Mr Leonard Phillips Military Service: Mr Phillips was in the Royal Navy from 1964 – 1998. He worked on the flight deck as Flight Deck Officer of the HMS Ark Royal and was exposed to Phantom and Buccaneer jets taking off and landing. The accommodation was directly underneath the launching catapult

Mr Anthony Reynolds served as a soldier and an officer from 1970 to 1994 spending a total of 24 years serving. He wore a headset near enough constantly throughout his working shifts, the radios delivered heavy noise while delivery morse code. When he served in Belfast he was involved in

Military Service: Mr Ralph Irwin served in the Army Irish Guards from 1988 till 2004 and he was exposed to noise during this time. I joined the Army at 16 years old and served in the Balkans, N Ireland, and the Middle East on operations. My hearing has suffered a

Exposure To Noise –  Mr Sim served in the Royal Air Force for many years, he was exposed to a lot of noise from the aircraft engines. The jets were taking off and landing on a daily basis and reeving their engines on the landing strip. Mr Sim also spent

RAF Veteran Mrs Prudence Hardie Success! Mrs Hardie carried out service within the RAF from September 1956 to June 1971 and was exposed to noise during this time. How Mrs Hardie was affected!  Prudence felt very isolated due to her hearing loss and with her also being partially sighted this

How Mr David Edwards was exposed to noise during his military service:  Mr Edwards was in the Royal Navy from 1966-1977, he worked in the engine rooms which were very loud. There was no hearing protection offered, the ship he was based on had 12 engines! He was also exposed