Camera Workers, 1858-1950

The British Columbia, Alaska and Yukon Photographic Directory, 1858-1950

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Fleming, Charles Harold

Male 1896 - 1916  (20 years)

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  • Name Fleming, Charles Harold 
    Birth 6 Jan 1896  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • His baptismal record in the BC Archives Baptism Index gives a birth date of 6 Jan 1896, which is correct. On his Canadian Expeditionary Force attestation paper he gave his birth date as 6 Jan 1896. The Victoria Daily Times published a birth notice on 7 Jan 1896 (p. 8) with a birth date of 6 Jan 1896.
    Christening 4 Jul 1910  St. Paul's Church, Esquimalt, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • The BC Archives Baptismal Index record gives a birth date of 6 Jan 1896.
    Gender Male 
    Business Address/Year 1913-1914  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Address:
    1014 Government St.
    Fleming Brothers
    Victoria, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1915  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Address:
    1014 Government St.
    Harold Fleming
    Victoria, BC
    Canada 
    Death 26 Sep 1916  France or Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 11] 
    Burial British Cemetery, Courcelette, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Association Fleming, Harold (Relationship: Father) 
    Person ID I2311  Camera Workers | F, vol. 2, 1901-1950
    Last Modified 25 Jan 2023 

  • Documents
    C.H. Fleming birth notice, <i>Victoria Daily Times</i>, 7 Jan 1896, p. 8.    		C.H. Fleming birth notice, Victoria Daily Times, 7 Jan 1896, p. 8.
    When his birth was registered with Vital Statistics on 29 Apr 1896, the date was erroneously recorded as 6 Feb 1896.

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Commercial.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: Initially apprenticed to his father, Harold Fleming, and his uncle Edgar Fleming, he then worked as a photographer for their firm, the Fleming Brothers. Following its dissolution, he continued as a photographer with his father. He lived with his parents at their home in Oak Bay. Upon enlistment on 15 Dec 1915 in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he gave his occupation as photographer. He served in France where he was killed in action in France or Belgium less than six months after volunteering.

  • Sources 
    1. [S674] (Victoria) Times, 7 Jan 1896, 8.
      "Birth"

    2. [S725] BVIPA birth registration.
      Registration no. 1896-09-008222 (microfilm B13812)

    3. [S726] BVIPA baptism index.
      Microfilm B16241

    4. [S796] HENVIC12, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1912).
      Victoria: not listed

    5. [S798] HENVIC13, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1913), 523.
      Victoria: Fleming Chas H appr Fleming Bros r 948 Foul Bay Rd

    6. [S801] TREVIC14, (Victoria: Tregillus-Thompson Ltd., 1914), 511.
      Victoria: Fleming Charles photogr r 948 Foul Bay Rd

    7. [S745] HENVIC14, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1914), 406.
      Victoria: Fleming Chas H r 948 Foul Bay Rd

    8. [S802] HENVIC15, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1915), 352.
      Victoria: Fleming Chas photogr Harold Fleming r 948 Foul Bay Rd

    9. [S730] Personnel Records of the First World War (Web site), (Library and Archives Canada).
      Name: Fleming, Charles Harold
      Regimental Number: 180043
      URL (accessed 22 Jan 2023): https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=388901

    10. [S674] (Victoria) Times, 10 May 1917, 15.
      "Reported Dead"

    11. [S674] (Victoria) Times, 7 Sep 1917, 7.
      "Killed on Stretcher"

    12. [S1065] Commonwealth War Graves Commission (Web site).
      URL (accessed 22 Jan 2023): https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/195916/c-h-fleming/