Maurice Chilton
Sir Maurice Chilton | |
|---|---|
 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 | 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.
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, 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]
Family
In 1926 Chilton 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. ISBN 978-0-07-025806-8.
- ^ Defence Exercise Glasgow Herald, 24 May 1954
- ^ Chilton genealogy
Bibliography
- Smart, Nick (2005). Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen and Sword Books. ISBN 1844150496.
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- People educated at Rugby School
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- Companions of the Order of the Bath
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- Graduates of the Staff College, Camberley
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