Claro Times - 27th February 1915
Photo - Second Lieutenant L Ritchie Armitage,
youngest son of Mr Henry Armitage, of Harrogate, late of
Otley, who was employed in the United Counties Bank at Otley and
Ilkley, and who has been promoted from the ranks in the 9th
Battalion, Duke of Wellington's, to Second Lieutenant.
Harrogate Herald - 29th November 1916
Died of wounds, November 25th, at Royal Herbert
Hospital, Woolwich. Lieutenant L R Armitage, Military Cross,
third son of Mr and Mrs H Armitage, Lancaster Road,
Harrogate. Interment at Otley, 2pm on November 29th.
Harrogate Herald - 29th November 1916
Photo - Second Lieutenant L R Armitage,
Military Cross, third son of Mr and Mrs H Armitage, Lancaster
Road, Harrogate, died of wounds on November 25th, at the Royal
Herbert Hospital, Woolwich.
Harrogate Herald - 29th November 1916
W H Breare letter
...............And now, lads, I am sorry to tell you
of another grief which has come to a well-known family of Harrogate,
and a large number of friends. On Saturday, Second Lieutenant
Laurie Ritchie Armitage died in the Royal Herbert Hospital,
Woolwich, of his wounds. He was the third son of Mr and Mrs
Armitage, Lancaster Road. You will remember his father, perhaps,
if I remind you that he is a managing director of Farrah's, Limited.
Second Lieutenant Armitage was a brave young officer who won
the Military Cross some time before he was wounded. I did not know Ritchie,
as he was called by his friends, but with Sydney Armitage,
his brother, also a Second Lieutenant, I am well acquainted. Sydney
has had a long battle with enteric fever, but is now again fit. The
death of Ritchie Armitage has hit many people very hard, even
those who knew him only by sight or reputation. As to the loss to
the parents and family I can find no words adequate. We can only
hope that time will bring uppermost happy memories of the young hero
sufficient to still the pain of their wounded hearts. You boys at
the Front who knew him and loved him will be glad to know that he
had every attention in hospital. He even had the services of that
great surgeon Sir Frederick Treves; but the wound in his head was
beyond human skill. The lad is to be buries today (Wednesday), at
Otley.
As I sat at tea one night before the war, at our
table were four fine specimens of young manhood. They were : Sydney
Armitage, Harold Scoby, Ramus, and my son Lynn. Later, all four
had joined the forces. Two of the families then represented have
suffered bereavements; Sydney's brother Ritchie has
gone, and a brother of Ramus. The Ramus who was with us that night,
has been severely wounded and lost an eye. You will now understand
why I am so sad over the death of Ritchie.
SDGW
9th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding
Regiment)
Second Lieutenant (TP) Laurie Ritchie, MC
Died : 25th November 1916
Died of wounds
CWGC
In Memory of
LAURIE RITCHIE ARMITAGE MC
Lieutenant 9th Bn., Duke of Wellington's (West
Riding Regt. )who died on Saturday, 25th November 1916. Age 24.
Additional Information:
Son of Henry Armitage and Sara Ann
Armitage, of 4, Park Rd., Harrogate.
Commemorative Information
Cemetery: OTLEY (NEWALL-WITH-CLIFTON AND LINDLEY)
CEMETERY, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Grave Reference/Panel Number: D. 78.
