Major General Anthony Arthur Milton, CB, OBE (born 19 August 1949) is a retired Royal Marines officer who served as Commandant General Royal Marines from 2002 to 2004.
Tony Milton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 August 1949 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Marines |
| Years of service | 1967–2004 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | Commandant General Royal Marines 3 Commando Brigade 40 Commando |
| Battles / wars | Operation Banner Iraq War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Military career
editEducated at King Edward VI Grammar School in Chelmsford, Milton joined the Royal Marines in 1967 and subsequently became an equerry to the Duke of Edinburgh.[1][2] He became Commanding Officer of 40 Commando in 1992, in which role he was deployed to Northern Ireland and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[3] He was appointed commander of 3 Commando Brigade in 1995 and, in 1999, Director General for Joint Doctrine and Concepts, a post established following the Strategic Defence Review.[4] He went on to be Commandant-General Royal Marines in May 2002 and took over as British Maritime Commander for Operation Telic – the invasion of Iraq – in April 2003,[5] before retiring in February 2004.[6]
References
edit- ^ "No. 44425". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 October 1967. p. 10898.
- ^ "No. 50018". The London Gazette. 25 January 1985. p. 1089.
- ^ "No. 54028". The London Gazette. 5 May 1995. p. 6609.
- ^ Select Committee on Defence Hansard, 7 November 2001
- ^ Command Changes in Gulf Region Wired Government, 15 April 2003
- ^ Royal Navy Senior Appointments Archived 2012-03-15 at the Wayback Machine