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Cenotaph record

Māori

Charles Louis William Armitage

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Portrait 1914 (from the collection of Ted and Jacqui Armitage) - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait 1914 (from the collection of Ted and Jacqui Armitage) - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Charles Louis William AWMM
  • Surname
    Armitage AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 2/2354 AWMM
    • WWII 302816 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    C.C. Armitage (father), Onslow Road, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 13 November 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
    27 May 1986 AWMM
    Age 90 AWMM
    New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    North Shore Memorial Park and Crematorium (Schnapper Rock), Albany, North Shore City, New Zealand AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    NZ Herald 29 May 1986

    ARMITAGE, Charles Louis William (Lou) (MSM, Regtl No 2/2354 NZFA, Staff Sergeant, First World War). On May 27, 1986 (peacefully), at home; in his 91st year. Father of Eileen and Beryl, father-in-law of Alex Warin and Wulf Young, and granddad of Kenneth Warin. His service will be held at the North Shore Crematorium, Schnapper Rock Rd, Albany, tomorrow (Friday), at 10 am. Dil's Funeral Services. AWMM
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  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
    Military Personnel File
    https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=24054220&digital=yes
    Further Reference
  • Documents
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Vol1: 19 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      NZ Herald 29 May 1986 AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 4: Includes portrait AWMM
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