Career
Stainforth was commissioned into the Indian Army in 1936 and fought in World World War II: he transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps in 1948. He also fought in of 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.
In 1966 he was made General Officer Commanding Aldershot District and in 1969 he was invited to become Chairman of the Committee reviewing the United Kingdom Army Command Structure.
He retired later that year. He lived at Farnham in Surrey and died in 2000 aged 86.
