Tony Milton
Template:Short description Template:DMCA
Page Module:Infobox/styles.css has no content.
Tony Milton | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anthony Arthur Milton Script error: No such module "person date". |
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Marines |
Service years | 1967–2004 |
Rank | Major General |
| Commands | Commandant General Royal Marines 3 Commando Brigade 40 Commando |
Conflicts | Operation Banner Iraq War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters".
Major General Anthony Arthur Milton, CB, OBE (born 19 August 1949) is a retired Royal Marines officer who served as Commandant General Royal Marines and Commander United Kingdom Amphibious Forces from 2002 to 2004.
Military career
Milton joined the Royal Marines in 1967 and subsequently became an equerry to the Duke of Edinburgh, then Captain General Royal Marines.[1][2] He became Commanding Officer of 40 Commando in 1992, in which role he was deployed to Northern Ireland. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) "in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in Northern Ireland during the period 1st April to 30th September 1994".[3]
Following promotion to brigadier in 1996, Milton 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]
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2002 Birthday Honours.[7]
References
Page Template:Reflist/styles.css has no content.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.[Script error: No such module "London Gazette util". "No. 44425"]. The London Gazette (Script error: No such module "London Gazette util".). 6 October 1967. p. Script error: No such module "London Gazette util"..
{{cite magazine}}: Check|url=value (help); More than one of|pages=and|page=specified (help)Script error: No such module "London Gazette util". - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.[Script error: No such module "London Gazette util". "No. 50018"]. The London Gazette (Script error: No such module "London Gazette util".). 25 January 1985. p. Script error: No such module "London Gazette util"..
{{cite magazine}}: Check|url=value (help); More than one of|pages=and|page=specified (help)Script error: No such module "London Gazette util". - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.[Script error: No such module "London Gazette util". "No. 54028"]. The London Gazette (Script error: No such module "London Gazette util".). 5 May 1995. p. Script error: No such module "London Gazette util"..
{{cite magazine}}: Check|url=value (help); More than one of|pages=and|page=specified (help)Script error: No such module "London Gazette util". - ^ Select Committee on Defence Hansard, 7 November 2001
- ^ Command Changes in Gulf Region Wired Government, 15 April 2003
- ^ Royal Navy Senior Appointments Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.[Script error: No such module "London Gazette util". "No. 56595"]. The London Gazette (Script error: No such module "London Gazette util".). 5 May 1995. p. Script error: No such module "London Gazette util"..
{{cite magazine}}: Check|url=value (help); More than one of|pages=and|page=specified (help)Script error: No such module "London Gazette util".
Script error: No such module "Military navigation".
