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WW1 Photograph album of Charles Louis Armitage

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Accession No.2012.343.19Description

Photograph Album of 2/2354 Staff Sergeant Charles Louis William Armitage, 8th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery. 'Lou' Armitage, originally from Auckland embarked from Wellington on 13 November, 1915 bound for Egypt. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) in recognition for 'valuable services in connection eith the war'. During WWII he served with the Home Guard. Pre WWI he was in the Territorials with the Divisional Signals. Lou Armitage died on 27 May 1986 aged 90. The album covers training at Trentham, his troopship journey, Warneton (England), Messines, Passchendaele (Belgium) and Cologne (Germany).

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PeriodWWIPersonCharles Louis William ArmitageUnitNew Zealand Field Artillery8th ReinforcementsDate1st January 1915KeywordMedalShipCountryEgyptNew ZealandEnglandBelgiumGermanyLocationPasschendaele

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