Valentine Fleming

Valentine Fleming
Valentine Fleming from the Roll of Honour published in The Illustrated London News in June 1917
Member of Parliament
for Henley
In office
10 February 1910 – 20 May 1917
Preceded byPhilip Morrell
Succeeded bySir Robert Hermon-Hodge
Personal details
Born(1882-02-17)17 February 1882
Newport-on-Tay, Fife, Scotland
Died20 May 1917(1917-05-20) (aged 35)
Épehy, Somme, France
Cause of deathKilled in action
Resting placeTempleux-le-Guérard British Cemetery, Templeux-le-Guérard, Somme, France
49°57′46″N 3°9′28″E / 49.96278°N 3.15778°E / 49.96278; 3.15778
Political partyConservative
Spouse
(m. 1906)
Children
ParentRobert Fleming (financier) (father)
EducationEton College
Alma materMagdalen College, Oxford
ProfessionBanker
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch/serviceBritish Army
Years of service1908–1917
RankMajor
UnitQueen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars
Battles/warsFirst World War
AwardsDistinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches (2)

Major Valentine Fleming, DSO (17 February 1882 – 20 May 1917)[1] was a Scottish Conservative Member of Parliament who was killed in the First World War. He was the father of authors Peter Fleming and Ian Fleming, the latter of whom created the James Bond character.

  1. ^ Thornton, Neil (2017). Led by Lions: MPs and Sons Who Fell in the First World War. Oxford: Fonthill Media. ISBN 978-1-78155-666-5.