Maurice Chilton

Sir Maurice Chilton
Born	1898
Died	21 August 1956 (aged 57 or 58)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1915 - 1956
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	East Anglian District Anti-Aircraft Command
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
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 (1898 - 21 August 1956) was Quartermaster-General to the Forces.

Military career

Chilton was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1915.^[1]

He served in World War I in France and attended the Staff College, Camberley in 1930.^[1] He also served in World War II latterly as Chief of Staff for the Second Army and then as Deputy Adjutant General for 21st Army Group.^[1]

After the War he became Director of Air at the War Office and then General Officer Commanding East Anglian District from 1948.^[1] 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.^[2] He became Quartermaster-General to the Forces in 1955 and died while still serving in that role in 1956.^[1]

Family

In 1926 he married Margaret Sinclair.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
2. ^ Defence Exercise Glasgow Herald, 24 May 1954
3. ^ Chilton genealogy

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Charles Loewen	GOC-in-C Anti-Aircraft Command 1953 - 1955	Succeeded by Post disbanded
Preceded by Sir Ouvry Roberts	Quartermaster-General to the Forces 1956–1958	Succeeded by Sir Nevil Brownjohn

Persondata
Name	Chilton, Maurice
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Date of birth	1898
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Date of death	21 August 1956
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