Stainforth (surname)
Stainforth is a surname, and may refer to: * Charles Stainforth (1914–2000), British army officer * Francis Stainforth (1797–1866), British cleric and collector * George Stainforth (1899–1942), British Royal Air Force pilot * Martin Stainforth (1866–1957), British artist * Robert Masterman Stainforth R. M. Stainforth (known usually as Charles) (October 5 1915 – September 30 2002) was a micropaleontologist and stratigrapher best known for his innovative work on the application of planktonic foraminifera to worldwide stratigraphic correlation. H ...

Charles Stainforth
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 Brigadier is a military rank, the seniority of which depends on the country. In some countries, it is a senior rank above colonel, equivalent to a brigadier general or commodore, typically commanding a brigade of several thousand soldiers. In ..., 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 ...
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Francis Stainforth
The Reverend Francis John Stainforth (1797Who Was Who in British Philately
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George Stainforth
Wing Commander George Hedley Stainforth, (22 March 1899 – 27 September 1942) was a Royal Air Force pilot and the first man to exceed 400 miles per hour. Early life George Hedley Stainforth was the son of George Staunton Stainforth, a solicitor. He attended Dulwich College and Weymouth College. He joined the British Army before joining the Royal Air Force. Career George Stainforth joined the Royal Air Force on 15 March 1923 and was posted to No. 19 Squadron RAF on 10 April 1924. He was promoted after four years to flight lieutenant on 1 July 1928, and was posted to the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment (MAEE) for duties with the High Speed Flight, also known as ''The Flight''. 1929 Schneider Trophy Stainforth was serving with ''The High Speed Flight'' in 1929, as pilot of the Gloster VI entrant. The aircraft was withdrawn for technical reasons shortly before the competition, which was then won by his teammate Flt. Lt. H. Waghorn in a Supermarine S.6. On the ...
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Martin Stainforth
Martin Frank Stainforth (14 August 1866 – 22 April 1957) was a British-born artist best known for his portraits of Thoroughbred racehorses he painted in England and while living in Australia and the United States. Biography Born at Martley, Worcestershire, Stainforth began his artistic career as a traditional artist doing religious portraits and wood engravings in the vein of the Italian Old Masters. The quality of his work brought invitations to exhibit at the Royal Academy as well as at venues in Berlin, Germany; Brussels, Belgium; and Paris, France. At the beginning of the 20th century, he began working as a magazine illustrator but a visit to North Queensland, Australia in 1908 led to his settling there and developing his skills as a painter of animals and especially equine portraiture. Among his works, there is a portrait of the 1912 AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner, Trafalgar. The publication "Racehorses in Australia with paintings by Martin Stainforth" is an import ...
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