Pomeroy, KwaZulu-Natal

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Pomeroy a small town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was established as the Gordon Memorial Mission in 1867 in memory of James Henry Hamilton-Gordon, the son of George Hamilton-Gordon, 5th Earl of Aberdeen. The mission worked with the Zulus. The town was named Pomeroy after George Pomeroy-Colley who led the ill-fated British force during the Battle of Majuba Hill.

Coordinates: 28°33′S, 30°25′E