Sir Maurice Chilton | |
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![]() Chilton (left) behind
King George VI with (from left)
Field Marshal Montgomery and
Lieutenant General Dempsey in Holland, 1944 | |
Born | 11 January 1898 |
Died | 21 August 1956 | (aged 58)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1915–1956 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Service number | 13379 |
Unit | Royal Artillery |
Commands held |
East Anglian District Anti-Aircraft Command |
Battles/wars |
First World War Second World War |
Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches |
Lieutenant-General Sir Maurice Somerville Chilton, KBE, CB (11 January 1898 – 21 August 1956) was a senior officer in the British Army who served as Quartermaster-General to the Forces from 1955 to 1956.
Educated at Rugby School, Chilton entered the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich and was commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 28 July 1915. [1] [2] He served in the First World War in France and attended the Staff College, Camberley in 1930. [2] He also served in the Second World War latterly as Chief of Staff for the Second Army [3] and then as Deputy Adjutant General for 21st Army Group. [2]
After the war, Chilton became Director of Air at the War Office and then General Officer Commanding East Anglian District from 1948. [2] He was made General Officer Commanding-in-Chief at Anti-Aircraft Command in 1953; in that capacity, he visited his units on Merseyside and Tyneside. [4] He became Quartermaster-General to the Forces in 1955 and died while still serving in that role in 1956. [2]
In 1926 Chilton married Margaret Sinclair. [5]
Sir Maurice Chilton | |
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![]() Chilton (left) behind
King George VI with (from left)
Field Marshal Montgomery and
Lieutenant General Dempsey in Holland, 1944 | |
Born | 11 January 1898 |
Died | 21 August 1956 | (aged 58)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1915–1956 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Service number | 13379 |
Unit | Royal Artillery |
Commands held |
East Anglian District Anti-Aircraft Command |
Battles/wars |
First World War Second World War |
Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches |
Lieutenant-General Sir Maurice Somerville Chilton, KBE, CB (11 January 1898 – 21 August 1956) was a senior officer in the British Army who served as Quartermaster-General to the Forces from 1955 to 1956.
Educated at Rugby School, Chilton entered the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich and was commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 28 July 1915. [1] [2] He served in the First World War in France and attended the Staff College, Camberley in 1930. [2] He also served in the Second World War latterly as Chief of Staff for the Second Army [3] and then as Deputy Adjutant General for 21st Army Group. [2]
After the war, Chilton became Director of Air at the War Office and then General Officer Commanding East Anglian District from 1948. [2] He was made General Officer Commanding-in-Chief at Anti-Aircraft Command in 1953; in that capacity, he visited his units on Merseyside and Tyneside. [4] He became Quartermaster-General to the Forces in 1955 and died while still serving in that role in 1956. [2]
In 1926 Chilton married Margaret Sinclair. [5]