Flemming attested, and was embodied into the 2/3rd East Anglian Field Ambulance, on 13th May 1915. He was 36 years old; was employed as a Schoolmaster; and was living at The Avenue, Chingford, Essex at the time. On 30th March 1917 he was posted to “R”Coy at Blackpool. He proceeded overseas as a reinforcement on 18th June 1917 - embarking at Southampton, he disembarked at Havre the following day. He then re-embarked at Marseilles on the Hospital Transport “Kinsfaun Castle” on 1st July 1917 and headed for Alexandria, joining Base Depot on 6th July. On 25th July he became attached to the 1/3rd Lowland Field Ambulance, joining them in the field. On 10th April 1918, he embarked on H.M.S. ‘Caledonia’ with the 1/2nd Lowland Field Ambulance and headed for France, disembarking at Marseilles on 17th. *About 4.00 a.m. on 27th May 1918 the enemy started to shell St Eloi, with the first shell landing on one of the huts occupied by the personnel of this unit. This incident resulted in 10 O/Rs being slightly wounded, 6 O/Rs being severely wounded, 10 O/Rs were instantaneously killed, and 5 O/Rs died from wounds. (*Taken from Unit war diary, kindly provided by Sam Biles) Flemming was one of the 10 instantaneously killed. He was the son of John and Mary Goddard; and the husband of Beth Goddard of Loughton, Essex.