Local legend's war stories still astound 80 years on
Roly Armitage has two kinds of war stories: the ones he likes to tell, and the ones he'd rather not. The first kind are so astounding that they almost defy belief, and so numerous that they don't leave much room to dwell on the second kind.
![Local legend's war stories still astound 80 years on](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7025982.1699660452!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/roly-armitage.jpg)
![Roly Armitage, 98, recently moved to Perley Health's Rideau Veterans Residence in Ottawa. Armitage was barely 17 when he enlisted to fight in the Second World War. An elderly man in a veteran's blazer and hat smiles at the camera.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7025982.1699660452!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/roly-armitage.jpg)
Roly Armitage has two kinds of war stories: the ones he likes to tell, and the ones he'd rather not. The first kind are so astounding that they almost defy belief, and so numerous that they don't leave much room to dwell on the second kind.