Charles Stainforth Explained

Charles Stainforth
Birth Date:12 December 1914
Death Date:22 March 2001 (aged 86)
Branch: British Army
Servicenumber:378004
Rank:Major-General
Commands:Aldershot District
South East District
Battles:World War II
Korea
Awards:Companion of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Charles Herbert Stainforth CB OBE (12 December 1914 – 22 March 2001) was General Officer Commanding Aldershot District.

Military career

Stainforth was commissioned into the Indian Army in 1936 and fought in World War II: he transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps in 1948.

He also fought in Korea being appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his services there in 1955. In 1965, as a Brigadier, he was appointed Chief of Staff at Southern Command.

He became General Officer Commanding Aldershot District in 1966 and General Officer Commanding South East District in 1967.[1] [2] In 1969 he was invited to become Chairman of the Committee reviewing the UK Army Command Structure.[3] He retired later that year.

He lived at Farnham in Surrey[4] and died in 2001 aged 86.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Army Commands. 7 June 2020.
  2. Web site: Military: Army: The Army in Aldershot has built the longest synthetic ski-slope in London. 1 October 1969. Getty Images. 8 June 2020.
  3. http://www.jeanpaulleblanc.com/Britain2.htm Medals – Obituaries & Biographies
  4. http://www.thepeerage.com/p12067.htm The Peerage.com