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Rflm. James Carter

British Army 11th Btn. Rifle Brigade

from:Bramley, Leeds

(d.10th Jul 1916)

James Carter was one of a large family of my ancestors, all based in and around Bramley in Leeds, Yorkshire. I would love to find more detail but have found that he served with the Rifle Brigade 11th Battalion and is declared as lost on 10/07/1916. He is named on the Menin Gate and I've been to see him there and also in Bramley at the Bramley Park war memorial. I would very much like to find more but understand he was never found. Having served myself for 13 years, I am very proud of his service and would very much like to find more information

I'm not entirely sure, but believe this may have recorded his fateful day:

10th July 1916 Trenches: Quiet day. At 10:30pm gas is discharged from B9. Artillery bombardment commences also a smoke barrage. An infantry raid is attempted after discharge of gas consisting of 2 parties of 20 each under 4 officers (two to each party). Captain E R Donner, Officer in charge of raid, Captain M L Cone 2nd in command. Officer in charge Left raiding column 2/Lieut H A Slade and 2/Lieut H A Clanahan. Right column 2nd Lieut J R Blyth and 2/Lieut B Wallis. Raiding party fails to enter German trenches owing to failure of gas to affect the enemy.

Failure attributed to

  • 1) carelessness in conversations over the telephone which the enemy had intercepted on his listening apparatus.
  • 2) the premature discharge of gas on Right Brigade front through not synchronising watches or other causes.
  • 3) accurate shooting of enemy artillery which put several cylinders out of action.
  • 4) insufficient frontage over which gas was discharged. Most of the wounded and dead are brought back from the German wire.

Total casualties: 2/Lieut J R Blyth missing believed killed; 2/Lieut B Wallis dangerously wounded and died of wounds at Casualty Clearing Station on 11th inst; 2/Lieut H A Clanahan wounded. 5 ORs died of wounds or killed, 34 ORs wounded, 5 ORs missing.

2/Lieut Clanahan, Cpl Owen, Cpl Marsh, A/Cpl Norton, Rfn Bodow and Rfn Ouzman are recommended for conspicuous bravery in bringing in and tending to the wounded. Enemy shelling during these operations considerable.



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