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...
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Sep 23, 2022
Videos: The Taxi Charity talks with WWII veterans about their role in Operation Market Garden
September 2022 marks the 78th anniversary of Operation Market Garden, an Allied military operation during the Second World War fought in...
Oct 11, 2021
Ron Johnson says thank you to the Dutch people on his 100th birthday
WWII veteran, Ron Johnson, took time out from his 100th birthday celebrations to say thank you to the people of the Netherlands who he...
Oct 10, 2021
World War Two prison camp escapee celebrates 100th birthday, BBC
A pilot who escaped a prisoner of war camp after being captured in Allied attempts to end World War Two early has celebrated his 100th...
Sep 28, 2021
WWII veteran Ron Johnson celebrates his 100th birthday
Ron Johnson from Shrivenham, Swindon, will be celebrating his 100th birthday on 9 October with a party. When Ron was born in 1921, King...
Sep 6, 2021
500 Not Out, TAXI!
For the five hundredth edition, TAXI spoke to five veterans whose combined age is 500 about what London cabbies mean to them. Volunteer...
Aug 1, 2021
WWII veteran Ron Johnson on Connect Forces with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman
Listen to WWII veteran, Ron Johnson, on Connect Forces on Great British Radio with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman. Ron talks...
Feb 22, 2021
WWII veteran and London cabbie form great friendship
WWII veteran, Ron Johnson, and London cabbie, Peter Carey, met through the Taxi Charity and have become great friends Peter Carey has...
Oct 19, 2019
Chairman's Blog: A September to remember
The Taxi Charity organised two trips to the Netherlands during September 2019. The first was for the annual Airborne Walking March, known...
Sep 25, 2017
The Soldiers’ Charity supports ‘Back To The Beaches’ with the Taxi Charity
The Taxi Charity For Military Veterans, formally known as The London Taxi Benevolent Association For War Disabled (LTBAFWD), was founded...
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