Charles Stainforth

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

Charles Stainforth
Born12 December 1914
Died22 March 2001 (aged 86)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankMajor-General
Commands heldAldershot District
South East District
Battles/warsWorld War II
Korea
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Military career

Stainforth was commissioned into the Indian Army in 1936[1] and fought in World War II: he transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps in 1948.[2]

He also fought in Korea being appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his services there in 1955.[3] In 1965, as a Brigadier, he was appointed Chief of Staff at Southern Command.[4]

He became General Officer Commanding Aldershot District in 1966[5] and General Officer Commanding South East District in 1967.[6][7] In 1969 he was invited to become Chairman of the Committee reviewing the UK Army Command Structure.[8] He retired later that year.[9]

He lived at Farnham in Surrey[10] and died in 2001 aged 86.[8]

References
  1. "No. 34262". The London Gazette. 6 March 1936. p. 1471.
  2. "No. 38245". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 March 1948. p. 2066.
  3. "No. 40502". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1955. p. 3309.
  4. "No. 43638". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 April 1965. p. 4205.
  5. "No. 44043". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 July 1966. p. 7557.
  6. "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  7. "Military: Army: The Army in Aldershot has built the longest synthetic ski-slope in London". Getty Images. 1 October 1969. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  8. Medals - Obituaries & Biographies
  9. "No. 44987". The London Gazette. 12 December 1969. p. 12551.
  10. The Peerage.com
Military offices
Preceded by
Patrick Man		 GOC Aldershot District
1966–1967		 Succeeded by
Command disbanded
New title GOC South East District
1967–1969		 Succeeded by
Bernard Penfold
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