Maurice Chilton

Lieutenant-General Sir Maurice Somerville Chilton, (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. He served in the First World War in France and attended the Staff College, Camberley in 1930. and then as Deputy Adjutant General for 21st Army Group. He became Quartermaster-General to the Forces in 1955 and died while still serving in that role in 1956.