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Fleming and Churchill

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JonW | 10:36 Mon 05th Jan 2004 | History
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Did Sir Alexander Fleming's father really rescue a young Sir Winston Churchill from a Scottish bog and have his son's schooling paid for by Sir Winston's grateful father? Just read this in a church magazine but had never heard it before.
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A lovely story but it belongs in the Urban Legends category along with other colourful myths. Have a look at the wonderful Snopes website, or here's the indepth tale from the BBC website:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/letter_from_
america/3160091.stm

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