William Pinder

Born in 1895, he was a miner before he enlisted in August 1914 at Stockton on Tees as a Private in the 5th Battalion DLI - a Territorial battalion based in the south of County Durham. He went to Belgium with "A" Company, 5 DLI in April 1915 and was badly wounded at the 2nd Battle of Ypres, losing an eye. He was discharged from the Army in 1916.

William Pinder, who joined St. Dunstan's for blind ex-servicemen and women in1976, died in July 1983.