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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...

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...

Mar 22, 2022

WWII veteran celebrates his 102nd birthday

Major Edwin ‘Ted’ Hunt MVO from Worthing will be celebrating his 102nd birthday on 23 March 2022. Edwin 'Ted' Hunt MVO is a British...

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...

Jun 26, 2021

WWII veteran Major Ted Hunt on Connect Forces with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman

Listen to WWII veteran, Major Ted Hunt, on Connect Forces on Great British Radio with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman. Major Ted...

Jun 5, 2021

Veterans to attend D-Day landings memorial service at the National Memorial Arboretum, TAXI

When the outbreak of the pandemic required the Taxi Charity to return early from an event with WWII veterans in The Netherlands in March...

Jun 4, 2021

WWII veterans visit the Battlefield Line

On Saturday 5 June, a group of WWII veterans were invited to enjoy an afternoon on the Normandy Flyer steam train on the Battlefield...

Jun 3, 2021

Major Ted Hunt and Ian Parsons interviewed on BBC Radio Leicester

Ahead of the Taxi Charity trip to the Battlefield Line on Saturday 5 June and to the National Memorial Arboretum for the 77th anniversary...

Jun 2, 2021

Taxi Charity receives Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service

The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans is thrilled to have been awarded the prestigious Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. The charity...

Apr 10, 2021

101-year-old former Queen’s Bargemaster recalls joking with duke

A 101-year-old veteran and former Queen’s Bargemaster has shared his memories of the late Duke of Edinburgh, recalling their jokes and...

Apr 9, 2021

D-Day veteran and former Queen's Bargemaster pays tribute to Prince Philip after his 2nd Covid jab

Major Ted Hunt was taken to Lancing Parish Hall for his second vaccination by Taxi Charity volunteer, Mike Hughes. Whilst there, the...

Mar 22, 2021

The Taxi Charity reflects on the past 12 months

When the UK went into the first Coronavirus lockdown on 20 March 2020, no one could have predicted that a year later the country would...

Jan 22, 2021

Taxi Charity takes 100-year-old WWII veteran for his Covid vaccination

On 20 January 2021, Major Ted Hunt, who is 100 years old, was taken to Lancing Parish Hall by the Taxi Charity for his Coronavirus...

Dec 24, 2020

80th anniversary of the London Blitz

On the evening of 29 December 1940, London suffered its most devastating air raid. We asked some veterans what memories they have of the...

May 7, 2020

"The Taxi Charity has changed our lives" - Major Edwin (Ted) Hunt

"Well, I can tell you as a veteran, and I know quite a number still alive, I’m a hundred. You have changed our lives. The Taxi Charity...

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