FitzRoy Evelyn Patrick Hutton
Rear-Admiral (retired) Fitzroy Evelyn Patrick Hutton, C.B. (16 January, 1894 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Hutton gained four months' time on passing out of the Training Establishment.
Hutton was awarded the Goodenough Medal for 1914.
Appointed to Dartmouth on 6 May 1914. Hutton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1915 and left Dartmouth for an appointment as first lieutenant in M.31.
Appointed to Christopher in September 1916. Superseded 26 April, 1917.
Appointed to Excellent on 4 June, 1917 for a Long Course in Gunnery, Hutton was awarded the Commander Egerton Prize for 1917. He stayed on at Excellent after completing his course in January 1918, joining the Experimental section in March.
Post-War
Hutton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1923.
Hutton was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1927.
Hutton was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1933.
World War II
Hutton was appointed in command of the battleship Warspite in March, 1942.
Hutton was placed on the Retired List on 12 January, 1943.
Hutton reverted to the Retired List and was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 July, 1946.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Penelope 25 Aug, 1936[1] – 25 Aug, 1939 |
Succeeded by Gerald D. Yates |
| Preceded by Charles T. Addis |
Captain of H.M.S. Hermes 25 Aug, 1939[2] – 4 Jun, 1940 |
Succeeded by Richard F. J. Onslow |
| Preceded by Douglas B. Fisher |
Captain of H.M.S. Warspite 27 Mar, 1942 – 23 Mar, 1943 |
Succeeded by Herbert A. Packer |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 262.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
