Tony Fasson

Francis Anthony Blair Fasson
NicknameTony
Born(1913-07-17)17 July 1913
Lanton, Scotland
Died30 October 1942(1942-10-30) (aged 29)
Mediterranean Sea
Buried
32°30′N 33°00′E / 32.500°N 33.000°E / 32.500; 33.000
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Navy
RankLieutenant
Unit
ConflictsSecond World War
AwardsGeorge Cross
Mentioned in Despatches

Lieutenant Francis Anthony Blair Fasson, GC (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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