Clement Armitage
Sir Clement Armitage | |
|---|---|
 Lieutenant General Clement Armitage in 1937 | |
| Born | 12 December 1881 Honley,West Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 15 December 1973(aged 92) Lechlade,Gloucestershire, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1900–1942 |
| Rank | General |
| Service number | 1446 |
| Unit | Royal Artillery |
| Commands | 1st Infantry Division(1936–38) Staff College, Camberley(1934–36) 7th Infantry Brigade(1929–32) Royal School of Artillery(1926–29) |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War First World War Arab revolt in Palestine Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches |
GeneralSir Charles Clement Armitage,KCB,CMG,DSO,DL(12 December 1881 – 15 December 1973) was aBritish Armyofficer who commanded1st Divisionduring the 1930s.
Early life
[edit]The son of Charles Ingram Armitage, Armitage was born inHonley,West Yorkshire.[1]His family were historically mill-owners who lived at Milnsbridge House, Huddersfield.[1]
Military career
[edit]Armitage wascommissionedinto theRoyal Artilleryas asecond lieutenanton 6 January 1900, as the army expanded due to the ongoingSecond Boer Warin South Africa, where he was sent. He was promoted tolieutenanton 3 April 1901, while still in South Africa.[2]After the end of this war in June 1902, Armitage was attached to the 74th Battalion, Royal Field Artillery, which leftDurbanforBritish Indiain October 1902, and was stationed atLucknow,Bengal Presidency.[3]He later fought in theFirst World War,serving in France and Belgium.[4]He was appointed Chief Gunnery Instructor at theSchool of Artilleryin 1925, commandant of the Royal School of Artillery in 1927 and commander of the 7th Infantry Brigade in 1929.[4]He went on to be commandant of theStaff College, Camberley,in 1934,General Officer Commanding(GOC) the1st Infantry Division.The division was sent toPalestineduring the1936–1939 Arab revolt.He was aided throughout this difficult period by his General Staff Officer Grade 1 (GSO1),Thomas Hutton.After handing over command of the division to Major GeneralThe Honourable Harold Alexanderin early 1938, Armitage was Master General of the Ordnance inIndiain 1938, in which role he served in theSecond World Warbefore retiring in 1942.[4]
Armitage lived at Downington House inLechlade,[5]and served asDeputy Lieutenantfor the county ofGloucestershire.[6]
Family
[edit]In 1915, Armitage married Hilda Hirst of Meltham Hall, and they had three sons, Charles, Robert and Johnny, and a daughter Mary.[1]
References
[edit]- ^abcThe Times obituaries December 1973 General Sir Clement Armitage
- ^Hart's Army list, 1903
- ^"The Army in South Africa – Troops returning home".The Times.No. 36918. London. 6 November 1902. p. 9.
- ^abcSir (Charles) Clement ArmitageLiddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^The Peerage.com
- ^Law, Edward."Huddesfield & District history connections with titled classes in modern times".
Bibliography
[edit]- Smart, Nick (2005).Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War.Barnesley: Pen & Sword.ISBN1844150496.
External links
[edit]- 1881 births
- 1973 deaths
- British Army generals
- British Army generals of World War II
- British Army personnel of the Second Boer War
- British Army personnel of World War I
- British military personnel of the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
- Commandants of the Staff College, Camberley
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Deputy lieutenants of Gloucestershire
- Graduates of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
- Graduates of the Staff College, Camberley
- Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
- People educated at Wellington College, Berkshire
- People from Honley
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