Captain Harold Edwin Salisbury Armitage

Ranks Held	Captain, Second Lieutenant
Birth Date	11/11/1894
Birth Place	Australia: South Australia, Adelaide, Norwood
Death Date	03/04/1917
Death Place	France: Picardie, Somme, Noreuil
Final Rank	Captain
Service	Australian Imperial Force
Units	10th Australian Infantry Battalion 10th Australian Infantry Battalion 50th Australian Infantry Battalion
Places	Noreuil Norwood South Australia
Event	The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of Captain Harold Edwin Salisbury Armitage, 50th Australian Infantry Battalion, First World War, 1914-1918
Conflict/Operation	First World War, 1914-1918

Description

Harold Edwin Salisbury "Rollo" Armitage was born 11 November 1894 at Norwood, South Australia. He was educated at public schools in Adelaide and at the University of Adelaide. Armitage worked as a junior teacher at the school house in Millicent, South Australia and was completing a university course in Arts before the outbreak of the First World War. He had also spent some time with the cadets.

Armitage enlisted on 24 March 1915 as a private, but quickly received a commission as a second lieutenant and was assigned to the 10th Infantry Battalion. He departed Australia aboard HMAT Hororata on 20 April 1915. He was promoted to lieutenant on 7 August 1915 and later captain. Armitage was transferred to the 50th Infantry Battalion on 2 March 1916 while stationed in Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt. He was transferred to France and arrived at Marseilles on 12 June 1916. He received a Mention in Despatches for leading his men on the night of 12 and13 August 1916. Harold Armitage was killed in action on 3 April 1917 and is buried at Noreuil Australian Cemetery, France.

Collection items

Rolls

Honours and Awards:

Unit

50th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Captain
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Unit

50th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Captain
Roll of Honour:

Unit

50th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Captain
First World War Embarkation Roll:

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Second Lieutenant
First World War Nominal Roll:

Unit

10th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Captain

Timeline

Date of birth	11/11/1894
Date of enlistment	24/03/1915
Date of embarkation	20/04/1915
Date of death	03/04/1917
Date of recommendation honour or award	02/03/1917