Allan Percy Fleming (1912 - 2001)

Born 5 Mar 1912 in Carlton, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Died 18 Jan 2001 at age 88 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Biography

Allan Fleming is Notable.

Allan Fleming was born in Victoria, Australia

Allan Percy Fleming, the son of Margery Marie (Waters) Fleming and Albert Henry Percy Fleming, was born in Carlton, Victoria on 5 March 1912.^[1][2]

Allan enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in 1939, attaining the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.^[2]

He served as the National Librarian of Australia from 1970 to 1974.^[3]

Allan died in Melbourne on 18 January 2001. He was 88.^[4][5] His funeral was held on 19 January 2001 at Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Springvale.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Victoria BDM birth registration number 1910/1912. Name: Allen Percy Fleming; father: Albt; mother: Waters Margery; place: Carlton. Accessed 17 June 2023. Although the birth record has "Allen", all other records found have "Allan", so "Allen" has been taken to be an error.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} War service record at National Archives of Australia: Fleming Allan Percy. Contents date range: 1939 - 1948. Service Number: VX3359. Date of birth: 05 Mar 1912. Place of birth: Melbourne Vic. Place of enlistment: South Melbourne Vic. Next of Kin: Fleming M. Series number: B883. National Archives Australia: 6223420. Digital copy. Accessed 17 June 2023. CC BY 3.0 AU © Commonwealth of Australia (National Archives of Australia) 2019. 39 pages.
3. ↑ Librarian promoted to national post (1970, May 15). The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), p. 1. Retrieved June 17, 2023, from National Library of Australia Trove 110321314. "The Parliamentary Librarian, Mr A. P. Fleming, has been appointed to succeed Sir Harold White as National Librarian..."
4. ↑ Allan Percy Fleming, died 18 January 2001 aged 88 late of Melbourne. Obituary published on 9 February 2001 in Herald Sun (Melbourne), cited in: Ryerson Index Inc., "The Ryerson Index to Death Notices and Obituaries in Australian Newspapers." Accessed 17 June 2023.
5. ↑ Allan Percy Fleming, died 18 January 2001 aged 88. Death notice published on 22 January 2001 in The Age (Melbourne), cited in: Ryerson Index Inc., "The Ryerson Index to Death Notices and Obituaries in Australian Newspapers." Accessed 17 June 2023.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 17 June 2023), memorial page for Allan Fleming (5 Mar 1912–18 Jan 2001) Find A Grave: Memorial #244538679, citing Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Springvale, Greater Dandenong City, Victoria, Australia; maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980). Plot Agonis, Bed 2, Shrub 04.

See also:

• Wikipedia: Allan Percy Fleming
• Wikidata: Item Q17418699