Tony Hutton

Tony Hutton
Lieutenant Commander Tony Hutton
Born(1932-09-01)1 September 1932
Chislehurst, Kent
Died5 April 2015(2015-04-05) (aged 82)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch Royal Navy
Years of service1945–1985
RankCaptain
CommandsHMS Newcastle (1982–84)
HMS Norfolk (1978–80)
HMS Leopard (1968–70)
Battles / warsUnited Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire
RelationsRear Admiral Reginald Hutton (father)

Captain Anthony David Hutton OBE (1 September 1932 – 5 April 2015) was a British Royal Navy officer of the post-Second World War era who organised the evacuation of about 2500 British and Cypriot refugees during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974.[1]

Hutton was born in Chislehurst, Kent, the son of Rear Admiral Reginald Hutton, who had participated in the Battle of Jutland during the First World War and had been awarded the Distinguished Service Order and two bars during the Second World War.[1]

Hutton was educated at Dartmouth Royal Naval College.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Captain Tony Hutton – obituary. The Telegraph, 14 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.


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