Leonard Stuart Darling (1909 - 1992)

Born 14 Aug 1909 in South Yarra, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Phyllis Maude (Gilford) Darling — married 7 Jul 1937 in Holy Trinity Church, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Died 24 Jun 1992 at age 82 in South Australia, Australia

Biography

Leonard Darling is Notable.

Leonard Stuart Darling (1909-1992)'

Leonard Stuart Darling (14 August 1909 – 24 June 1992) was an Australian cricketer who played in 12 Tests from 1933 to 1937.Len Darling From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Leonard Stuart Darling was born in 1909 at South Yarra, Victoria, Australia. He was the son of Edward Darling and Elizabeth Kemp.^[1]

Leonard Stuart Darling married Phyllis Gilford in 1937 at Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. ^[2]

Leonard Stuart Darling passed away in 1992 at South Australia, Australia. ^[3]

Military Service

Leonard Darling is an Anzac who served in World War Two.

Leonard Stuart Darling served in the Australian Army as a Lance Sergeant in the 24th Australian Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery during World War II. ^[4]

World War Two Service ^[5]

Veteran Details

Name DARLING, LEONARD STUART

Service Australian Army

Service Number SX16816

Date of Birth 14 Aug 1909

Place of Birth SOUTH YARA, VIC

Date of Enlistment 27 Jan 1942

Locality on Enlistment UNLEY PARK, SA

Place of Enlistment ADELAIDE, SA

Next of Kin DARLING, PHYLLIS

Date of Discharge 02 Jan 1946

Rank Lance Sergeant

Posting at Discharge 24 AUSTRALIAN HEAVY ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY

Prisoner of War No

Honours None for display

Cricket Career

In ESPNCRICINFO he is described as:

Leonard Stuart Darling, the Australian left-handed batsman who played in 12 Test matches between the wars, died at Adelaide on June 24, 1992, aged 82. Len Darling was athletically built and a graceful, dashing player with a fine array of attacking strokes which he used to good effect in the Sheffield Shield for Victoria from 1931-32 to 1936-37. He had few chances to show what he could do at Test level, but looked the part more than once before his sudden retirement at the end of 1936-37.

In 100 first-class matches he made 5,780 runs for an average of 42.50, which included 16 hundreds. His total in 12 Tests was 474 runs at 27.88. He was a superb fielder in any position and a moderate right-arm medium-pace bowler,

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: VIC, Australia BDM Index DARLING Leonard Stuart |Birth |Mother: Elizth Annie Agnes KEMP |Father: Edwd Ernt |Born: SOUTH YARRA |Year: 1909 |Reg. No. 22969/1909 |Reg. Victoria, Australia
2. ↑ Marriage: Genealogy SA Year: 1937 |Reg. No.:379/2697| DARLING Leonard Stuart married GILFORD Phyllis |Reg. Adelaide, SA, Australia
3. ↑ Death Notice: : Genealogy SA Advertiser DARLING Leonard Stuart (Len) 1992
4. ↑ World War 2 Service: National Archives Australia - Name Search DARLING LEONARD STUART : Service Number - SX16816 : Date of birth - 14 Aug 1909 : Place of birth - SOUTH YARA VIC : Place of enlistment - ADELAIDE SA : Next of Kin - DARLING PHYLLIS
5. ↑ World War 2 Service: DVA's Nominal Rolls

• Len Darling from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. first accessed online on the 26th of September, 2020 at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Len_Darling

• Len Darling from the ESPNCRICINFO site, first accessed online on the 26th of September, 2020 at: https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/4899.html

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213950757/leonard-stuart-darling : accessed 26 September 2020), memorial page for Leonard Stuart Darling (14 Aug 1909–24 Jun 1992), Find a Grave Memorial no. 213950757, citing Centennial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, Mitcham City, South Australia, Australia ; Maintained by Doug Hooper (contributor 47401292) . (NO Gravestone PHOTOGRAPH)

See also:

• Fairfax Corporation. (1934). Australian cricket player Leonard Stuart Darling batting during a game, New South Wales, 1 February 1934 Retrieved September 26, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-163240240

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