| Surname: | Mountfield |
| Initials: | A |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 7688803 |
| Notes: | CMP. Enlisted in to CMP. He was born and resided in Manchester. Named on the Brookwood Memorial, Surrey., (see photo). 61 Division served in the United Kingdom during the war. He has a private gravestone in Clayton (St Cross) Churchyard, Ashton New Road, Clayton Manchester. 1/4/1941 Died as a result of an accident, Home. Casualty List 488. Home, Died result of an accident, 1/4/41. Inscription on family gravestone: To live in the hearts to those who loved is not to die. Albert Mountfield. Extract from the Londonderry Sentinel, 3/4/41. Soldier Killed Near Derry. The Inquest Verdict. An inguest was held yesterday by D M F Leslie, coroner for the Londonderry Liberties,into the death of Lance Corporal Albert Mountfield, a military policeman, who was killed while motorcycling on the Londonderry-Limavady Road on Tuesday. It was stated deceased was thrown off his balance and came into collision with a lorry, underneath which he fell. A verdict of accidental death was returned and the driver of the lorry exonerated. The Coroner and Head-Constable Gondy, R.U.C expressed sympathy with the deceased relatives. Mountfield was a native of the Lancaster district. Extract from Derry Journal 2/4/41. Derry Road Fatality. Military Cyclist Killed Avoiding Pedestrian. Falling beneath a passing lorry when his motorcycle skidded to avoid colliding with a pedestrian, on the main Derry-Limavady road yesterday. L/Cpl Albert Mountfield, aged 30, a military policeman, received injuries to which he succumbed in a short time. It was thought that the rear wheel of the lorry passed over him. An inquest was held today. |
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| Date of Death: | April 1, 1941 |
| Company: | 61 DIV PRO COY |
| CWGC Link: | 2147371 |
| Cemetery: | CLAYTON (ST CROSS) CHURCHYARD, UNITED KINGDOM 🇬🇧 |
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