I found something about Thomas Carson.
Look at:
http://www.lennonwylie.co.uk/RobertT...allymoney3.htm
There a photo of:
2nd Lieut. Thomas Long Carson
4th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps
Killed in Action 31st July 1917
Aged 22
I found some historical infos at:
http://www.rafjever.org/4squadhistory1.htm
(a 4 Sqn history site)
"By 25 June 1917 Haig had announced his readiness for a new assault, and preparations were made with, again,
no attempt at secrecy, leading the Germans to prepare also. The assault started on 31 July 1917, and although
officially called the Third Battle of Ypres, it was more commonly known as the Battle of Passchendaele.
The assault was a failure from the start; the British advanced less than half a mile before being held by
determined opposition. The whole of the Front Line was pounded by shellfire, and with the heavy rainfall
this degenerated into a sea of mud. Men found that their advance was hampered as they sank up to their
waist, the edge was lost and the attack faltered. The clouds were seldom above 1000 ft, but contact patrols
were still flown as the RFC tried to pile on the pressure. Of forty-four patrols flown by aircraft of V
Brigade on 31 July, fifteen were by 4 Sqn, with the usual casualties being sustained;
Lt J. Longton and 2nd
Lt T.L. Carson were reported missing. The work had by necessity to be carried out at very low level, and
all aircraft were heavily engaged by enemy small arms fire."
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