Tony Milton
Anthony Arthur Milton, is a retired Royal Marines officer who served as Commandant General Royal Marines from 2002 to 2004.Military career
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. He became Commanding Officer of 40 Commando in 1992, Commander of 3 Commando Brigade in 1995 and Director General for Joint Doctrine and Concepts in 1999. 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 before retiring in February 2004.
