Tony Fasson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Tony Fasson

British naval officer

Date of Birth: 17-Jul-1913

Place of Birth: Lanton, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 30-Oct-1942

Profession: military officer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Tony Fasson

  • Lieutenant Francis Anthony Blair Fasson, (17 July 1913 – 30 October 1942), known as Tony Fasson, was a Royal Navy officer.
  • He was posthumously awarded the George Cross "for outstanding bravery and steadfast devotion to duty in the face of danger" when on 30 October 1942 in action in the Mediterranean Sea he captured codebooks vital for the breaking of the German naval "Shark" Enigma cipher from the sinking German submarine U-559.

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