Albert Mountain
Sergeant, 15th/17th Battalion. West Yorkshire Regiment
- Register No.
- 894 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Sergeant all Sergeants →
- Unit
- 15th/17th Battalion. West Yorkshire Regiment (register: Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)) all Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) VCs →
- Date of action
- 26 March 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 7th June 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
- Born
- the 19th April, 1895 at Leeds, Yorkshire
- Died
- 7th January 1967 at Leeds, Yorkshire
- Memorial / grave
- Lawnswood Crematorium, Leeds, Yorkshire
Digest of citation
Sergeant Mountain, and his party of 10 men attacked, with a Lewis gun, an advanced German patrol, killing half of its 200 personnel. In the face of overwhelming odds, the sergeant rallied his men and proceeded to cover the retirement of the rest of the company. 600 Germans were held off for half-an-hour by this party consisting of Sergeant Mountain and four men. He later took command of a flank post of the Battalion, where they held out for 27 hours, after which, they were totally surrounded
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
MOUNTAIN, Albert. (reg No. 894).
Sergeant. 15th/17th Battalion. West Yorkshire Regiment.
London Gazetted on 7th June 1918.
Born on the 19th April, 1895 at Leeds, Yorkshire.
Died on 7th January 1967 at Leeds, Yorkshire.
Memorial at Lawnswood Crematorium, Leeds, Yorkshire.
Digest of Citation reads: Sergeant Mountain, and his party of 10 men attacked, with a Lewis gun, an advanced German patrol, killing half of its 200 personnel. In the face of overwhelming odds, the sergeant rallied his men and proceeded to cover the retirement of the rest of the company. 600 Germans were held off for half-an-hour by this party consisting of Sergeant Mountain and four men. He later took command of a flank post of the Battalion, where they held out for 27 hours, after which, they were totally surrounded.
Additional information:. Sergeant Mountain also held the French decorations, the Croix de Guerre and the Medaille Militaire.
Additional information
Sergeant Mountain also held the French decorations, the Croix de Guerre and the Medaille Militaire.
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Alf recorded the memorial as: Lawnswood Crematorium, Leeds, Yorkshire
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