Allegiance United Kingdom Rank Rear admiral Name Reginald Hutton | Years of service 1913–1953 Service/branch Royal Navy | |
Born 28 September 1899
Hayfield, Cheshire ( 1899-09-28 ) Commands held HMS Triumph (1949)
HMS Tyne (1943–44)
19th Destroyer Flotilla (1941–43)
HMS Laforey (1941–43)
HMS Wanderer (1928–29) Battles/wars First World War
Battle of Jutland
Second World War
Battle of Madagascar
Allied invasion of Italy
Invasion of Normandy Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order & Two Bars
Mentioned in Despatches (3)
King Haakon VII Freedom Cross (Norway) Died January 18, 1973, Wootton Bridge, United Kingdom | ||
Rear Admiral Reginald Maurice James Hutton & Two Bars (28 September 1899 – 18 January 1973) was a Royal Navy officer. He participated in the Battle of Jutland during the First World War and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and two Bars during the Second World War.
His son, Anthony Hutton, also had a distinguished naval career.
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