Valentine Fleming M.P. J.P. (1882 - 1917)

Born 15 Aug 1882 in Newport-on-Tay, Fife, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Evelyn Beatrice Sainte Croix (Rose) Fleming — married 15 Feb 1906 in Knightsbridge, London, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 20 May 1917 at age 34 in Picardy, France

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Maj. Valentine Fleming M.P. J.P. was Killed in Action during World War I.

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Major Valentine Fleming, DSO (1882 – 20 May 1917) was a British Conservative Member of Parliament who was killed in World War I.^[1]

Valentine Fleming was born in 1882 in Newport, Fife, Scotland.^[2][3][4] His parents were Robert and Sarah Fleming.^[2]

In 1891, Valentine Fleming (9) was living in Chislehurst, Kent, with parents Robert Fleming (45) and Sarah Fleming (32) and siblings Dorothy (7), Kathleen (5) and Philip (1).^[2]

In 1901, Valentine Fleming (19) was living in Chislehurst, Kent, England, with his mother Sarah K Fleming (38).^[3]

Valentine Fleming married Evelyn Beatrice St. Croix Rose on 31 Jan 1906 at St Paul, Knightsbridge.^[5]

In 1911, Valentine Fleming (29) and Evelyn Fleming (25) were living in Reading, Berkshire, with children Peter (4), Ian (3) and "George" (1 month, subsequently Richard), and twelve domestic servants. He was Member of Parliament.^[4]

Valentine and Evelyn subsequently had one more son, Michael.^[1]

Valentine Fleming was a member of the UK Territorial Force. He received his commission as Second Lieutenant on 30 Jun 1908 in the Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars.^[6] He was with the regiment when they went to France in 1914, and shortly after promoted to major. He was killed in action during World War I on 20 May 1917. He was buried at Templeux-le-Guerard British Cemetery, Somme, Picardie, France.^[7]

"FLEMING, Maj. Valentine, D.S.O. "C" Sqdn. Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars. Killed in action at Guillemont Farm 20th May, 1917. Age 35. Son of Robert Fleming; husband of Evelyn C. Fleming, of 118, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London. M.P. for South Oxon. II. E. 40." ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Wikipedia: [Valentine Fleming]
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Valentine Fleming. Class: RG12; Piece: 632; Folio: 91; Page: 56. 1891 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Valentine Fleming. Class: RG13; Piece: 693; Folio: 22; Page: 35. 1901 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Valentine Fleming. Class: RG14; Piece: 8062; Schedule Number: 54. 1911 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
5. ↑ Marriage Announcements. (1906). Dundee Evening Telegraph. 31 January. FLEMING, Valentine, and ROSE, Evelyn Beatrice St. Croix. p.4. britishnewspaperarchive : accessed 9 May 2018. Venue: St Paul, Knightsbridge
6. ↑ Territorial Force, p.4725, in The London Gazette, June 30, 1908. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28153/page/4725
7. ↑ Maj. Valentine Fleming: Find A Grave: Memorial #55962440
8. ↑ FLEMING, Valentine. Commonwealth War Graves Commission; London, United Kingdom; The War Graves Of The British Empire, Templeux-Le-Guerard Communal Cemetery Extension Templeux-Le-Guerard British Cemetery France. Available here at Ancestry.com

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission: MAJOR VALENTINE FLEMING Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars "C" Sqdn. Died 20 May 1917 Age 35 years Buried or commemorated at TEMPLEUX-LE-GUERARD BRITISH CEMETERY II. E. 40. France Son of Robert Fleming; husband of Evelyn C. Fleming, of 118, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London. Member of Parliament for South Oxon, and father of Ian Fleming the creator of "James Bond, Secret Agent 007"