About Anthony Morton
Lived 1923 – 2006 (aged 82). Anthony Morton was a naval officer.
Admiral Sir Anthony Storrs Morton, (6 November 1923 – 6 May 2006) was a senior Royal Navy officer who served as Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff from 1977 to 1978.
Naval career Educated at Loretto School, Morton was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1941 during the Second World War. He became commanding officer of the frigate as well as captain of the 20th Frigate Squadron in 1964, Senior Naval Officer Northern Ireland in 1968 and Senior Naval Member at the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1971. he was in 1980 appointed UK Military Representative to NATO; he retired on 28 January 1984.
In retirement Morton became King of Arms of the Order of the British Empire as well as Rear-Admiral and then Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom.
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Who was Anthony Morton?
Royal Navy admiral (1923-2006)
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Anthony Morton was born on 6 November 1923.
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Anthony Morton died on 6 May 2006 in Winchester.
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Anthony Morton was a naval officer.
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