William Johnstone Milne was born in 1892 in Cambusnethan, near Wishaw, in Scotland.  In 1910 he arrived in Caron and took up employment on a farm owned by John Kirkland, on the western edge of the Caron Municipality.  With war raging in Europe, Milne walked the 40 kilometres to Moose Jaw to enrol in the 46th Battalion and in 1916 he was shipped overseas.  There he was transferred to a Highland outfit, the 16th Battalion, and in April of 1917 Milne was involved in the Battle of Vimy Ridge. On two occasions he single-handedly destroyed two machine gun emplacements thereby saving the lives of fellow soldiers who were being fired upon.  For this Milne was one of only 16 Canadian soldiers to be awarded the Victoria Cross.  Milne didn’t however survive the day and his remains were never recovered.  His achievement is recognised by a plaque that stands near the entrance to the farm where he worked before going to war.