Born on 7 June 1920 and Died on 29 January 2005

With thanks to Richard Albert Armitage's son, Richard Armitage,
​for supplying the following information. 
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Richard was born in Clifton Hill, in Victoria. In 1940 he enlisted in the military and, during WWII, served in the Australian Imperial Force.  Richard had a long career in education during which he taught at Brighton Technical School from 1957 to 1959. 

Boy Prefects, 1957
Back Row - G. Scott, J. Gentle, I. Sharp, E. Draper, L. Travena
Middle Row - D. Kennedy, J. Eaton, D. McKenzie, A. Kivi
Front Row - P. Kivi, D. Reid, W. Eckhardt, Mr. Armitage, A. Yates, B. Mitchell, H. Zidck
SeaSpray magazine 1957.

​Extract from: "The Inspectors - An account of the Inspectorate of the State Schools of Victoria 1851-1983", by David Holloway

Armitage, Richard Albert, A.M., B.A., B.Sc., Dip. Ed.,A.R.A.C.l., A.L.C.M. (1960)

• Born 7 June 1920.
• Nephew of District Inspector Richard William Armitage.
• Educated at Melbourne High School.
• During WW2, served in the AIF in North Africa, including Tobruk, and in New Guinea.
• Teacher at North Caulfield Central School, and several technical schools, Head of the Science department at Brighton Technical School, and Senior Teacher at Essendon Technical School.
• Inspector of Technical Schools (Mathematics, Science) from 18 July 1960, succeeding Mr F. H. Brooks.
• Responsible also for reporting on the teaching of Music.
• Assistant Director Technical Education from 10 February 1969, responsible for staffing of schools, and was involved in course development for the Repatriation Department's Training Committee, and for the Footscray Institute of Technology.
• Retired in 1980, and served for ten years after as Chairman of the Technical Teachers Registration Board, from 1982 to 1992.
• Awarded membership of the Order of Australia in 1994 for services to Vocational Education.

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Retirement of Mr R. A. Armitage, Deputy Director of Technical Education. Victoria Education Gazette and Teachers' Aid Volume 80, Number 20, 7 November 1980.