A KOREAN War veteran is looking for other soldiers who fought in the campaign to help him with a nationwide survey.

Ashley Cunningham-Boothe, from Warwickshire, says he is greatly concerned about the health of fellow veterans who fought in both Korea and Japan.

He is now conducting a national health survey and is appealing for old soldiers to get in touch.

He has prepared a questionnaire asking if veterans visited Hiroshima and if they have suffered any illnesses, including heart and respiratory conditions. He has enlisted the help of a doctor in his research and hopes that his findings may help with any war pension claims or appeals.

Ashley said he was worried about the number of soldiers who died in their '40s and '50s after serving in Korea.

He said: "I was a very athletic person until the war, an exceptionally good swimmer.

But since 1953 he has had 45 health problems. During his research as founder and vice-president of the British Korean Veterans Association he found that, in one branch alone, 41 veterans had died from cancer and heart disease.

Ashley claims the illnesses were caused by exposure to radiation from the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs, leaks from a Russian nuclear complex and the toxic effects of DDT and diesel fuel. For more information, contact Mr Cunningham-Boothe at 32 Hatherell Road, Radford Semele, near Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. Telephone 01926 422511,

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