Tony was born on 9th June 1937 in Dorking Surrey to Gwen and Arthur, one of four children.  He attended Wmbledon College and then went on to  do his national service, serving in Germany and Aden. On demob he initially ran his father's tailoring shop which supplied the local Teddy Boys fraternity with custom made suits and accoutrements.  He  joined the met police in 1962.  He partook of the Bramshill College fast track  scheme, at the end of which he joined Special branch. He was on night duty when the first bomb went off in London in 1971 at the post office tower,  which led  him becoming  a founder member of The London Bomb Squad. Their most famous successes were breaking the Angry Brigade and the IRA. At the end of the trials the team each received a mug inscribed " London is a safer place". He then  headed the personal protection team of the Foreign Secretary,  serving David Owen and Lord Carrington, travelling widely with them both. He became the youngest Superintendent in the Met. His epitaph of his career in the Police will be that he always stood up and supported the underdog.
He  married Renée in 1960, having known her from the" group around town " for 10 years. They had 3 sons Nigel, Neil and Colin, living in the East end of London until they were able to return to Surrey in 1970. Tragically Nigel lost his battle with cancer in June 1973 but Renée and Tony had to rebuild their lives for the sake of the other two boys. 
In 1981 they bought a hotel on the seafront in Brixham Devon integrating into the fishing community. During his time there he wrote a book called Cream Teas of The South Hams with the local MP.
As Tony had begun studying homoeopathy they moved back to Surrey where they opened a health food shop and alternative medicine clinic. Tony was never going to become a rich man in his new career as being a kind generous man he would not charge many of his patients!  
In 1998 Tony and Renée bought a boat in Cyprus taking it in stages to Spain, stopping off in France for two years. Unfortunately the boat sank in Spain when a selfish boat owner disconnected their electricity and brought this adventure to an end. As they loved the Spanish way of life and weather they  settled in a caravan, on the outskirts of Benidorm, where they lived an idyllic life for 15 years. Sadly they only sold up just four days before Tony's fall.
He was a great family man and loved any time spent at home, though this had not been easy in the Police due to long unsocial hours and travelling the world. It was also the custom to attend court the following morning after a night duty. However every spare moment was dedicated to his sons. He was an avid reader, particularly of history, politics and world affairs. In latter years he was rarely without his Nexus, and enjoyed reading the daily papers on line which gave him access to Jo Public's comments and views.   He had a dry sense of humour and was at his best relating his stock of Irish jokes, allowed due to his Irish ancestry. Tony loved irony, his favourite being people who died on their birthday, so would  have relished the fact that although he did not die on the same day as his birth, we did say goodbye to him on his birthday.