Mount Loomis

This mountain was named in 1918 in honour of Brigadier General F.V.W. Loomis C.M.G. D.S.O. commander of the 13th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1914. Sir Frederick Oscar Warren Loomis enlisted in the Canadian Militia as a private in 1886. In 1914 he was given command of the 13th Battalion, CEF. He was promoted Brigadier-General in 1916, and in 1918 Major-General, commanding the 3rd Canadian Division. He was awarded the DSO in 1915 (bar in 1918), as well as several foreign decorations. He was created a CMG 28 in 1917 and a KCB in 1919. He retired to civilian life in 1919.