Walter Verco

Sir Walter John George Verco KCVO (18 January 1907 – 10 March 2001) was a long-serving officer of arms who served in many capacities at the College of Arms in London.

Walter John George Verco was born in London on 18 January 1907.

He was on the Earl Marshal's staff for the funeral of King George VI in 1952, the Queen's coronation in 1953, the funeral of Sir Winston Churchill in 1965 and the Investiture of the Prince of Wales in 1969.

In 1960, Verco was promoted to Chester Herald of Arms in Ordinary.

He retired as Earl Marshal's Secretary, Inspector of RAF and of RAAF Badges and Advisor on Naval Heraldry in 1996,[2] and died 10 March 2001 in Chichester.