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FLEMING, David Henderson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4708 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 January 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Leasingham, Clare, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Websters Seminar, Kirriemuir, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Ypres, Belgium, 9 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Auburn RSL Community Centre, Auburn War WW1 Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4708, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide | |
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| 11 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4708, 27th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4708, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide | |
| 5 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4708, 20th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the chest and transferred to England on the 13 November 1916 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 19 years.
Son of Susan Barrie (formerly Fleming) of 30 Glamis Road, Kirriemuir, Scotland. Nearest Australian next of kin was his sister Mrs. S. Hamilton of 'Potts Farm' Rochester, Brinkworth, SA
23 June 1916 - AWOL for 4 days at Rollerstone. Fined 4 days full pay and held in detention for 96 hours
26 January 1917 - AWOL for 5 days. Fined 5 days full pay and confined to barracks to 7 days
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal