Geoffrey Armitage Explained

Geoffrey Armitage
Birth Date:5 July 1917
Death Date:23 June 1996 (aged 78)
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Servicenumber:73009
Rank:Major-General
Branch:British Army
Commands:Royal Armoured Corps Centre
North East District
Unit:Royal Artillery
Battles:Second World War
Awards:Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Military Cross

Major-General Geoffrey Thomas Alexander Armitage (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 and served as a war substantive captain in the Second World War. 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.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Orders of Chivalry Haileybury 1912-1962. Haileybury School. 4 January 2018. 5 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190105042935/https://www.haileybury.com/medals/orders_of_chivalry%201912%20h.htm. dead.
  2. Web site: Army Commands. 2 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112744/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201860-.pdf. 4 March 2016. dead.