Fleming, William Montgomerie

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University connections
USyd
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World War I
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Family name
Fleming
Given name(s)
William Montgomerie
Initials
W.M.
Gender
Male

Education

Early education
Fleming, W.M. : Cooerwull Academy
Tertiary education
Fleming W.M. : Arts.Arts, University of Sydney

Life events

Birth
Fleming W.M. : Life.Birth 19 May 1874 - @ Avon Plains [ VIC Australia ]
Military service
Fleming W.M. :: Lieutenant [ Wingate, England, Sea Transport Service ]Fleming W.M. : Specific terms.Re-Enlisted: Driver 27 Dec 1917
Survived
Survived WWI
Occupations
Fleming W.M. : Grazier 1900 - @ Aberdeen [ NSW Australia ]Fleming W.M. : Member of Legislative Assembly 1901 - 1910 New South Wales Government @ Sydney [ NSW Australia ]Fleming W.M. : Member of House of Representatives 1913 - @ Sydney [ NSW Australia ]
Other events
Fleming W.M. : Military and health.Enlisted 6 Oct 1916Fleming W.M. : Military and health.Enlisted 27 Dec 1917
Death
Fleming W.M. : Death 24 Jul 1961 @ Terrigal [ NSW Australia ]

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PDF of book entry
FLEMING WILLIAM MONTGOMERIE.pdf [ file_data/pdfs_from_BOR pdf 22208 ]
OCRd book entry or other narrative
A rts : Lieutenant, Sea Transport Service and A.A.S.C., A.I.F., England. Enlisting 6th October, 1916, sailed in November, 1917, as temporary lieutenant, with reinforcements. Appointment terminated in England 26th December. Re-Enlisting next day in A.A.S.C. as driver, served until the Armistice, being promoted corporal (acting sergeant). Accompanied conducting parties to France in October, 1918, visiting Havre and the old Somme battlefield. Discharged in United Kingdom 27th December, returning via Canada and U.S.A. Early education at Cooerwull Academy.

Documents and photographs

Documents
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Publications
Writing was always Fleming's chief passion. Introduced to journalism by Harry 'The Breaker' Morant, he wrote verse, prose sketches, and serials for numerous newspapers including the Sydney Morning Herald, the Bulletin, and the Pastoral Review—which he edited briefly in World War II. His permanent place in Australian literature is as a writer of children's stories, told originally to his own children. Bunyip Says So (Melbourne, 1923) and The Hunted Piccaninnies (London, 1947) were fantasies based on animal lore and Aboriginal insight into 'the friendship of all living things'. He made a number of radio broadcasts on rural topics in the 1930s and his novel, Broad Acres (Sydney, 1939), was serialized by the Australian Broadcasting Commission in 1940.

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Writing was always Fleming's chief passion. Introduced to journalism by Harry 'The Breaker' Morant, he wrote verse, prose sketches, and serials for numerous newspapers including the Sydney Morning Herald, the Bulletin, and the Pastoral Review—which he edited briefly in World War II. His permanent place in Australian literature is as a writer of children's stories, told originally to his own children. Bunyip Says So (Melbourne, 1923) and The Hunted Piccaninnies (London, 1947) were fantasies based on animal lore and Aboriginal insight into 'the friendship of all living things'. He made a number of radio broadcasts on rural topics in the 1930s and his novel, Broad Acres (Sydney, 1939), was serialized by the Australian Broadcasting Commission in 1940. FROM ADB entry

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