Scottish research (Kelso)

[Coldstreamer]

Hello

been trying to find details on a Coldstream officer called J R Fleming and had a break through

Ive today found he was James Ronald Fleming from Kelso (nice and vague). His father was Dr A D Fleming JP at same address. JRF was born 1895

Any pointers where to look for more info ? Ive got everything from the gazette and I know he was wounded on the Somme - which town is nearby and would have a paper ?

Thanks

Ian

[IanA]

which town is nearby and would have a paper ?

Er....Kelso and the 'Kelso Chronicle' and 'Kelso Mail'.

Any more details? Did he survive? When was he wounded? I can search the newspapers on microfilm but it would be a bit much to read through the entire war!

Ian

[Coldstreamer]

Ian

Thanks, and thanks for the offer of a look up. Ive only been to Scotland twice and no idea whats where or how big places are !!

wounded 15.9.16 at Ginchy

on leave October 1915, Jan 1916 and April 1916

worked for the foreign office in 1918 and its then I lose him as the Coldstream archives dont have his papers

Ian (Southerner)

[IanA]

OK Ian - pity this didn't come up a couple of days earlier as I was at the archives then. I will make a note and get back to you as soon as I can.

Cheers,

Ian (Two miles from Kelso)

[Coldstreamer]

always the way

finger crossed he gets a good write up and pic!

cheers

[truthergw]

Kelso is not far from Coldstream.

[Coldstreamer]

cheers Tom - wheres that? lol

I do know where that is really ! Honest

[IanA]

Anything you want to know about Coldstream, Coldstreamer?

[Guest KevinEndon]

Ian

Ive only been to Scotland twice

Ian (Southerner)

Was the second time to apologise for the first visit lol.

Kevin

[Coldstreamer]

Ian

Not many Coldstreamers from Coldstream - Kelso is probably now the nearest Ive got

Kevin

[truthergw]

Cheer up Coldstreamer. I've never been to Kelso but I did work in Peterborough a couple of times. There is a place called Rutherford near Kelso, now, I have been there.

[Coldstreamer]

Hello

can anyone pin point his date of birth a for me - I have found a ref to 1896 but many moons ago I put 1895 - have looked and failed

thanks

[Ron Abbott]

His DOB : 1st July 1896

Father : Dr. Alexander Dickson Fleming

Mother : Margaret McLune Gifford (Fleming)

Also view:-

http://smsec.rcpe.ac.uk/registration-form/fleming-alexander-dickson

I gather that this has been taking you at least five years of research?

http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=130561

Edited 8 January , 2015 by Ron Abbott

[Coldstreamer]

Thanks - where did you look ?

[Ron Abbott]

He's also listed in the 1901 census as are his parents as living in Kelso.

Appears to have had an elder brother called Patrick and a younger sister called Marjory.

His grandmother on his mother's side was also living with them as were two servants.

I note mention in a previous thread from 2006 about him being commissioned in 1915 and giving up his commission in 1920.

[Simon_Fielding]

Looks like his mother here:

[Ron Abbott]

The mother and father appear to have subsequently moved from Kelso to Edinburgh where they stayed at 37 Drummond Place.

What happened to James Ronald Fleming after the war? Did he leave Scotland?

[Coldstreamer]

had another leap forward with this one purely by chance whilst looking for some thing else

 

seems in later life he was known as J Ronald Fleming - drop the J and I found a wikipedia entry for him

 

served in ww2 in the IC  - intelligence corps - perhaps due to his knowledge of French and France where he worked in his capacity as an interior decorator from time to time - he died in 1968 

 

Ill pop back in another 10 years....