Maurice Chilton

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.

Sir Maurice Chilton
Chilton in 1953
Born	(1898-01-11)11 January 1898
Died	21 August 1956(1956-08-21) (aged 58)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	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

Chilton (left) behind King George VI with (from left) Field Marshal Montgomery and Lieutenant General Dempsey in The Netherlands, 1944

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]