William Fleming was born May 23, 1892 at Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland to William & Mary (Bryce) Fleming. He was killed at Belleau-Woods, France on 7 June 1918.

Gave His Life For The Cause of Liberty
Republic County mourns this week its first victim of a German bullet. Corporal William Fleming of this city was killed in action on Friday, June 7th.
The deceased was born May 23, 1892 at Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland, and gave to manhood in that country, having graduated from the Public Academy. He came to America in October 1912, and stayed with his sister Mrs. Hume, then living at St. Joseph, Mo. Shortly after arriving he applied for his first papers to become a citizen of this grand and good country. He worked for the C. B & Q. Railroad for some time, later coming to this city. He worked here as section laborer, apprentice foreman, and later as foreman, being in the employ of the C.R.I. & P. railway for nearly 18 months in this city. He was transferred to Manhattan where he had charge of the section at that city until April 1917, when he enlisted in Co. B., Second Engineers, at St. Joseph Mo. He was sent to El Paso, Texas for his training, and in the month of Spetember 1917 was sent to France.... He was a member of Cuba Lodge No. 362, A.F. & A. M. He leaves to mourn his loss two sisters, Mr. T.C. Preble and Mrs. James Hume and one brother, Robert Fleming of this city, besides five sisters and one brother in Scotland. -- The Cuba Daylight, Cuba, Republic County, Kansas, Thursday, June 20, 1918

The Topeka Daily Capital, Topeka KS
16 June 1918 Sunday
CUBA MAN IS KILLED
Corporal William Fleming Lost Life in France June 7
Cuba, June 15.--(Special)--Corp. William Fleming of this city was killed in France, June 7. He was a member of Company B, Second Missouri engineers, having enlisted in April last year. He was 26 years of age and a member of the local Masonic Lodge. He is survived by a brother and two sisters.

Corporal William FLEMING, 2nd Engineer Regiment, 2nd Division, U.S. Army. Enlisted, Missouri. Died, 7 June 1918. Cemetery: Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, Belleau, France Plot A Row 3 Grave31

Photograph from 1918 publication, "Our Nation's Roll of Honor."