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Carlyle David George Fleming

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Portrait, WW1, AIF, Sergeant, sent to Iris Fleming, Hardy Street, Nelson with the message " To Iris with the very best of wishes and love. Carlyle" - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, WW1, AIF, Sergeant, sent to Iris Fleming, Hardy Street, Nelson with the message " To Iris …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Carlyle David George AWMM
  • Surname
    Fleming AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 3794 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1 April 1896 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Nelson, Tasman Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Pre 25 October 1915 AWMM 12 Collingwood Street, Nelson, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 David George Fleming (father), 12 Collingwood Street, Nelson, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 5 October 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • 1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
    • 1914-1916 Egypt AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 3794 AWMM
  • Military service
    Served for 1 year in the Field Artillery; 4 years in the NZ Territorial Force (2 years as Sergeant); left service to go to sea. AWMM
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 5 October 1915 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
    Age 19 AWMM
    Purser Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
    Sydney, New South Wales Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Fair AWMM
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 foot 7 inches AWMM
    • Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      145 lb AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • He was the son of David George and Frances Mary Ann Fleming, of 12, Collingwood St., Nelson, New Zealand

    Disembarked Alexandria, 26 February 1916.

    Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 27 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 3 April 1916; taken on strength, 20th Bn, 15 June 1916.

    Wounded in action, 26 July 1916 (gun shot wound, back), and admitted to 2nd Australian Field Ambulance; transferred to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, 26 July 1916; to Lady Hadfield's AH Hospital, Wimereux, 27 July 1916; to England, 30 July 1916, and admitted to Norfolk War Hospital, Norwich, 30 July 1916; discharged to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 23 August 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 7 October 1916; rejoined unit in the field, 31 October 1916.

    Appointed Lance Corporal, 17 January 1917.

    Wounded in action (2nd occasion), 25 February 1917 (bullet wound, right thigh); admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, 26 February 1917; transferred to 1/1 South Midland Casualty Clearing Station, 27 February 1917; by Ambulance Train No 9, 28 February 1917, and admitted to 14th General Hospital, Wimereux, 1 March 1917; to England, 3 March 1917, and admitted to County of Middlesex War Hospital, Napsbury, 4 March 1917 (gun shot wound, right thigh: severe); to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 16 March 1917; discharged on furlough, 28 May 1917, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 12 June 1917. Marched out to No 4 Command Depot, Codford, 9 July 1917; marched out to Overseas Training Depot, Perham Downs, 19 July 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 August 1917; rejoined unit, 27 August 1917.

    Promoted Corporal, 20 September 1917; Lance Sergeant, 20 September 1917.

    Wounded in action (3rd occasion), Belgium, 9 October 1917 (shrapnel wound, thighs), and admitted to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, 10 October 1917; transferred to Ambulance Train No 18 and admitted to 7th General Hospital, Etaples, 11 October 1917; to England, 19 October 1917, and admitted to Exeter War Hospital, 20 October 1917 (gun shot wounds, both legs: severe); discharged on furlough, 12 January 1918, to report to No 4 Command Depot, Wareham, 26 January 1918. Marched out to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 11 February 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 13 March 1918; rejoined unit, Belgium, 17 March 1918.

    Promoted Sergeant, 1 July 1918.

    Killed in action by a shell, 11 August 1918. AWMM
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    11 August 1918 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
    Age 22 AWMM
    Lamotte-Warfusée, Somme Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    No known grave AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death Notice: New Zealand Herald 1918. AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Somme, France AWMM
    • Nelson Cenotaph Anzac Park; Nelson College Scriptorium Roll of Honour; Panel 91 Australian War Memorial Canberra Public - Peter - Researcher - 23 October 2017 - on site and on-line

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  • Carlyle Fleming's name is listed on the WW1 memorial window at the All Saints' Church in Nelson. He will be remembered at the special Anzac Service on 26/4/2015.
    Public - Karel Anne - Researcher - 19 April 2015
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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
16 July 2018MARGARET ALSIONAuckland, New Zealand Other relative
23 October 2017PeterNelson, New ZealandResearcher
09 December 2016JeniferWairarapa New ZealandResearcher
31 May 2016Kay Helen Nelson ,New Zealand Other relative
19 April 2015Karel AnneNelsonResearcher

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