William Thomas Darling

William Thomas Darling was a Redan bootmaker.

History
William Thomas Darling, known by the local kids as Capt. Darling. His real rank was just a private. A farm worker from Glenthompson, he was married with one child when he enlisted at Hamilton in May 1916. He arrived in France to serve with the 39th Battalion on 7 July 1917. On 31 July 1917 he was shot in the left leg which had to be amputated. The School of Mines taught bootmaking to injured soldiers after WW1.