British Admiral. Born into a family with distinguished service in the Royal Navy, he was the grandson of Vice Admiral Sir David Milne and the son of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Alexander Milne (First Baronet, Milne of Inveresk). He entered the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1869, which marked the beginning of a career spanning 50 years of service. He was rated a Midshipman in 1870, commissioned a Sub-Lieutenant in 1875, and was promoted to Lieutenant in 1876. He was stationed aboard HMS Active when he was chosen to serve as General Lord Chelmsford's Naval attache during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. In 1884, he was promoted to Commander, and in 1891 promoted to Captain. In 1896, he inherited his father's title; becoming the second Baronet (Milne of Inveresk). From 1903 to 1905, he commanded the Royal yachts, during which time he became friends with King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. In 1903 he was appointed a Commander in the Royal Victorian Order (CVO). In 1904, he was promoted to Rear Admiral and invested a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO). He served as second-in-command of the Royal Navy's Atlantic Fleet from 1905 to 1906. Promoted to Vice Admiral in 1908. He commanded the Second Division of the Home Fleet from 1908 to 1910. In 1909, he was was further honored with investiture as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB). He was promoted to Admiral in 1911, and in 1912 he was given command of the Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet on the recommendation of King George V and Winston Churchill (who was First Lord of the Admiralty). He retited from the Royal Navy in 1919, after fifty years of service. His memoir of his participation in the early days of World War One, "The Flight of the Goeben and the Breslau" was published in 1921. He passed away suddenly at the Naval and Military Club in London, only two years into his retirement.