Henry Alfred ARMITAGE MM

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Service Number:	2673
Enlisted:	16 July 1915, Claremont, Tas.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 6 March 1893
Home Town:	Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 4 January 1975, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania Mon C17 15.00
Memorials:

16 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Claremont, Tas.
10 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2673, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
10 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2673, 12th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne
19 Apr 1917:	Honoured Military Medal, 'MOUQUET FARM, while under heavy shell fire leading an ammunition.......party to the advanced line when they were in urgent need of bombs etc., and making four trips to the firing line under most trying and dangerous conditions.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62 Date: 19 April 1917

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