James Harter

James Francis Harter, was a British Army officer who became colonel of the Royal Fusiliers.

Military career

Harter was commissioned into the Royal Fusiliers, after having graduated from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, in October 1907. He served with his regiment in the First World War, being wounded in 1914 and awarded the Military Cross in February 1915. Then, as a captain, he succeeded Richard O'Connor as brigade major of the 91st Infantry Brigade in May 1917, and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in February 1918. The citation for the medal appeared in The London Gazette in July that year and reads as follows:
Harter was Mentioned in Despatches five times during the war and was awarded the French Croix de guerre in November 1918.
Attending the Staff College, Camberley, from 1924 to 1925, during the Second World War he commanded a formation in the North Midlands. He later served as colonel of the Royal Fusiliers.