Regimental number | 59 |
Place of birth | Inverell New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Station hand |
Address | Emmaville PO, Emmaville, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Muriel May Fleming, Emmaville PO, Emmaville, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 12th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/17/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: Bar to Military Medal (Immediate) Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 19 Date: Bar to Military Medal 'While the 54th Battery was in action on the 4th October 1917, during the operations East of YPRES, ammunition dumps were set on fire on three occasions. No. 59 Sergeant W. FLEMING immediately rushed over to the dumps, pulled away the burning camouflage and, throwing away the damaged rounds clear of the dump, prevented the loss of some hundreds of rounds of ammunition at a time when his Battery was short and the transport of ammunition very difficult. The courageous action of this N.C.O. is deserving of special recognition.'
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