231 results found for "normandy"
- The 76th anniversary of VJ Day: Two veterans share their stories
hadn’t seen him or heard from him for a long time and had no idea that they had both been at D-Day in Normandy
- The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans’ work, City Matters
For our week-long visit to Normandy in June, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day Landings
- The Taxi Charity reflects on the past 12 months
the Netherlands last March, who could have known that our annual trips with veterans to mark D-Day in Normandy
- WWII veteran Roy Miller talks to Taxi about Victory Over Japan Day
I have escorted Doug on many trips including the annual summer trip to Worthing and to Normandy and The
- Guest Blog: Susy Goodwin jumps for the Taxi Charity
I thought of all those young men at Normandy, Arnhem and Italy who had jumped with only one ‘chute to Between them veterans of Normandy, Arnhem and Italy. I was in excellent company.
- 101-year-old former Queen’s Bargemaster recalls joking with duke
Major Ted Hunt, who commanded landing craft onto Gold Beach in Normandy in June 1944, spent 12 years
- Taxi Charity says goodbye to WWII veteran Frank Pendergast with a guard of honour at his funeral
The battalion he was to join held the canal and river bridges at Ranville and Benouville in Normandy
- In conversation with London cabbie Graham Pike, TAXI
Our annual trips to the Netherlands and Normandy for veterans to pay their respects to those who didn
- Taxi Charity bids WWII veteran Fred Glover a final farewell
automatic weapons, grenades and the Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife, Fred flew from RAF Brize Norton into Normandy
- Reaching out to veterans young and old, TAXI
Scott, to transmit a short message from the Bridge echoing D-Day when she transmitted messages to the Normandy
- Veterans enjoy lunch at The RAF Club
their part in D-Day: Marie Scott who sent messages to and from the beaches; Bill Gladden who flew into Normandy
- Remembrance Sunday: We will remember them
"During my annual visits with the Taxi Charity to Normandy and Arnhem we are fortunate to meet lots of
- New year, new home for WWII veteran
I first met him in June 2019 on the charity’s trip to Normandy and I started visiting him after that
- Honouring the fallen, OnRoute Magazine
First up, on the 6 June, 25 veterans visited Normandy to remember the part they played during the D-Day
- Taxi Charity and its veterans featured in History of War magazine
Journalist Tim Williamson went to Normandy at the beginning of June for D-Day and met a lot of the Taxi A big thank you to Fran Lambert who works at the Normandy Tourist Board for sending us the press clippings photo of Fran, Tim Williamson and veteran Peter Appleby along with a few other photos: twitter.com/NormandyPRUK /status/871727590947659776 #HistoryofWarMagazine #TimWilliamson #FranLambert #NormandyTouristBoard
- Fort Southwick switchboard operator Marie Scott awarded the prestigious Legion Of Honour
This summer, Marie Scott will travel with the Taxi Charity to Normandy with a group of 30 WWII veterans
- Chairman's Blog: London cabbies and taxi charities
involving at least 120 cabs and twice as many veterans – we also escorted 160 WWII veterans back to Normandy
- 94-year-old navy veteran reflects on 75th anniversary of VJ Day, SW Londoner
Alfie ‘Fred’ Lee, 94, from Hampshire, who took part in the Normandy landings in early June 1944, before
- Press coverage summary for Marie Scott and RNRMC veterans trip to Portsmouth
Ouest-France) 14 May 2019 Read full article 'People Are Dying There': D-Day Switchboard Operator Remembers Normandy
- Chelsea Pensioner to complete his 100th parachute jump
75th anniversary D-Day visit in June, when the charity will take 30 veterans, in London black cabs, to Normandy