Born: 1892, Bradford
Died: 31 July 1917
Buried: No known grave
Address: 12 Mpunt Street, Eccleshill
Parents: William and Frances, nee Spencer
Spouse:
Siblings: four brothers, one sister
Occupation: Dyer’s labourer
Organisations/clubs:
Military
Rank: Pte
Medals/awards:
Rolls of Honour: Eccleshill, Park and St Luke’s; Menin Gate Memorial
Children:
Regiment: West Yorkshire
Albert Mouncey
Albert Mouncey was born in 1892
in Bradford, the son of William
Mouncey and Frances nee, Spencer.
In 1911 the family we living at 12
Mount Street, Eccleshill and 18-
year-old Albert is a dyers labourer.
He enlisted on the 30th of May
1915 as Private 18/1466 in the 2nd
Battalion of the West Yorkshire
Regiment (Prince of Wales Own)
and served on the Western Front.
His Regiment was active on the
first day of the Battle of the Somme
which began on the 1st July 1916
known as the Battle of Albert, 1st
July to the 13th July, and during
this time Albert was wounded by
shrapnel in the leg.
He returned to England to be
treated in Leeds Hospital.
On his recovery he returned to the
Western Front and was killed in
action on the first day of the Battles
of Ypres at Pilkem the 31st of July
to the 2nd of August 1917. He was
25 years of age.
Albert is remembered on the Menin
Gate Memorial for the missing who
died in the Ypres salient during the
First World War and whose graves
are unknown.
He left his effects to his mother
Frances who received £14.17.8d on
the 8th November 1917 and a War
Gratuity of £9.10.0d on the 1st
November 1919.
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Researched and written by Jean
Britteon, to whom many thanks
