Albert Mountain
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Albert Mountain VC (19 April 1897 – 7 January 1967) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross during the First World War, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Mountain won his VC on 26 March 1918 at Hamelincourt, France, while serving as a sergeant in the 15/17th Battalion (Leeds Pals), The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment), British Army. The citation for his VC reads:
He was also awarded the Croix de guerre and Médaille militaire (France).<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref>
His Victoria Cross is displayed at The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire Museum, York, England.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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- 1897 births
- 1967 deaths
- British World War I recipients of the Victoria Cross
- West Yorkshire Regiment soldiers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Military personnel from Leeds
- British recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)
- British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross
- People from Garforth