GB 0099 KCLMA Pomeroy - POMEROY, Cdr Arthur John Cinnamond (1907-1995)

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GB 0099 KCLMA Pomeroy

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POMEROY, Cdr Arthur John Cinnamond (1907-1995)

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  • Created 1926-1950, 1985-1986, 1989, 1994, 1995 (Creation)

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2 files

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Biographical history

Born in 1907; worked for shipbuilders Harland and Wolff Limited, Belfast and Liverpool, 1923-1934, and for Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI), 1934-1939; Midshipman, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, 1926; Sub Lt, 1929; Lt, 1930; Lt Cdr, 1938; served with anti-submarine groups in North Sea and Norway, 1939-1940; Commanding Officer, HMS GLOXINIA, North Atlantic and Mediterranean, 1940-1942; on staff of Flag Officer, Liverpool, HMS EAGLET, 1942-1943; Executive Officer, HMS DELHI, Mediterranean, 1943-1945; commanded HMS DELHI, 1945; resettlement and redeployment duties on staff of Cdr in Chief, Mediterranean Fleet, 1945-1946; returned to work at Imperial Chemical Industries, 1945; moved to Canada, 1950, and worked as a civil servant; entered Royal Canadian Naval Reserve, 1956; died in 1995.

Archival history

GB 0099 KCLMA Pomeroy Created 1926-1950, 1985-1986, 1989, 1994, 1995 Collection (fonds) 2 files

Born in 1907; worked for shipbuilders Harland and Wolff Limited, Belfast and Liverpool, 1923-1934, and for Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI), 1934-1939; Midshipman, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, 1926; Sub Lt, 1929; Lt, 1930; Lt Cdr, 1938; served with anti-submarine groups in North Sea and Norway, 1939-1940; Commanding Officer, HMS GLOXINIA, North Atlantic and Mediterranean, 1940-1942; on staff of Flag Officer, Liverpool, HMS EAGLET, 1942-1943; Executive Officer, HMS DELHI, Mediterranean, 1943-1945; commanded HMS DELHI, 1945; resettlement and redeployment duties on staff of Cdr in Chief, Mediterranean Fleet, 1945-1946; returned to work at Imperial Chemical Industries, 1945; moved to Canada, 1950, and worked as a civil servant; entered Royal Canadian Naval Reserve, 1956; died in 1995.

Presented to the Centre by the family in 1996.

Papers relating to his career with the Royal Naval Reserve, 1926-1950, dated 1926-1950, 1985-1986, 1989, 1994 and 1995, notably including commands, reports, correspondence and notes concerning his service on HMS GLOXINIA, North Atlantic and Mediterranean, 1940-1942, on the staff of Flag Officer, Liverpool, HMS EAGLET, 1942-1943, on HMS DELHI, Mediterranean, 1943-1945, and on the staff of Cdr in Chief, Mediterranean Fleet, 1945-1946. Text on Gen Sir Bernard Law Montgomery's role in the North Africa campaign, 1942-1943, by Peter Solly-Flood, 1986.

2 files.

Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archive Services.
Mostly English, but some French and Serbo-Croat

Summary guide entry on-line at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/top.htm

Mar 1997 HMS Gloxinia HMS Eaglet HMS Delhi Montgomery , Bernard Law , 1887-1976 , 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein and Hindhead , Field Marshal x Montgomery of Alamein and Hindhead , 1st Viscount International relations Seas Flood , Peter , Solly- , fl 1986 , author x Solly-Flood , Peter International conflicts War State security Armed forces Wars (events) World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) Organizations Military organizations Transport Vehicles Ships RN , Royal Navy x Royal Navy Royal Naval Reserve London England UK Western Europe Europe Mediterranean Sea Liverpool Lancashire Atlantic Ocean Oceans

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Presented to the Centre by the family in 1996.

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Papers relating to his career with the Royal Naval Reserve, 1926-1950, dated 1926-1950, 1985-1986, 1989, 1994 and 1995, notably including commands, reports, correspondence and notes concerning his service on HMS GLOXINIA, North Atlantic and Mediterranean, 1940-1942, on the staff of Flag Officer, Liverpool, HMS EAGLET, 1942-1943, on HMS DELHI, Mediterranean, 1943-1945, and on the staff of Cdr in Chief, Mediterranean Fleet, 1945-1946. Text on Gen Sir Bernard Law Montgomery's role in the North Africa campaign, 1942-1943, by Peter Solly-Flood, 1986.

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2 files.

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Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.

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Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archive Services.

Language of material

  • English

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  • Latin

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Mostly English, but some French and Serbo-Croat

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Summary guide entry on-line at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/top.htm

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Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, King's College London

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  • English

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