The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan Command LEST WE FORGET 137 FLEMING, Joseph Gordon “Pete” WWI Pete was born on March 1, 1894 in Shefford County, Quebec. He joined the Army and was with the first contingent of Canadian troops in 1914. He served in Britain, Continental Europe and suffered a gas attack at Ypres, France. Despite being gassed, he remained overseas until 1918. After his discharge, he worked in Saskatchewan on Viscount District farms until he moved to British Columbia to the Okanogan in the 1930s. There he worked in construction and forestry but was killed in a construction accident in December 1944 at Enderby, BC. His brothers also enlisted and served, Tom in WWI and Pat in WWII. FLEMING, Kenneth Gordon “Ken” WWII Ken was born to Gilbert Victor (Vic) and Dorothy Fleming, in Meacham, SK on October 12, 1919 and he attended York School. He enlisted in 1941with the 110th Field Battery, and trained as a Gunner in Regina, SK, Brandon, MB and Debert, NS. He went overseas in July 1942 and transferred to the 16th Armoured Tank Corps of the 1st Hussars, serving as a Private. Ken was killed at Caen, France on August 8, 1944 and he is buried at Brettevillesur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery in Calvados, France. A geomemorial has been named in his honour: Fleming Island, in southwestern Cree Lake, at (74G7) 57o 23’ 106o 53’. Ken’s brother, Bill, also volunteered to serve. FLEMING, Richard Lee Marvin “Pat” WWII Pat was born in Shefford County, Quebec on November 1, 1902. He joined the Army and served in the Forestry Unit in Scotland. He was the youngest of the Fleming brothers, (Tom and Pete), to enlist. Pat married Delphine Lehay. After the war, he lived in British Columbia’s Okanogan working in the orchard industry. He lived in Vernon, British Columbia where he passed away in September 1990.
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