Frederick Oliver Chilton

Brigadier
Sir Frederick Oliver Chilton
CBE, DSO & Bar
Brigadier Sir Frederick Oliver Chilton CBE, DSO & Bar
	Brigadier Chilton, Trinity Beach, Queensland, 23 July 1944
Secretary of the Repatriation Department
	In office; 1958–1970
Preceded by	Sir George Wootten
Succeeded by	Richard Kingsland
Personal details
Born	23 July 1905; Woollahra, New South Wales
Died	1 October 2007 (aged 102); Sydney, New South Wales
Nationality	Australian
Alma mater	University of Sydney
Civilian awards	Knight Bachelor; Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Citizen Military Forces; Second Australian Imperial Force
Years of service	1923–1937; 1939–1946
Rank	Brigadier
Commands	18th Brigade (1943–45); 2/2nd Battalion (1940–41)
Battles/wars	Second World War Operation Compass; Battle of Bardia; Battle of Greece; New Guinea campaign; Battle of Milne Bay; Finisterre Range campaign; Borneo campaign;
Military awards	Distinguished Service Order & Bar; Mentioned in Despatches (3)

Brigadier Sir Frederick Oliver Chilton, CBE, DSO & Bar (23 July 1905 – 1 October 2007) was a senior officer in the Australian Army and a public servant.

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