Maurice Chilton
Sir Maurice Chilton | |
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| 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 |
Lieutenant-General Sir Maurice Somerville Chilton KBE CB (11 January 1898 – 21 August 1956) was Quartermaster-General to the Forces.
Military career[]
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 he 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]
Family[]
In 1926 he married Margaret Sinclair.[5]
References[]
- ^ "No. 29242". The London Gazette. 27 July 1915. p. 7335.
- ^ a b c d e "Sir Maurice (Somerville) Chilton". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ Hamilton, Nigel (1983). Master of the Battlefield Monty's War Years 1942-1944. McGraw-Hill Book Company. p. 735.
- ^ Defence Exercise Glasgow Herald, 24 May 1954
- ^ Chilton genealogy
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