Geoffrey Armitage

Major-General Geoffrey Thomas Alexander Armitage CBE (5 July 1917 – 23 June 1996) was a British Army officer.

Major-General Geoffrey Armitage CBE
Born	5 July 1917
Died	23 June 1996 (aged 78)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Rank	Major-General
Service number	73009
Unit	Royal Artillery
Commands	Royal Armoured Corps Centre North East District
Conflicts	Second World War
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross

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]