| 词条 | Clement Armitage |
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|name=Sir Clement Armitage |image=Clement Armitage.jpg |image_size=200px |caption= |birth_date={{birth date|df=y|1881|12|12}} |death_date={{death date and age|df=y|1973|12|15|1881|12|12}} |birth_place=Honley, West Yorkshire, England |death_place=Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England |placeofburial= |rank=General |branch={{army|United Kingdom}} |commands=7th Infantry Brigade Staff College, Camberley Royal School of Artillery, Larkhill 1st Infantry Division |unit=Royal Artillery |servicenumber= |battles=Second Boer War World War I Arab revolt in Palestine 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 |family= |nickname= |allegiance={{flag|United Kingdom}} |serviceyears=1901−1942 |other work= }} General Sir (Charles) Clement Armitage, {{post-nominals|country=GBR|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 lifeThe 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 careerArmitage 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 Royal School of Artillery in 1927 and commander of the 7th Infantry Brigade in 1929.[2] He went on to be Commandant of the Staff College, Camberley in 1934, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 1st Infantry Division. The division was sent to Palestine during the 1936−1939 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 General The Honourable Harold Alexander in early 1938, Armitage was 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] FamilyIn 1915, he married Hilda Hirst of Meltham Hall, and they had three sons, Charles, Robert and Johnny, and a daughter Mary.[1] References1. ^1 2 The Times obituaries December 1973 General Sir Clement Armitage 2. ^1 2 Sir (Charles) Clement Armitage Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives 3. ^The Peerage.com 4. ^{{cite web|last1=Law|first1=Edward|title=Huddesfield & District history connections with titled classes in modern times|url=http://homepage.eircom.net/~lawedd/TITLESA-L.htm}} Bibliography
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