Charles Stainforth
British Army general
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::summary British Army general ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| honorific_prefix | Major-General |
| name | Charles Stainforth |
| honorific_suffix | |
| birth_date | 12 December 1914 |
| death_date | 22 March 2001 (aged 86) |
| placeofburial_coordinates | |
| allegiance | |
| branch | [[Image:Flag of the British Army.svg |
| servicenumber | 378004 |
| rank | Major-General |
| commands | Aldershot District |
| South East District | |
| battles | World War II |
| Korean War | |
| awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
| Officer of the Order of the British Empire | |
| :: |
| honorific_prefix = Major-General | name =Charles Stainforth | honorific_suffix = | image = | caption = | birth_date =12 December 1914 | death_date =22 March 2001 (aged 86) | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial = | birth_place = | death_place = | placeofburial_coordinates = | nickname = | allegiance = | branch =[[Image:Flag of the British Army.svg|23px]] British Army | serviceyears = | servicenumber = 378004 | rank =Major-General | unit = | commands =Aldershot District South East District | battles =World War II Korean War | awards =Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire | relations = | laterwork = 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. In 1969 he was invited to become Chairman of the Committee reviewing the UK Army Command Structure. He retired later that year.
He lived at Farnham in Surrey and died in 2001 aged 86.
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References
- {{London Gazette. (6 March 1936)
- {{London Gazette. (25 March 1948)
- {{London Gazette. (3 June 1955)
- {{London Gazette. (27 April 1965)
- {{London Gazette. (4 July 1966)
- "Army Commands".
- (1 October 1969). "Military: Army: The Army in Aldershot has built the longest synthetic ski-slope in London". Getty Images.
- [http://www.jeanpaulleblanc.com/Britain2.htm Medals – Obituaries & Biographies]
- {{London Gazette. (12 December 1969)
- [http://www.thepeerage.com/p12067.htm The Peerage.com]
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