Captain Bryan Nye OAM RAN
1. WITH SADNESS, I INFORM YOU OF THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN BRYAN NYE, AGED
64. ON BEHALF OF THE NAVY, I EXTEND SINCERE CONDOLENCES TO CAPT NYE’S
WIDOW, CLAUDIA, HIS CHILDREN AARON AND NAOMI AND HIS SEVEN
GRANDCHILDREN
2. BRYAN NYE ENTERED THE RAN COLLEGE AS A SEAMAN OFFICER IN 1968.
FOLLOWING BASIC TRAINING AND CONSOLIDATION, IN 1978 LEUT NYE WAS
APPOINTED COMMANDING OFFICER HMAS ARDENT AND COMMANDER OF THE
DARWIN-BASED THIRD PATROL BOAT SQUADRON. ONE OF LEUT NYE’S LEGACIES AS
CO ARDENT INCLUDES THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SMITH POINT BEACON IN
DARWIN, WHICH STILL CARRIES AN INSCRIPTION AS A RECORD OF ARDENT’S WORK
3. AFTER COMPLETING PRINCIPAL WARFARE TRAINING IN THE UK, LEUT NYE
SERVED IN HMS CARDIFF BEFORE RETURNING TO AUSTRALIA ON APPOINTMENT IN
1984 AS EXECUTIVE OFFICER HMAS ADELAIDE
4. CMDR NYE SUBSEQUENTLY POSTED TO THE DIRECTORATE OF NAVAL OFFICER
POSTINGS AND IN 1988 WAS SELECTED AS EQUERRY TO THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS
OF WALES FOR THEIR BICENTENNIAL VISIT TO AUSTRALIA
5. CMDR NYE ASSUMED COMMAND OF HMAS DARWIN IN 1990 AND WAS APPOINTED
DIRECTOR SAILORS CAREER MANAGEMENT ON PROMOTION TO CAPT IN 1993. CAPT
NYE’S SIGNIFICANT SEA SERVICE ALSO INCLUDED HMA SHIPS SWAN, BRISBANE,
MELBOURNE, VAMPIRE, BARRICADE, SWAN AND PARRAMATTA
6. CAPT NYE TRANSFERRED TO THE NAVAL RESERVE IN 1994 AND EMBARKED ON A
HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL CORPORATE CAREER – INCLUDING A 12-YEAR TENURE AS CEO
OF THE AUSTRALASIAN RAILWAY ASSOCIATION. BRYAN NYE WAS AWARDED AN ORDER
OF AUSTRALIA MEDAL IN 2014, IN RECOGNITION OF HIS SERVICES TO THE RAIL
INDUSTRY AND THE BUSINESS SECTOR
7. CAPT NYE’S FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT THE ANZAC MEMORIAL CHAPEL
OF ST PAUL, RMC DUNTROON ON MONDAY 19 SEPTEMBER AT 1100 FOLLOWED BY A
WAKE AT HMAS HARMAN BONSHAW MESS. DRESS FOR SERVING MEMBERS IS W2 WITH
MOURNING BRASSARD
64. ON BEHALF OF THE NAVY, I EXTEND SINCERE CONDOLENCES TO CAPT NYE’S
WIDOW, CLAUDIA, HIS CHILDREN AARON AND NAOMI AND HIS SEVEN
GRANDCHILDREN
2. BRYAN NYE ENTERED THE RAN COLLEGE AS A SEAMAN OFFICER IN 1968.
FOLLOWING BASIC TRAINING AND CONSOLIDATION, IN 1978 LEUT NYE WAS
APPOINTED COMMANDING OFFICER HMAS ARDENT AND COMMANDER OF THE
DARWIN-BASED THIRD PATROL BOAT SQUADRON. ONE OF LEUT NYE’S LEGACIES AS
CO ARDENT INCLUDES THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SMITH POINT BEACON IN
DARWIN, WHICH STILL CARRIES AN INSCRIPTION AS A RECORD OF ARDENT’S WORK
3. AFTER COMPLETING PRINCIPAL WARFARE TRAINING IN THE UK, LEUT NYE
SERVED IN HMS CARDIFF BEFORE RETURNING TO AUSTRALIA ON APPOINTMENT IN
1984 AS EXECUTIVE OFFICER HMAS ADELAIDE
4. CMDR NYE SUBSEQUENTLY POSTED TO THE DIRECTORATE OF NAVAL OFFICER
POSTINGS AND IN 1988 WAS SELECTED AS EQUERRY TO THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS
OF WALES FOR THEIR BICENTENNIAL VISIT TO AUSTRALIA
5. CMDR NYE ASSUMED COMMAND OF HMAS DARWIN IN 1990 AND WAS APPOINTED
DIRECTOR SAILORS CAREER MANAGEMENT ON PROMOTION TO CAPT IN 1993. CAPT
NYE’S SIGNIFICANT SEA SERVICE ALSO INCLUDED HMA SHIPS SWAN, BRISBANE,
MELBOURNE, VAMPIRE, BARRICADE, SWAN AND PARRAMATTA
6. CAPT NYE TRANSFERRED TO THE NAVAL RESERVE IN 1994 AND EMBARKED ON A
HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL CORPORATE CAREER – INCLUDING A 12-YEAR TENURE AS CEO
OF THE AUSTRALASIAN RAILWAY ASSOCIATION. BRYAN NYE WAS AWARDED AN ORDER
OF AUSTRALIA MEDAL IN 2014, IN RECOGNITION OF HIS SERVICES TO THE RAIL
INDUSTRY AND THE BUSINESS SECTOR
7. CAPT NYE’S FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT THE ANZAC MEMORIAL CHAPEL
OF ST PAUL, RMC DUNTROON ON MONDAY 19 SEPTEMBER AT 1100 FOLLOWED BY A
WAKE AT HMAS HARMAN BONSHAW MESS. DRESS FOR SERVING MEMBERS IS W2 WITH
MOURNING BRASSARD
8. RAN MEMBERS PLANNING TO ATTEND CAPT NYE’S WAKE ARE REQUESTED TO
NOTIFY THE POC BELOW SO THAT THESE DETAILS MAY BE FORWARDED TO THE
FAMILY. POC LCDR JE LANDON VIA JANE.LANDON(AT)DEFENCE.GOV.AU OR
02 62652599.
NOTIFY THE POC BELOW SO THAT THESE DETAILS MAY BE FORWARDED TO THE
FAMILY. POC LCDR JE LANDON VIA JANE.LANDON(AT)DEFENCE.GOV.AU OR
02 62652599.
- Rank
- Captain
- Service
- RAN
- Decorations
- OAM
- Died
- 16/09/2016
Source of information: Office of Chief of Navy Australia
