Geoffrey Armitage | |
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Born | 5 July 1917 |
Died | 23 June 1996 (aged 78) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Major-General |
Service number | 73009 |
Unit | Royal Artillery |
Commands held |
Royal Armoured Corps Centre North East District |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross |
Major-General Geoffrey Thomas Alexander Armitage CBE (5 July 1917 – 23 June 1996) was a British Army officer.
Educated at Haileybury, [1] Armitage was commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 26 August 1937 [2] and served as a war substantive captain in the Second World War. [3] He became Commandant, Royal Armoured Corps Centre in 1962, Chief of Staff, I (British) Corps in 1966 and General Officer Commanding, North East District in August 1970 before retiring in January 1973. [4]
Geoffrey Armitage | |
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Born | 5 July 1917 |
Died | 23 June 1996 (aged 78) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Major-General |
Service number | 73009 |
Unit | Royal Artillery |
Commands held |
Royal Armoured Corps Centre North East District |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross |
Major-General Geoffrey Thomas Alexander Armitage CBE (5 July 1917 – 23 June 1996) was a British Army officer.
Educated at Haileybury, [1] Armitage was commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 26 August 1937 [2] and served as a war substantive captain in the Second World War. [3] He became Commandant, Royal Armoured Corps Centre in 1962, Chief of Staff, I (British) Corps in 1966 and General Officer Commanding, North East District in August 1970 before retiring in January 1973. [4]