Ronald Haines's survival and faithful service despite physical disability
Published November 12, 2026 at 7:51 AM
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Ronald Haines, a member of the Gorleston Branch in Suffolk, suffered from TB in the late 1920s after drinking infected milk in Ireland, resulting in the loss of a finger from each hand and his left leg below the knee. Despite these severe physical challenges, he served in the Coastguards during World War II, married, raised a family, was baptized in October 1954, and serves as an Elder's Group Leader.
Fuller account of this event (the complete account as preserved in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 132, No. 09 (1970)):
Ronald Haines, a member of the Gorleston Branch, suffered from T.B. in the late 1920's after drinking infected milk in Ireland, resulting in the loss of a finger from each hand and his left leg below the knee. Despite these severe physical challenges, he served in the Coastguards during World War II, married, raised a family, was baptized in October, 1954, and serves as an Elder's Group Leader.
In Their Own Words
“When Ronald was a young man his family moved to Ireland to live—this was during the IRA troubles in the late 20's—and while over there he drank some Infected milk which caused him to have TB. This resulted in the loss of a finger from each hand and the left leg below the knee. But affliction hasn't dampened Ronald's spirit. As soon as he was able he went to a college for the disabled and trained as a tailor . . . but after completing his training, he disliked the job so much he never took it up to earn his living! Instead he joined the Coastguards, and in fact served in the Coastguards during the Second World War. . . . Ronald and his family were all baptised in October 1954, and he has since worked hard in Sunday School, MIA and is now an Elder's Group Leader. — Millennial Star 132:9”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), Vol. 132, No. 09 (1970). https://archive.org/details/millennialstar13209eng (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Complete account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 132, No. 09 (1970) https://archive.org/details/millennialstar13209eng
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