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FLEMING, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 411135 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 April 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | No. 3 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Pymble New South Wales Australia , 28 March 1920 |
| Home Town: | Gordon, Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Hornsby Technical School, New South Wales, Australia (1932-33) |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Accidental, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea, 21 July 1943, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery Protestant Section (Men's) Plot F, Collective grave 35 INSCRIPTION: HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE. LOVED AND ALWAYS REMEMBERED Local Roll of Honour - Gordon, New South Wales , Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery, Malta |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane No 3 Squadron Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, 411135 | |
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| 26 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 411135, No. 2 Initial Training School Bradfield Park | |
| 26 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, 411135, No. 3 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 20 May 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 411135, No. 3 Squadron (RAAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre | |
| 1 Dec 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, No. 3 Squadron (RAAF) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 23 and the son of William and Florence Louisa Fleming, of Gordon, New South Wales, Australia.
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Corporal William Fleming 411135 (Fitter / Driver Motor Transport) and Leading Aircraftman Peter Edward Enright 29797 (Driver Motor Transport) of 3SQN RAAF received severe petrol burns in an accident at Pachino, Sicily on the 21st of July 1943
Corporal Fleming died the same day with LAC Enright passing away 4 days later at Number 45 General Hospital on Malta
Flying Officer Tom Russell 264812 (4812) was also burned and taken to hospital in Cairo
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