According to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Valentine Fleming died on 20 May 1917. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/33

According to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Valentine Fleming died on 20 May 1917. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/337500/ https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-det... He's buried at Templeux-Le-Guerard British Cemetary, France, plot 2, row E, grave 40. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/337500/#&gid=3&pid=1 https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-det... The epitaph on the stone reads "The heights hold peace". https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/337500/#&gid=3&pid=2 https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-det... In 2021, that's just a few clicks away. In 1964, the reporter of the New York Times would have been hard pressed to find and access that information and likely relied on an incorrect second hand source.