Ronald Gervase Mountain
Brigadier Ronald Gervase Mountain (16 January 1897 – 1983) was an officer in the British Indian Army during World War I and World War II. Biography Mountain was born in Caistor, Lincolnshire on 16 January 1897. He attended Quetta Cadet College in India and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant on the Unattached List for the Indian Army on 15 November 1915. He was appointed to the Indian Army 17 November 1915. He was initially posted to the 127th Queen Mary's Own Baluch Light Infantry but by 1916 he was attached to 2nd battalion 124th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan Infantry. He was promoted Lieutenant 15 November 1916. He served in Mesopotamia between 28 August 1916 and 21 May 1918 and won the Military Cross. He was promoted Acting Captain 11 September to 17 October 1917 and 28 November 1917 to 12 January 1918. He was then attached to 3rd battalion, 153rd Rifles in Palestine and served there from 5 June to 21 October 1918. He was posted to the 130th King George's Own Baluchis on 9 March 1919, and promoted Captain 15 November 1919. After 1922 the 130th King George's Own Baluchis were renamed the 5th battalion, 10th Baluch regiment.