Stapledon was born in
Bideford,
Devon, the third and youngest son of Mr & Mrs. Ernest A. Stapledon. He first served as a cadet in the colonial service in
Nigeria in 1931. He was then appointed to be a Member of the
Commonwealth Development Corporation from 1964 to 1967. Stapledon was made a Officer of the
Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1944 and a Commander of the Order (CBE) in 1953. In 1955, he was appointed a Companion of the
Order of St Michael and St George and, in 1956, a Knight Commander (K.C.M.G.). In 1959, Stapledon was appointed a Knight of the
Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem. Stapledon died at the Old Rectory in
Littleham, Devon on 30 August 1975; he was 66. == References ==