Admiral

Admiral (United Kingdom)

Admiral is a senior rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, which equates to the NATO rank code OF-9, outranked only by the rank Admiral of the Fleet...

 Sir Anthony Storrs Morton GBE

Order of the British Empire

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 KCB

Order of the Bath

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 (6 November 1923 - 6 May 2006) was Vice-Chief of Defence Staff.

Naval career

Educated at Loretto School

Loretto School

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, Morton was commissioned into the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

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 in 1941 during World War II

World War II

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He was appointed Senior Naval Officer Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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 in 1968 and Senior Naval Member at the Royal College of Defence Studies

Royal College of Defence Studies

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 in 1971. He went on to be Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Policy) in 1973 and Flag Officer First Flotilla in 1975. He was appointed Vice-Chief of Defence Staff in 1977 and Vice Chief of the Naval Staff in 1978.

In 1980 he was appointed UK Military Representative to NATO; he retired in 1984.

In retirement he became King of Arms of the Order of the British Empire

King of Arms of the Order of the British Empire

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 as well as Rear-Admiral

Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom

The Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom is a now honorary office generally held by a senior Royal Navy admiral. Despite the title, the Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom is usually a full admiral...

 and then Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom

Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom

The Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom is an honorary office generally held by a senior Royal Navy admiral. Despite the title, the Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom is usually a full admiral. He is the official deputy to the Lord High Admiral, an honorary office vested in the Sovereign from...

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He died in 2006 after a long illness.