Lieut. James Pomeroy Cavers

1891 - 1918  (26 years)

• Name	James Pomeroy Cavers
  Prefix	Lieut.
  Born	29 Dec 1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1
  	Cavers, J. Pomeroy. Lieutenant. Belonged to the Eaton Machine Gun Battery. Educated at Galt Collegiate Institute. Killed.1a 1aCavers, J. Pomeroy: Grace Schmidt Room Digital Collection. (2016). Vitacollections.ca. Retrieved 21 May 2016, from https://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/2888930/data?n=1
  		Cavers, J. Pomeroy. Lieutenant. Belonged to the Eaton Machine Gun Battery. Educated at Galt Collegiate Institute. Killed. Cavers, J. Pomeroy: Grace Schmidt Room Digital Collection. (2016). Vitacollections.ca. Retrieved 21 May 2016, from https://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/2888930/data?n=1
  Military	1914	WW1   [2]
  	WW1, Lieutenant
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-99132
  Died	3 Sep 1918	Salonica, , Thessaloníkis, Greece   [1]
  Buried	Doiran Memorial, Doiran, , Greece   [1]
  Person ID	I99132	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	William Andrew Cavers,   b. 1859, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Nov 1898  (Age 39 years)
  Mother	Clare Estelle,   b. 16 Sep 1868, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Nov 1949  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F17085	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Son of W.A. Cavers and Mrs. W. J. Dyas (formerly Cavers), of Toronto. Educated at Upper Canada College and Toronto University. James Pomeroy Cavers - The Canadian Virtual War Memorial - Veterans Affairs Canada. (2016). Veterans.gc.ca. Retrieved 21 May 2016, from https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1649027 ______________________ Flight-Lieut. J. P. Cavers, the son of Mrs. Dyas of Howland Ave., Toronto, was at U.C.C. in 1 909-1910. When he enlisted in 1915 he was in his 3rd year S.P.S., Toronto; he was Capt. of the S.P.S. Rugby Team, which won the Mulock Cup in 1912; in 1913-19 14 he was Intercollegiate light-weight boxing Champion and in 1914-1915, President of the S.P.S. Athletic Society. He enlisted with the Eaton Machine Gun Battery and served with that unit in France until he was wounded; on recovery he joined the R.F.C. and was transferred to Salonika, where he was again wounded, but remained on duty, and, finally was reported missing on September 3rd, 191 8. He was 25 years of age. UCC Remembers > Lieutenant James Pomeroy Cavers '10 . (2018). Uccremembers.ca. Retrieved 31 August 2018, from https://uccremembers.ca/old-boy/lieutenant-james-pomeroy-cavers-10/

  
  

• Sources

  [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . Lieut. James Pomeroy Cavers / 150th Sqdn. R.A.F. / killed in acton at Salonica 1918 / aged 25 years / Claire Estelle Pomeroy / Wife of Wm. A Cavers / died Nov.6,1949 / Mary Wigginton / died Oct.4,1934 / Christena Cavers / died Aug.30,1953 / Agnes Matidla Cavers / died July 9,1955 [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Dec 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 3 Sep 1918 - Salonica, , Thessaloníkis, Greece Buried - - Doiran Memorial, Doiran, , Greece  = Link to Google Earth