Frederick Oscar Warren Loomis

Frederick Loomis
Born February 1, 1870
Sherbrooke, Quebec
Died February 15, 1937 (aged 67)
Montreal, Quebec
Allegiance Canada
Service/branch Canadian Army
Commands held 3rd Canadian Division
Battles/wars First World War
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Companion of the Distinguished Service Order

Sir Frederick Oscar Warren Loomis KCB CMG DSO (February 1, 1870 – February 15, 1937) was a Canadian soldier who fought in the First World War.

He enlisted as a private in the Canadian Militia in 1886 and served there until retiring in 1919. During the war, he was given command of the Royal Highlanders of Canada and later led the 3rd Canadian Division during the last two months of the First World War as a major-general.[1]

He is portrayed in a painting in the Canadian Senate Chamber leading the Royal Highlanders of Canada (Canadian Expeditionary Force) into Saint-Nazaire in 1915.

Mount Loomis on the Alberta/British Columbia border is named after him.[2]

References

  1. Who's Who in Canada. 1912. p. 149. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  2. Boles, Glen W.; Putnam, William Lowell; Laurilla, Roger W. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names: The Rockies and Columbia Mountains. Rocky Mountain Books. p. 154. Retrieved 15 February 2016.


Military offices
Preceded by
Louis Lipsett
General Officer Commanding the 3rd Canadian Division
September 1918 November 1918
Succeeded by
Disbanded


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