Nick Smart: Biographical dictionary of British generals of the Second World War. Pen & Sword Military, Barnsley 2005, ISBN 978-1-78346-036-6, S.319 (archive.org [abgerufen am 23. April 2022]).
nationalarchives.gov.uk
discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk
The National Archives (Hrsg.): Name Wainwright, Charles Brian Date of Birth: 17 August 1893. (gov.uk [abgerufen am 23. April 2022]).
thegazette.co.uk
University Candidates. In: London Gazette. Nr.28846, 3. Juli 1914, S.5165 (thegazette.co.uk).
Royal Regiment of Artillery. In: London Gazette. Nr.28879, 25. August 1914, S.6694 (thegazette.co.uk).
Regular Army. In: London Gazette. Nr.35994, 23. April 1943, S.1915 (thegazette.co.uk).
Decorations conferred by his Majesty The King of Norway. In: London Gazette. Nr.38571, 25. März 1949, S.1530 (thegazette.co.uk).
Regular Army. In: London Gazette. Nr.38440, 22. Oktober 1948, S.5671 (thegazette.co.uk).