Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
John Fleming
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no: 400006
- Rank: Sergeant
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers
- Unit/Ship: 404th Field Company, formally 1st/1st 9Highland) Field Company
- Place of Death: Merryflats Military Hospital
- Age at Death: 27
- Date of Death: 19.02.1919
- Burial Country: Scotland
- Cemetery: Glasgow Western Necropolis
- Grave/Mem Ref no: P.3239
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address:
- Occupation:
- Mother:
Barbara Cuthill Fleming, 45 Agnes St, Maryhill, Glasgow
- Father:
Allan Fleming, 45 Agnes St, Maryhill, Glasgow
- Siblings:
Allan
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about John Fleming
For reasons unknown this man is not listed on the original Dundee Roll of Honour. John died of Pneumonia. He was the brother of Pte Allan Fleming, 12118, 5th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles, who was killed in action, 16.08.1915.
John Fleming 400006 Royal Engineers
FLEMING___At Merryflats Military Hospital, on the 19th February, of pneumonia, contracted on his way home from Belgium, No 400006 Sergt. John Fleming, 404th Highland Field Coy. Royal Engineers, aged 27 years, eldest beloved son of Allan Fleming, engineer, 45 Agnes Street, Maryhill, Glasgow, (late of Dundee).
Dundee People’s Journal 1st March 1919
Information supplied by Gary Thomson, additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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