William Fleming (Australian politician)
Born in Avon Plains, Victoria to Scottish migrant and station manager John Fleming and his wife Helen (née Hastie), Fleming moved with his family to a farm near Walgett, New South Wales in 1882.A Presbyterian, Fleming married Caroline Benn in 1900; together they had one daughter and two sons.[1] While a member of Federal parliament, Fleming joined the Australian Imperial Force on 6 October 1916 and served as a Driver in the Army Service Corps until his discharge in England on 27 December 1918.In addition to his parliamentary career, William Fleming wrote poetry, novels and books for children through his lifetime.His earliest poems appeared in The Queenslander and The Bulletin in 1896 and 1897, and his last children's book was published in 1939.