Edward Joseph Flemming (abt. 1902 - 1987)

Born about 20 Oct 1902 in Boulder, Western Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Lillian Annie Martha (Edwards) Flemming — married 1 Nov 1924 in Methodist Church, West St, West Perth, Western Australia

Died 3 Jul 1987 at about age 84 in Eden, New South Wales, Australia [uncertain]

Biography

Ted Flemming is Notable.

Edward Joseph Flemming was born in October 1902 in Western Australia. He was the son of Edward Gilbert Ridge Flemming and his wife Elizabeth Hannah (nee Smith)

Edward Joseph Flemming, known as Ted, was an Australian Rules footballer who played 229 games for West Perth Football Club from 1922 to 1938. This was in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) - later named the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL). He topped the league's goal kicking list in 1925 with 50 goals. He also notably won the Sandover Medal in 1930 as the fairest and best player in the West Australian Football League. He captained West Perth in the 1931 season and played in three premiership teams during the 1930s. And was a dual West Perth Football Club Best and fairest winner,

In the year 2000, Ted Flemming was also named as a half back flanker in West Perth's official 'Team of the 20th Century'. And was Inducted into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2007

In 1924 Edward Joseph Flemming married Lillian Annie Martha Edwards. They divorced in 1945. Ted Flemming served in the RAAF during World War II, and was based in Eastern Victoria and later worked at Essendon Aerodrome in the early 1960s.

Edward Joseph Flemming aged 84 years passed away in July 1987, in the district of Eden in New South Wales Australia. He was laid to rest at the Pambula Cemetery, in Pambula, New South Wales, Australia.

Sources

• Marriage article, Sunday Times, Sunday 7 December 1924

• West Aust birth registration #1697/1902

• West Aust marriage registration #1145/1924

• New South Wales Births, Deaths & Marriages: DEATH: FLEMMING, EDWARD JOSEPH - registration no. 201729/1987 - father: EDWARD GILBERT RIDGE - mother: ELIZABETH HANNAH - district: 209. (note that this district code represents Eden (L209). first accessed online on the 12th of April 2024 from the NSW Births, Deaths and Marriages search at: https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/deaths?

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/236311366/edward-flemming: accessed April 12, 2024), memorial page for Edward Flemming (unknown–3 Jul 1987), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #236311366, citing Pambula Cemetery, Pambula, Bega Valley Shire, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by Julie Lucas (contributor 48538289).

• Ex-West Perth Footer Star Dropped Wife From His Game Of Love from the Mirror (Perth, WA : 1921 - 1956) of Saturday 9 June 1945, Page 13. first accessed on TROVE on the 12th of April 2024 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/76016806

• TED FLEMMING his profile on the Australian Football website, Author John Devaney. first accessed online on the 12th of April 2024.

• HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE: Edward Joseph FLEMMING © 2024 WEST AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL COMMISSION - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. first accessed online on the 12th of April 2024.

• Ted Flemming (footballer) from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. first accessed online on the 12th of April 2024 at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Flemming_(footballer)

• TED FLEMING (West Perth) from the Mirror (Perth, WA : 1921 - 1956) of Saturday 19 September 1925, Page 1. first accessed on TROVE on the 12th of April 2024 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/76443001?

• TED FLEMMING JOINS SELECT COMPANY from The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1955) of Friday 26 September 1930, Page 2. first accessed on TROVE on the 12th of April 2024 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/79467809?

• SANDOVER MEDAL from the Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954) of Sunday 28 September 1930, Page 5. first accessed on TROVE on the 12th of April 2024 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/58399272?searchTerm=%22Ted%20Flemming%22%20football%20West%20Perth

Further Reading

• West Australian Football Hall of Fame from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. first accessed online on the 12th of April 2024 at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Australian_Football_Hall_of_Fame

• Christian, Geoff & Lee, Jack (John Herbert) & Messenger, Bob & Jordan, Ray (1985), The Footballers: a history of football in Western Australia, St George Books, Perth, Western Australia.

• Inaugural Hall of Fame Player Biographies © 2024 West Perth Football Club. first accessed online on the 12th of April 2024.

• Bill Rainoldi and Ted Flemming (right), West Perth Football Club players. - slwa_b2513387_1 from the State Library of Western Australia Collection. Note: Every effort has been made to trace copyright holders and gain permission for their use. If you believe you are the holder of an object’s copyright used without permission, please contact the State Library of Western Australia.

• Truth (Perth, WA : 1903 - 1931) of Sunday 26 May 1929, Page 5. first accessed on TROVE on the 12th of April 2024 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/208719899?

• FOOTBALL from the Baileys Sporting and Dramatic Weekly (Perth, WA : 1931 - 1933) of Saturday 30 May 1931, Page 13. first accessed on TROVE on the 12th of April 2024 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/266483943?

• KNOWN WHEREVER AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL IS PLAYED from the Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954) of Sunday 16 May 1937, Page 2. first accessed on TROVE on the 12th of April 2024 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/58824385?

• MASCOT TO FOOTBALLER: from The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1955) of Saturday 12 March 1938, Page 5. first accessed on TROVE on the 12th of April 2024 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/83515662?