ARMITAGE, Reginald Montague
| Service Number: | 219 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 28 August 1914, Pontville, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Puttalam, Ceylon, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Burnie, Burnie, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Modern School, Bedford, UK & Wellington Square School, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 11 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Burnie War Memorial, Launceston Cenotaph, Tasmanian Amateur Athletics Association, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1914: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), 219, 3rd Field Ambulance, Pontville, Tasmania | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 219, 3rd Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Katuna embarkation_ship_number: A13 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 219, 3rd Field Ambulance, HMAT Katuna, Hobart | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Involvement Second Lieutenant, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-04-11 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Reginald Montague ARMITAGE was born in Puttalam, Ceylond in 1891
His parents were Henry (Harry) Percy Cairns ARMITAGE & Lily Maud ROBERTSON
He enlisted in Pontville, Tasmania on 28th August, 1914 and embarked from Hobart on the HMAT Katuna on 20th October, 1914 with the 3rd Field Ambulance
He later transferred to the 47th Infantry Battalion & obtained the rank of Second Lieutenant
Reginald was Killed in Action in France on 11th April, 1917 - no known grave
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial & the Villers Bretonneux Memorial
IN MEMORY
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