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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...
Jul 5, 2022
The veterans return to Worthing in our iconic black cabs
On 5 July 2022, after a break for the past two summers, 60 black cabs once again made the journey from London to Worthing with a group of...
Jul 1, 2022
Blues and Royals veterans attend ceremony in Montreuil-sur-Mer
The Taxi Charity was delighted to take four Blues and Royals veterans to France for a ceremony to unveil the restored statue of Field...
Jun 22, 2022
Surrey war veteran reunited with military medals thanks to partnership repair mission
A 102-year-old Surrey war hero who was unable to wear his medals due to the condition of the ribbons can finally pin on his honours...
Jun 21, 2022
Taxi Charity takes 24 veterans to British Normandy Memorial
The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans was delighted to take the biggest group yet of veterans to the British Normandy Memorial This...
Jun 15, 2022
WWII veteran revisits the Normandy barn where his life was saved
Last week, D-Day veteran, Bill Gladden, returned to the barn where his life was saved when he was injured in 1944. Bill Gladden, 98, from...
Jun 15, 2022
The Taxi Charity goes Dutch, OnRoute Magazine
After a pause of two years, the Taxi Charity was finally able to revisit the Netherlands this March and May to plan for, and then take...
Jun 14, 2022
WWII veteran hopes to reunite with child he met in Normandy in 1944
WWII veteran, Reginald Pye, has a vivid memory of sharing his food with a young French girl in 1944. He would love to reunite with the...
Jun 14, 2022
Taxi Charity escorts group of veterans to Normandy for the D-Day commemorations
London cab drivers who volunteer for the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans took a group of 24 veterans to Normandy for six days for the...
Jun 13, 2022
Happy 100th birthday, Alec! TAXI
TAXI talks with London cab driver, Pat Granger, about WWII veteran Alec Hall who celebrates his 100th birthday this month... Hi Pat, how...
Jun 1, 2022
Vic Needham Crofton and Tom Weatherall: We were part of the Queen’s coronation
Two veterans have been sharing their memories of the Queen’s coronation in 1953 Veterans Vic Needham-Crofton and Tom Weatherall have...
May 31, 2022
WWII veteran Peter Smoothy to join the Taxi Charity in Normandy for the D-Day Commemorations
On 3 June, volunteer London cab drivers will take 25 WWII veterans to Normandy for the D-Day commemorations. Amongst them will be D-Day...
May 28, 2022
WWII veteran Alec Hall to celebrate his 100th birthday
On 3 June, Alec Hall will be celebrating his 100th birthday with family and friends at his home in Southend Weather permitting, on 3...
May 27, 2022
Anne's helping hand made me a Chelsea Pensioner, Local Hero, Chat Magazine
We were delighted to see Taxi Charity volunteer, Anne Parsons, feature in the Local Hero section of Chat magazine, as nominated by WWII...
May 25, 2022
Fundraiser Malcolm to parachute into Ranville in honour of Signalman Danny Lyons
This September, Malcolm Dean will be parachuting into Ranville, France as near to Pegasus Bridge as allowed, recreating a drop that...
May 21, 2022
Taxi Charity attends First In, Last Out: The Last Men of The 6th Airborne Division exhibition
On Friday 20 May, volunteers from the Taxi Charity attended the opening of the First In, Last Out: The Last Men of The 6th Airborne...
May 13, 2022
WWII Wren attends Liberation Day services in the Netherlands
A WWII veteran was a guest of honour at services in the Netherlands, marking the country’s freedom from Nazi rule. Connie visited the...
May 13, 2022
WWII veteran, Major Edwin ‘Ted’ Hunt MVO, honoured in the Netherlands
Major Ted Hunt’s contribution to the building of the longest floating Bailey bridge of WWII was celebrated in Gennep on 11 May Major Ted...
May 9, 2022
WWII veterans honoured in Dutch Liberation Parade
On 5 May 2022, 25 veterans were applauded as they led the Dutch Liberation Parade through the streets of Wageningen The veterans were...
May 3, 2022
103-year-old WWII veteran takes to the skies in the Netherlands
Veteran Ray Whitwell enjoyed a flight in a glider on 3 May over the skies of Arnhem where he fought during World War II. Ray...
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