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Clayton Pomeroy

In memory of:

Driver Clayton Pomeroy

November 1, 1916
Somme, France

Military Service


Service Number:

304094

Age:

18

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Field Artillery

Division:

3rd Canadian Div. Ammunition Col.

Additional Information


Born:

July 21, 1898
Castleton, Ontario

Enlistment:

November 12, 1915
Belleville, Ontario

Son of John Blake Pomeroy and Georgina Gertrude White of Castleton, Ontario.

Brother of Rifleman George Robert Pomery, who died as prisoner of war in Hong Kong.

Clayton served in Ontario, England and France, where he was wounded in action on 28 October 1916 and died of his wounds.

Commemorated on Page 149 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

CONTAY BRITISH CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

III. E. 21.

Location:

Contay is a village in the Department of the Somme on the main road, Amiens to Arras. The CONTAY BRITISH CEMETERY lies on the left (north east) side of the road to Franvillers. There are no access problems. There is a CWGC road sign next to the church and square of the village and next to the D23, Franvillers - Corbie, sign. The distance from the CWGC sign to the Cemetery is approximately 650 metres.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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