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Name	Brian Alexander Eaton
Born	15 December, 1916 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Died	17 October, 1992 (aged 75) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Cause of Death	stroke
Education *	Carey Baptist Grammar School (Melbourne) (student, 1928-1934)
Occupation or Descriptor *	air force officer (1939-1973) Federal, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (airforce officer)
Awards	Silver Star (US) (recipient) Valour Cross (Yugoslavia) (recipient) Distinguished Flying Cross (recipient, 1943) Distinguished Service Order (recipient, 1944) Distinguished Service Order and Bar (recipient, 1944) Companion of the Order of the Bath (recipient, 1959) Commander of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1969)
Key Events *	Bombing of Darwin, 1942 (airforce officer)
Legacies *	Air Vice-Marshal B.A. Eaton Airman of the Year award (eponym)
Workplaces *	Rolls-Royce Australia Ltd (executive, 1973-1985)

* Dates are approximate

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