Maggie, 87
“I volunteered as a part of the Women’s Royal Naval service ( WRENS) in 1944 as Radar Plotter, I served in this position until I was 21. I began to lose my sight partially due to an age-related eye disease known as macular degeneration- I find it hard to recognise faces but still live my daily life as normal”
Ron, 87
“ I was in the Korean war when I was 23 from 1950 to 1953. My blindness isn't war related but instead I lost it to a disease referred to as AMD which stands for Age-related Macular degeneration, therefore over time I completely lost my vision and along with that I'm partially deaf.-you can't live life too seriously”.
Harry, 89
“I was apart of the Royal Navy Force when I was just 17 years old and thats were I met my wife Maggie in 1945, Im partially sighted due to AMD ( Age related macular degeneration), I find it hard to read nowadays but still can do everyday activities such as golf”
Bernard ( Ben ), 98
“I was apart of the the largest special forces of the 2nd World War called the Chindits, I was sent to North Burma for 4 years on the Burma Campaign against Japan. The Japanese weren't very merciful- not many of us survived.”
Jim,94
“ I was a service man and went to China for a few years and then got transferred to Germany for a few years after but had to leave the army due to my sight loss through an eye disease called Cataracts, which is a blurring of the lens making everything I see blurry.”
Nadia, 90
“I started my career in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force as a Plotter based in Bath underground for 3 years in 1941 when I was 17, until I left to be a part of No11 Fighter Command in an underground bunker in Uxbridge.- My macula was damaged in both eyes and therefore I can only see the outlines of people and things meaning I have no central vision”.
