William Fleming

William George Fleming GC (1865–1954) was a lifeboatman from Gorleston-on-Sea on the east coast of Norfolk, England. His service with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) spanned nearly fifty years, in which time he won the George Cross and the RNLI Medal in Gold and in Silver, and the Bronze Medal three times. Gorleston, just a small distance from the Lifeboat station. He joined the crew of the Great Yarmouth and Gorleston lifeboat in the mid-1880s.

In addition, in 1924 Fleming was awarded the Empire Gallantry Medal for the Hopelyn rescue, As a George Cross recipient he received the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal in 1953.

Legacy A blue "heritage" plaque to commemorate William G. Fleming GC was unveiled on Monday, 23 October 2017 at 11 Pavilion Road, Gorleston, where he lived whilst serving as coxswain.

In December 2019 the Finance Shop, a local firm offering independent financial advice, relocated to custom-built premises on Morton Peto Road on the Harfrey's Industrial Estate in Great Yarmouth. This new building, William Fleming House, was named in honour of Coxswain William "Billy" Fleming.