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Major Valentine Fleming, DSO (17 February 1882 – 20 May 1917) [1] was a Scottish Conservative Member of Parliament who was killed in the First World War. He was the father of authors Peter Fleming and Ian Fleming, the latter of whom created the James Bond character. Early life and political career.
- 1908–1917
- Eton College
Valentine Fleming, DSO, MP. Fact file: Matriculated: 1900. Born: 17 February 1882. Died: 25 May 1917. Regiment: Queen’s Own Oxfordshire Hussars. Grave/Memorial: Templeux-le-Guérard British Cemetery: II.E.40. Family background.
Valentine Fleming. Valentine Fleming, the son of Robert Fleming, was born in Newport-on-Tay, Fife, in 1882. His father was a highly successful businessman who established the Investment Trust Corporation and the Robert Fleming and Company. Valentine was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College. He left Oxford University with a degree in ...
1917. death Killed in Action Killed by German bombing in the Gillemont Farm area. Picardy France Source:5507077 20th May 1917. burial Templeux-Le-Guerard British Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Source:8558914. Key to icons.
Major Valentine Fleming, DSO (17 February 1882 – 20 May 1917) was a Scottish Conservative Member of Parliament who was killed in the First World War. He was the father of authors Peter Fleming and Ian Fleming, the latter of whom created the James Bond character. Quick Facts DSO, MP, Member of Parliament for Henley ...
In mid-May 1917 Valentine’s squadron was called to an exposed post in the British Expeditionary Force’s frontline opposite the Hindenburg line, north of St. Quentin. During the early morning of 20th May, the Germans opened a heavy bombardment and Valentine was hit by a shell and killed instantly.
Valentine Fleming's Eulogy by Winston Churchill. known May 1917. AN APPRECIATION ‘W. S. C.’ writes of the death of Major Valentine Fleming, M.P., who, as announced in The Times on Wednesday, was killed in action:- This news will cause sorrow in Oxfordshire and in the House of Commons and wherever the member of the Henley Division was well ...
