beadle of the Worshipful Company of Carpenters, later a liveryman of that company, mayor of Petersfield and chairman of East Hampshire council.^[1][2]

Brian Dutton
Born	(1931-11-15)15 November 1931 Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
Died	23 April 2018(2018-04-23) (aged 86)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1948–1983
Rank	Lieutenant Commander
Commands	Fleet Clearance Diving Team 1
Battles / wars	Korean War Falklands War
Awards	Distinguished Service Order Queen's Gallantry Medal