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Major-General Frederick Oscar Warren Loomis

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1870-02-01
Place of birth: Sherbrooke Quebec Canada
Next of kin: Margaret Morrison Mundell Loomis, wife. 111 St. Matthew Street, Montreal, Quebec
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Manufacturer, Controller
Address: 111 St. Matthew Street, Montreal, Quebec
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1937-02-15

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank: Major-General
Rank detail
  1. Major-General (Army). 1918-09-13 ?
  2. Brigadier-General, 2nd Infantry Brigade, Infantry (Army). 1916-07-04 to 1917-12-31
  3. Lieutenant-Colonel, 13th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-09-23 to 1916-07-04
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Awards

Distinguished Service Order

Distinguished Service Order First Bar

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Images

Lt.-Col. Frederick O. W. Loomis
Lt.-Col. Frederick O. W. Loomis

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 536198
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B5736-S003
Uploader's Notes:

Major-General Loomis was educated at Bishop's College near Lennoxville, and became a general contractor. Loomis enlisted in the Canadian Militia as a private in 1886; in 1914 he was given command of the 13th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. He was promoted Brigadier in 1916, and in 1918 Major-General, commanding the Third Canadian Division. Awarded the DSO in 1915 (bar in 1918), as well as several foreign decorations; he was made a Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in 1917, and a KCB in 1919.

Loomis retired to civilian life in 1919, and died in Montreal on 15 February 1937.

Photograph of Major Loomis from an album belonging to a Montreal Daily Star photographer.

Uploader's Research notes: 13th Battalion Nominal Roll [Lieutenant-Colonel Army Canadian Infantry 13th Battalion Headquarters Brigadier-General Army Canadian Infantry 2nd Infantry Brigade Headquarters Major-General Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Division Headquarters Distinguished Service Order Distinguished Service Order First Bar Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2006-04-07
Last modified: 2020-10-20