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Major VALENTINE FLEMING

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars

"C" Sqdn.

Date of Death

Died 20 May 1917

Age 35 years old

Buried or commemorated at

TEMPLEUX-LE-GUERARD BRITISH CEMETERY

II. E. 40.

France

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Photographer: Bill Caudwell

  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Twice Mentioned in Despatches, Distinguished Service Order
  • Additional Info 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".
  • Personal Inscription THE HEIGHTS HOLD PEACE
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Buried or commemorated at

TEMPLEUX-LE-GUERARD BRITISH CEMETERY
Somme France
Number of casualties: 773
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