Sergeant Albert Gill (8 September 1879 – 27 July 1916) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Gill was born in Birmingham, then in Warwickshire, and was employed as a postal worker with the GPO.

Battle of Delville Wood

Gill was 36 years old, and a sergeant in the 1st Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC:

thumb|right|Albert Gill's grave at Delville Wood Cemetery

Gill is buried at Delville Wood Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Somme, France.

The Medal

Gill's Victoria Cross is in the Lord Ashcroft VC Collection at the Imperial War Museum.

Memorials

thumb|Post box B66 52

thumb|Plaque on post box B66 52

Gill is commemorated by a plaque attached to post box B66 52, a Victorian-era wall post box, outside City Hospital in Birmingham, England.

References

Bibliography

  • VC medal auction details