Geoffrey Armitage
Geoffrey Armitage | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 July 1917 |
| Died | 23 June 1996 (aged 78) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| 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.
Military career[]
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]
References[]
- ^ "Orders of Chivalry Haileybury 1912-1962". Haileybury School. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "No. 34430". The London Gazette. 27 August 1937. p. 5442.
- ^ "No. 37239". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 August 1945. p. 4319.
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
Categories:
- 1917 births
- 1996 deaths
- British Army generals
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Royal Artillery officers
- British Army personnel of World War II