Tony Fasson
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Francis Anthony Blair Fasson GC |
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| Nickname(s) | Tony |
| Born |
17 July 1913 Lanton, Scotland |
| Died | 30 October 1942 (aged 29) Mediterranean Sea |
| Buried at | (32°30′N 33°00′E / 32.500°N 33.000°ECoordinates: 32°30′N 33°00′E / 32.500°N 33.000°E) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
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| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |
 George CrossMention in Despatches |
Lieutenant Francis Anthony Blair Fasson, GC (17 July 1913 – 30 October 1942), known as Tony Fasson, was a British 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.
Fasson was born in the village of Lanton, Roxburghshire, the son of Francis Hamilton Fasson, a captain of the Scottish Horse, and Lilias Clara Fasson (née Bruce). Fasson was educated at Jedburgh Grammar School, and entered the Royal Navy on 6 September 1930, serving aboard the battleship Rodney as a midshipman until June 1933. Promoted to acting-sub-lieutenant on 1 September 1933, he attended the Royal Naval College, Greenwich and received promotion to sub-lieutenant on 16 May 1934, before being assigned to the light cruiser Curacoa on 5 January 1935.
On 15 September 1935 he was attached to the Royal Air Force with the temporary rank of flying officer to train as a pilot at the No. 1 Flying Training School, RAF Leuchars. He returned to the navy on 16 June 1936 and joined the minesweeping sloop Salamander on 18 July 1936, receiving promotion to lieutenant on 16 September 1936. From 19 April 1937 he served aboard the escort vessel Shoreham in the East Indies, before joining the destroyer Windsor as first lieutenant on 5 August 1938.
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