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Jul 19, 1890
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Born in Castleton, Ontario to
George and Mary Pomeroy
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Nov 5, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59805
(temporary number 334)
Ø Next of kin given
as Mrs. Foss (Lottie) Mallory, half-sister, Castleton, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation
given as Farmer
Ø Previous military
experience given as 40th Regiment, Canadian Militia in Cobourg,
Ontario
Ø Religion given as
Wesleyan
Ø Assigned to “C”
Company
o This was later
reorganized into “B” Company
The battalion trained in the
Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in
Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport, England
and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent to
continue training
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St. Seiriol in
Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Boulogne,
France and the battalion proceeded to St. Omer
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Sep 15, 1916
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During the Battle of the
Somme, the 21st Battalion’s objective was a strongly defended
German position in a sugar refinery on the Albert – Bapaume Road, south of
Courcelette. During the severe
fighting, Private Pomeroy went missing.
His body was discovered a short time later and his remains were buried
in a nearby field. When the war ended,
his identifiable remains could not be located, most likely due to the
constant artillery shelling of the area throughout the rest of the war. With no known grave, Robert Dennis Pomeroy
is honoured on the Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Vimy Ridge, France
Following the war the 1914-15
Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll
were sent to his brother John B. Pomeroy, Castleton, Ontario
There was no Memorial Cross
issued
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Robert
Dennis Pomeroy is also honoured on the
Castleton, Ontario War Memorial
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