Robert Selby ARMITAGE, GC, GM
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No. & Rank at the Time of Action: Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant
Unit/Occupation: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Date and Place of Birth: 28th March 1910, Birling, Kent
Family: Father was the Rev. Philip Armitage, former Vicar of Nettlebed. Robert’s Wife was (Frances) Bland.
Early Life: Educated at Rugby School and Trinity College, Cambridge (1926)
Date and Place of GC Action: September and October 1940
The London Gazette: 27th December 1940