227 items found for "normandy"
- A message of thanks from veteran collector, Tom Weatherall
organised by the charity and have been taken to commemoration services, both here as well as Belgium, Normandy Tom Weatherall, BEM (ex-RAF) Standard Bearer (London and Middlesex) for Normandy Veterans Association
- WWII veteran Major Ted Hunt on Connect Forces with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman
Major Ted was a Captain with the Royal Engineers on D-Day, commanding 15 landing craft on Gold Beach in Normandy
- Taxi Charity celebrates 75th anniversary at Bedford Arms
Bill was also on our first visit to Normandy in June 1994 – as was Paul Davis. "We escorted over 150 Normandy veterans on that trip, each driver was responsible for two veterans, and events became more frequent and when the charity started planning ambitious trips to the Netherlands and Normandy
- WWII veteran may miss liberation event over passport delays, Evening Standard
Peter Smoothy, who served in the Royal Navy and landed on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, said his passport could be processed in time but was worried it will not even arrive before a similar journey to Normandy
- With the D-Day veterans, Echo Magazine
The article laments the fact that the pandemic has once again prevented our veterans from visiting Normandy
- WWII veteran Roy Maxwell celebrates his 100th birthday
standing by the Bill Millin statue, taken in 2016 above Sword Beach, during a Taxi Charity trip to Normandy Roy is such a popular member of the Taxi Charity family and he has been with us on trips to Normandy
- WWII veteran paints famous care home cat, TAXI
I flew into Normandy in a glider as part of the D-Day operations on June 6th. What was the scene like when you landed in Normandy? Bill: In June, I will be travelling back to Normandy for the D-Day commemorations.
- "It was a fantastic weekend throughout" - John McClements
say how much we appreciate the hard work and generosity that make it possible for occasions like the Normandy
- WWII veteran Geoff Pulzer has passed away, aged 97
Seventy-five years later, he was back in Normandy with the Taxi Charity to mark D-Day and celebrated After the trip to Normandy in 2019, Geoff sent the charity a lovely thank you email from which this extract like to take this opportunity to tell you how much Julienne and I enjoyed the very nostalgic trip to Normandy
- Wonderful endorsements from the 'Friends of the Taxi Charity' Facebook Group
Secretary of The Spirit of Normandy Trust 6 Nov 2020 Well done you chaps, “Keep on Keeping on”... Secretary of The Spirit of Normandy Trust 1 Nov 2020
- Chairman, Ian Parsons, discusses all things Taxi Charity before stepping down this autumn, TAXI
They were both from our 2019 trip to Normandy. major role at several landmark military anniversaries across the UK, as well as in The Netherlands and Normandy posted out thousands of cards – those we created and those we received from a multitude of supporters in Normandy
- A tribute to WWII veteran, Harry Bailey
He was presented with the Légion d’Honneur in 2016, while in Normandy with the Taxi Charity.
- Standard saves the day after showing support for 97-year-old veteran caught up in passport crisis
Mr Smoothy, of Herne Bay, Kent, served in the Royal Navy and landed on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day
- VJ Day 75 event for veterans, TAXI
Veterans supports have had a very disappointing few months; unable to go on the charity’s annual visits to Normandy
- Taxi Charity receives £18,000 funding from ABF The Soldiers’ Charity
the Taxi Charity’s 75th anniversary events, including social occasions in the UK as well as trips to Normandy
- Group of Second World War veterans meet for lunch in London, Evening Standard
Arctic convoys, members of the Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS) and veterans who landed at Normandy
- Chairman's Blog: 2020 Review and Special Thanks
We also received many hundreds of greeting cards and goodwill messages from the Netherlands and Normandy Geoffrey Riesel The Pigeon Club South Holmwood Village Richard Palusinski and Mary Stewart (Spirit of Normandy VE-Day - Three days of events in London (CANCELLED) 29 May - 2 Jun: Dunkirk (CANCELLED) June 4 - 8 Jun: Normandy trip including Inauguration of Normandy Memorial (POSTPONED) 11 Jun: Golf Day fundraiser (CANCELLED)
- Clayhall D-Day veteran Len Brace dies of coronavirus, Ilford Recorder
d’Honneur in 2015 in recognition of his contribution to the liberation of France, travelled back to Normandy His children hope to spread his ashes on the beaches of Normandy after the lockdown is lifted. year Len reminisced about his time dodging bullets as they whipped around his Ford Jeep during the Normandy and had to get to Villers-Le-Sec, which was to be home for the next 10 weeks until they broke out of Normandy Cllr Linda Huggett said: “He used to reminisce about his wartime experiences when he landed on the Normandy
- Anne's helping hand made me a Chelsea Pensioner, Local Hero, Chat Magazine
We were on a trip to Normandy organised by the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans.
- Charity helps 100-year-old D-Day veteran pay tribute to fallen comrades, Forces.net
Each year, Ted Hunt normally visits Normandy to pay his respects to those killed on D-Day in 1944 A charity has helped a 100-year-old veteran commemorate D-Day after his trip to Normandy was cancelled over the Ted Hunt, a former Royal Engineer, each year visits Normandy to honour his fallen comrades.
