Charles Stainforth
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Branch | File:Flag of the British Army.svg British Army |
Rank | Major-General |
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| Commands | Aldershot District South East District |
Conflicts | World War II Korean War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
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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[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]
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