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Royal Marines Major General (born 1949) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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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 |
Educated 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]
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