INVESTIGATION FAILINGS FUEL FIGHT FOR JUSTICE


by Paul Kelbie T


HERE was never any doubt that Robert Fleeting would be a


military man.


As a youngster he watched with pride as his father served with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and, almost as soon as he was old enough, he joined the Army Cadets.


When at last he was able to enlist Robert discussed his options with the father he went fishing with, watched movies with and shared a laugh with.


Initially he thought about joining an infantry regiment or becoming a weapons technician, but decided to join the RAF. He thought that by becoming a firefighter he would have skills he could use later in civilian life when he eventually leſt the military.


Robert had been in the RAF for two years when he was posted to RAF Benson in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, in January, 2011. It was his first posting. As Senior Aircraſtsman (SAC), Robert Fleeting was “living the dream.” He was engaged to be married, making long- term plans for the future and enjoying life to the full.


Robert Fleeting, Army Cadet 38 June 2015


Robert had been in the RAF for two years when he was posted to RAF Benson in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, in January 2011.


Today his portrait, in full firefighter uniform, holds pride of place on the living room wall of the family home in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire. It is a poignant reminder to his family, as if they needed one, of the fun-loving, fair- minded, laid-back son and brother they have lost.


Robert died aged 24 in the service of his country on 4 September 2011. But it was not at the hands of a foreign enemy. His lifeless body was found hanging in


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