George Leather, of Albion Court, died last November aged 62 from asbestosis, an incurable lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos dust.

He had begun the long process of claiming compensation but died before he could make much progress.

Now his daughter, Christine Lazenby, 38, who lives in Heckmondwike, plans to continue the claim in her father's memory.

She said she decided to fight on after talking with West Yorkshire coroners officer Peter Rose about her father's illness.

She said: "He said that because it was such a bad illness and my dad had already started it but it was quite obvious he would never see it through, I should pursue it.

"In the last 12 months of his life he never left the house. He had really big tanks of oxygen and without that he wouldn't be able to breath. Just going from the chair to the bathroom was like climbing Mount Everest for him.

"Once asbestosis gets hold of you, you've not got long to live. I saw my dad in such a bad way that really I think he deserves a bit of justice."

But to finish the fight her father started she needs to find people who worked with Mr Leather at J Auty's, a plumbing and painting company based in St John Street, Ravensthorpe, between 1964 and 1972.

She said: "My dad was working there before I was born and I was only young so I don't know anything really about the kind of work he did there but he was a painter and decorator by trade.

"I remember him talking to me about it when his illness started and he said they used to do rubbing down. They weren't given any masks so they had no protections from the dust they were breathing in.

"It would be nice if there was someone out there who knew where he worked and the kind of conditions they were in because we've just hit a dead end."

If you remember working alongside George Leather at Auty's, phone Victoria Elves at Raleys Solicitors on 01226 603238.