We are proud to congratulate Gosford member, Anthony Morton, on receiving an Order of Australia (OAM) Medal at this year’s King’s Birthday Honours List.
The below excerpt and image courtesy of Coast Community News:
Legacy has always been a huge part of Anthony Morton’s life and his King’s Birthday Honour for service to war widows and families has come at an auspicious time – this being Legacy’s Centenary Year and the celebration of his 78th birthday on June 12.
“I was a junior Legacy ward when my father died at age 47 leaving mum with four children, and Melbourne Legacy came to our rescue with tremendous support,” he said.
“I would never have been able to finish high school if not for Legacy.”
Morton became an Army engineer, with overseas postings and service in Vietnam and New Guinea, achieving the rank of Colonel before retiring in 1990.
He says that literally the day he resigned he started his involvement with Legacy in Canberra.
“Before then I didn’t think it was fair to get involved as I was moving around a lot with the Army,” he said.
Morton and an ex-Army fellow also set up their own financial planning business specialising in retirements for senior officers and senior public servants.
More than 20 years ago Morton and his wife, Pam, headed for the Central Coast and now live at Long Jetty – and he joined the team at Brisbane Water Legacy.
He has been on the Board of Directors for all but one year since 2003, has been President twice, Vice-President, chaired a number of committees over the years and is now the Finance Director and chairman of the Finance, Risk Management and Investment Committee.
“I look on this as an accolade for all the volunteers that have been working hard over the years for Legacy, particularly in our club here, and also for the salaried staff that we have here at Brisbane Water Legacy – they are absolutely second-to-none and I’ve never worked outside the Army with such a dedicated and great group of people who are led by a really topnotch CEO, Peter Lawley,” Morton said.