Tony Hutton

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]

Captain Tony Hutton OBE
Lieutenant Commander Tony Hutton
Born	(1932-09-01)1 September 1932 Chislehurst, Kent
Died	5 April 2015(2015-04-05) (aged 82)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1945–1985
Rank	Captain
Commands	HMS Newcastle (1982–84) HMS Norfolk (1978–80) HMS Leopard (1968–70)
Battles / wars	United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Relations	Rear Admiral Reginald Hutton (father)

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]