An army veteran whoy took his own life spent years trying to receive support for his undiagnosed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after fighting in the war in Afghanistan. Jonathan "Jonny" Cole, from Ironville in Derbyshire, was in the military from 1997 until 2013, when he was medically discharged.
After serving 16 years in the Armed Forces he was officially discharged due to hearing loss. The father of three also suffered from PTSD due to being part of a quick reaction force whose job was to recover the bodies or body parts of fallen comrades.
Then, Mr Cole was left hospitalised in the UK after he was involved in a rocket-propelled grenade attack. Following the trauma caused by the incidents, Mr Cole developed PTSD. However, he was never officially diagnosed whilst he was in the military.
