1. James Carne was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces, for actions during the Battle of the Imjin River during which Carne led The Glorious Glosters in a famous stand against an overwhelming Chinese attack on Gloster Hill.
James Carne was promoted to lieutenant on 3 September 1927 and to captain on 1 October 1935.
James Carne was promoted to lieutenant colonel on 7 February 1949.
James Carne was 45 years old and a lieutenant colonel commanding the 1st Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment in November 1950 when the regiment was attached to the 29th Independent Infantry Brigade and deployed to Korea following the outbreak of the Korean War.
James Carne led his battalion as they provided the rearguard to retreating United Nations forces following their defeat at the Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River.
James Carne's leadership was instrumental in allowing the Glosters to hold their ground during the attack during which the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC:.
James Carne requested permission to attempt a breakout and ordered his men to split into small groups and make as best they could back to the British lines.
Only 63 of his men would succeed in doing this with the rest of the battalion, including James Carne, being either killed, captured or wounded.
James Carne fell into Chinese captivity after his 700-man battalion's astonishing resistance against an estimated 11,000 attackers was finally overcome.
In 1954 it was announced that Warwick Productions wanted to make a film The Glorious Glosters starring Alan Ladd as James Carne based on a script by Max Trell.
James Carne was honoured by South Korea in 2015 when his image was featured on a South Korean stamp issued to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the start of the Korean War.
James Carne settled in Gloucestershire in retirement and died in 1986.
James Carne was cremated at the Bouncer's Lane Cemetery, Cheltenham, and buried at Cranham.