Valentine Fleming

Valentine Fleming DSO, MP
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 by	Philip Morrell
Succeeded by	Sir Robert Hermon-Hodge
Personal details
Born	(1882-02-17)17 February 1882 Newport-on-Tay, Fife, Scotland
Died	20 May 1917(1917-05-20) (aged 35) Épehy, Somme, France
Cause of death	Killed in action
Resting place	Templeux-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 party	Conservative
Spouse	Evelyn Beatrice Sainte Croix Rose ​ ​ (m. 1906)​
Children	Peter Ian Richard Michael
Parent	Robert Fleming (financier) (father)
Education	Eton College
Alma mater	Magdalen College, Oxford
Profession	Banker
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1908–1917
Rank	Major
Unit	Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars
Battles/wars	First World War
Awards	Distinguished 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.