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Nov 27

Obituary: Raymond ‘Ray’ Whitwell (17 March 1919 - 20 November 2024)

WWII Dunkirk and Market Garden veteran Ray Whitwell died on Wednesday 20 November; he was 105. During WWII, war took Ray...

Sep 27

Obituary: WWII veteran Leslie ‘Les’ Underwood (2 March 1926 – 5 September 2024)

D-Day Naval veteran, Les Underwood, 98, died on Thursday 5 September. On D-Day in June 1944, 18-year-old Les Underwood was on a merchant...

Apr 26

Obituary: Bill Gladden 13 January 1924 - 24 April 2024

100-year-old WWII veteran, William ‘Bill’ Gladden, who flew into Normandy on D-Day, died at home in Haverhill on 24 April. Bill Gladden...

Mar 21

Obituary: Tom Schaffer 25 April 1926 - 16 March 2024

Tom Schaffer, who was affectionately known as the poster boy of the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans, died on 16 March 2024 - he was...

Feb 3

Ron Johnson's Obituary, The Times

The Times featured a rather wonderful obituary for WWII veteran, Ron Johnson, who passed away on 16 November 2023, aged 102.

Dec 2, 2023

Former Essex Regiment and Glider Pilot Regiment veteran Captain Ron Johnson has died, aged 102

WWII veteran Captain Ron Johnson 09.10.1921 - 16.11.2023 On 16 November, former Essex Regiment and Glider Pilot Regiment veteran, Captain...

Oct 24, 2023

Tributes to 'Bridge Too Far' hero as he dies aged 101, Daily Express

Tributes have been paid to hero medic, Alec Hall, who tended the wounded defending 'A Bridge Too Far' and has died aged 101. During...

Oct 22, 2023

Obituary: Alec Hall 3 June 1922 - 16 October 2023

WWII veteran Alec Hall from Southend-on-Sea, died at home on Monday 16 October with his family by his side. Alec Hall served with the 181...

Jun 29, 2023

Obituary: Roy Smith 28 November 1925 - 23 June 2023

WWII Normandy veteran, Roy ‘Smudger’ Smith, from Sittingbourne in Kent died in hospital on Friday 23 June - he was 97. Roy Smith is...

Jun 21, 2023

Obituary: Frank Ashleigh 23 December 1924 - 18 June 2023

In September 1944, at the age of 19, Frank Ashleigh was the youngest airman to take part in Operation Market Garden. Frank Ashleigh from...

Jun 14, 2023

Obituary: 100-year-old WWII veteran Tommy Parkinson from Gospel Oak died on 2 June 2023

WWII veteran Tommy Parkinson was born on 6 March 1923 and celebrated his 100th birthday this year. Tommy volunteered for Air Crew when he...

Apr 6, 2023

Obituary: WWII veteran Roy Maxwell died in hospital on 4 April 2023 at the age of 101

Roy Maxwell was born in Rhyl, North Wales, on 21 February 1922 and was brought up on his grandfather's farm. He married Tegwedd and they...

Mar 23, 2023

Obituary: WWII veteran Robert ‘Robbie’ Larnach L’dH

Born on 21 June 1924, WWII veteran Robert ‘Robbie’ Larnach from Lybster near Caithness in Scotland died on 26 February 2023 aged 98. One...

Nov 16, 2022

Obituary: WWII Naval veteran Len Hobbs

WWII naval veteran, Len Hobbs, 98, died peacefully at home on Monday 31 October with his daughter Elizabeth at his side. Born on 1 August...

Nov 1, 2022

Respects paid to WWII veteran Danny McCrudden who has died aged 98, Charity Today

WWII veteran Danny McCrudden, 98, who served with the Royal Navy’s Pacific Fleet on the Destroyer HMS Queenborough died on 22 October...

Oct 18, 2022

WWII veteran John Bosley dies aged 97

WWII veteran, John Bosley, from Warminster died on Tuesday 4 October, aged 97. Born in 1925, John enlisted in 1943 at the age of 17, and...

Oct 17, 2022

WWII veteran John Clarke MBE dies, aged 98

WWII veteran, John Clarke MBE, from Ware in Hertfordshire died on Wednesday 5 October aged 98. Born 19 April 1924, John was just 17 when...

Oct 4, 2022

WWII veteran Albert Wiltshire dies aged 99

WWII veteran, Albert Wiltshire, who served with Combined Operations in the Royal Navy in WWII died on 16 September at the age of 99...

Aug 3, 2022

WWII veteran Alfie ‘Fred’ Lee dies, aged 95

On Thursday 28 July, Alfie ‘Fred’ Lee, from Odiham in Hampshire, a much-loved member of the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans, died at...

Jul 13, 2022

Obituary: Major Edwin ‘Ted’ Hunt MVO

On 9 July 2022, WWII veteran and former Queens’s Bargemaster Major Ted Hunt MVO died aged 102 Edwin ‘Ted’ Hunt MVO, a retired waterman...

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