Phoebe Raddings (1908–2002)

Born in 1908 in Sutton, Surrey, fifth of six children, Phoebe Kemp became profoundly deaf after an accident at the age of three. After veterinary training she ran her own animal parlour; then spent most of World War II in the Land Army. She subsequently worked for Saunders Roe, married Jimmie Raddings, and they moved with the company to the Isle of Wight after the war. She played a large part in organizations there, such as the Red Cross and the Cub/Scout movement. She died there in 2002.