Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Alexander Fleming Born 13 November 1894 - Died 15 November 1956 PDF Key details Service number25/1729 AWMM 812475 AWMM Also known asAlec AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Rifleman AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion, B Company AWMM WW2 Private AWMM National Military Reserve, No 6 Northern Battalion AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Alexander Fleming in uniform standing - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesAlexander AWMM SurnameFleming AWMM Ingoa Also known asAlec AWMM Service number25/1729 AWMM 812475 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionChurch of England, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth13 November 1894 AWMM Totara North, Whangaroa AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupationLabourer/Civilian AWMM Dairy farmer/Civilian AWMM Next of kin on embarkationMrs T. Fleming (mother), Post-office, Saies, Whangaroa, New Zealand AWMM Sarah Fleming (wife) AWMM Relationship statusPre 1 April 1916 AWMM Single AWMM Married AWMM Married, 2 children AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignArmentieres AWMM Somme AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number25/1729 AWMM 812475 AWMM Military service15th North Auckland Regiment, Territorial Force AWMM 3rd Reserve Company AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion, B Company, 3rd AWMM National Military Reserve, No 6 Northern Battalion AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsBritish War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM Victory Medal AWMM War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 13 November 1915 AWMM Age 21 AWMM Gum digger/Civilian AWMM WW2 18 June 1940 AWMM Age 44 AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 1 April 1916 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 49 or HMNZT 50 AWMM Vessel was Tahiti or Maunganui AWMM Rifleman AWMM 2nd Reinforcements 3rd Battalion, G Company AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM WW1 Private AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHeight, Unknown Period AWMM 5 feet 6 inches AWMM Weight, Unknown Period AWMM 140 pounds AWMM Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM brown AWMM Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM Brown AWMM Dental, Unknown Period AWMM Good AWMM Complexion, Unknown Period AWMM Dark AWMM Height, WWII AWMM 5 feet 6 1/2 inches AWMM Weight, Unknown Period AWMM 9 stone 3 pounds AWMM Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM dark AWMM Complexion, Unknown Period AWMM Dark AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM Severely wounded in Battle of the Somme, shot through left shoulder and left side of the chest 19 September 1916 AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM Admitted No 5 general Hospital, Rouen, 22 September 1916 AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM Embarked for England on Hospital Ship Asturias, 27 September 1916 AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM Admitted No 3 Stationary General Hospital, Oxford, 28 September 1916 AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM Admitted NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch 2 November 1916 AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM 1917: 3 months Codford before returning to Hornchurch where he was classified unfit for active service. Also spent 2 months Torquay before boarding Arawa at Plymouth, 21 July 1917 for return to NZ, arriving 24 September 1917 AWMM Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM Pneumonia, bronchiectasis due to a wound in lung suffered in action AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 22 October 1917 AWMM No longer physically fit for war service on account of wounds received in action, Discharge grade III AWMM Rifleman AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion, B Company AWMM WW2 25 July 1942 AWMM Private AWMM National Military Reserve, No 6 Northern Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › His mother's name was Nancy (nee Sherman), father's name Thomas Fleming of Totara North. Alec was the 9th child of 19 and the 6th sonAlec enlisted on his 21st birthday.Alec was in Egypt from 2 May - 20th May 1916 where he then embarked from Alexandria for France on the Ivernia.28th May 1916 he arrived at NZ base Depot, EtaplesHe was posted to active service in the field 20 June 1916 - in the trenches at Armentieres, northern France.Battle of Somme involvement at the time it was reopened for the offensive near Flers on the morning of 15th September 1916. Five days into the fighting he was severely wounded. The wounds led to his being invalided out of the armed forces and directly contributed to his somewhat premature death.Married Sarah Matilda nee Dangen in 1922. Sons Alexander and AbnerSeven brothers served in WW1, all on the Western Front: Alexander Fleming (25/1729; 812475), Robert John (28869), William Henry (39658), Thomas George (14251), Samuel (53731), Charles Frederick (71633) and Dover (14249)Alec Fleming served in the National Military Reserve in Whangarei, New Zealand during WW2.The Second Reinforcements, 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade sailed with the 11th Reinforcements AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death15 November 1956 AWMM Age 62 AWMM Kaeo, Northland AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of wounds AWMM Death notes CemeteryTotara North Cemetery, Totara North, Northland, New Zealand AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Alexander Fleming by laying a poppy. Albert Edward Fleming Albert Ernest Fleming Alexander Fleming Alexander Scott Fleming Alfred Alexander Fleming Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Alexander Fleming Leave a note Contribute › Processing My great uncle.....Nana Dangen (Pollys) brother.... Anna Dangen Baker. Public - anna maree - Other Relative - 6 April 2015 Report Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary Personnel file https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=24056281&digital=yes Further Reference DocumentsCenotaph data entry form AWMM Unpublished papers: family papers. AWMM New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 27: 9 AWMM Information kindly provided by family AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. 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