A Bath woman is to receive Pounds 76,250 in damages from theMinistry of Defence after her father, a retired civil servant, diedas a result of exposure to asbestos while working on board navalships. Leslie Elwall, 85, died two years ago after developingmesothelioma as a direct result of coming into contact with asbestoswhen he worked as a technical officer on vessels such as HMS ArkRoyal and HMS Albion at the Portsmouth naval base.
His daughter, Irene Morris, brought a compensation claim on herfather's behalf after his death. The family's solicitor, asbestoslaw expert Brigitte Chandler, of Swindon legal firm Charles Lucas &Marshall, said: "Asbestos continued to be used on ships during the1940s, 1950s and 1960s, even though the Government was well aware ofthe dangers.
"Many people have become ill as a result and the numbers dyingfrom mesothelioma are expected to rise for a number of years."
Mr Elwall joined what was then the Admiralty in Bath in 1947 towork as a draughtsman and technical officer.
His job meant he had to live on board ships moored at Portsmouthfor two to three weeks at a time while they were being refitted, aprocess which meant asbestos lagging on cylinders, boilers and pipeswas exposed. Support for families and widows of asbestos sufferersin the South West can be obtained via 01793 813616.
Service personnel are covered by Crown immunity from being ableto claim on such health-and-safety cases.
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