Background
Brown was born in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland, on 16 May 1968, the son of Margaret and Jim Brown of Hamilton.
Brown was born in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland, on 16 May 1968, the son of Margaret and Jim Brown of Hamilton.
He graduated from the University of Aberdeen with a Bachelor of Divinity (Bachelor's Degree) degree in 1992.
From 2010 to 2014, he served as Chaplain of the Fleet and was therefore the senior military chaplain in the Royal Navy. Educated at Hamilton Grammar School and Bell College of Technology. Following graduation, Brown underwent an assistantship at Street Andrew"s West, Falkirk from 1992 to 1993.
Military career Brown joined the Royal Navy in April 1993 and served in the ships of the Commodore Minewarfare, Fishery Protection and Diving, HMS Raleigh, HMS Neptune, and HMS Sultan.
He then served on exchange with the Royal Australian Navy and then in HMS Cardiff, HMS Kent, and HMS Iron Duke. He then served with the Command Training Group, and was Staff Chaplain to the Chaplain of the Fleet.
He was promoted Principal Chaplain in 2007. He was appointed at the same time to be an Honorary Chaplain to the Queen (QHC).
On 1 November 2010, he was appointed Chaplain of the Fleet, and accorded the equivalent rank of a rear admiral.
He retired in January 2015. Having retired, Brown relocated to the village of Drymen, by Loch Lomond, Scotland.