Clement Armitage

Sir Clement Armitage
General Sir Clement Armitage
Born	(1881-12-12)12 December 1881 Honley
Died	15 December 1973(1973-12-15) (aged 92) Lechlade
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1901 - 1942
Rank	General
Unit	Royal Artillery
Commands held	7th Infantry Brigade Staff College, Camberley 1st Infantry Division
Battles/wars	Second Boer War World War I World War II
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order

General Sir (Charles) Clement Armitage, KCB, CMG, DSO (12 December 1881 – 15 December 1973) was a British Army officer who commanded 1st Infantry Division shortly before World War II.

Early life

The son of Charles Ingram Armitage, Armitage was born in Honley, West Yorkshire.^[1] His family were historically mill-owners who lived at Milnsbridge House, Huddersfield.^[1]

Military career

Armitage was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1901 and fought in the Second Boer War and then World War I serving in France and Belgium.^[2] He was appointed Chief Gunnery Instructor at the School of Artillery in 1925, Commandant of the School of Artillery in 1927 and Commander of 7th Infantry Brigade in 1929.^[2] He went on to be Commandant of the Staff College, Camberley in 1934, General Officer Commanding 1st Infantry Division in 1936 and Master General of the Ordnance in India in 1938 in which role he served in World War II before retiring in 1942.^[2]

He lived at Downington House in Lechlade^[3] and served as Deputy Lieutenant for the county of Gloucestershire.^[4]

Family

In 1915, he married Hilda Hirst of Meltham Hall, and they had three sons, Charles, Robert and Johnny, and a daughter Mary.^[1]

References

1 2 3 The Times obituaries December 1973 General Sir Clement Armitage
1 2 3 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
↑ The Peerage.com
↑ Law, Edward. "Huddesfield & District history connections with titled classes in modern times".

Military offices
Preceded by John Dill	Commandant of the Staff College, Camberley 1934–1936	Succeeded by Viscount Gort
Preceded by John Kennedy	General Officer Commanding the 1st Infantry Division 1936–1938	Succeeded by Harold Alexander

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