News & Updates

WWII veteran, Edward Thomas 'Ted' Hayford, passed away peacefully on 3 October 2025, aged 102. Born and raised in North London, Ted grew up with a strong sense of community and service that would stay with him throughout his long life. During World War II, he served with distinction in the Royal Navy aboard minesweepers operating in the Mediterranean, North Africa and Norway - a period he remembered with both pride and humility. After the war, Ted turned his hand to a variety

Bill Lawson died in May 2025. He was 104-years-old. He fought throughout the six years of WWII as an RAF wireless operator acting as the...

The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Stuart Roy Cadman, a heroic D-Day veteran and one of...

WWII veteran, Norman Bartlett, died on 17 March - just one week short of his 99th birthday Norrie Bartlett joined the Navy in June 1942,...

WWII veteran, Reginald Pye, from Burry Port, Carmarthenshire, died on 18 February 2025, aged 101. Reg or Reggie, as he was fondly known,...

WWII Dunkirk and Market Garden veteran Ray Whitwell died on Wednesday 20 November; he was 105. During WWII, war took Ray...

D-Day Naval veteran, Les Underwood, 98, died on Thursday 5 September. On D-Day in June 1944, 18-year-old Les Underwood was on a merchant...

100-year-old WWII veteran, William ‘Bill’ Gladden, who flew into Normandy on D-Day, died at home in Haverhill on 24 April. Bill Gladden...

Tom Schaffer, who was affectionately known as the poster boy of the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans, died on 16 March 2024 - he was...

The Times featured a rather wonderful obituary for WWII veteran, Ron Johnson, who passed away on 16 November 2023, 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...

Tributes have been paid to hero medic, Alec Hall, who tended the wounded defending 'A Bridge Too Far' and has died aged 101. During...

WWII veteran Alec Hall from Southend-on-Sea, died at home on Monday 16 October with his family by his side. Alec Hall served with the 181...

WWII Normandy veteran, Roy ‘Smudger’ Smith, from Sittingbourne in Kent died in hospital on Friday 23 June - he was 97. Roy Smith is...

In September 1944, at the age of 19, Frank Ashleigh was the youngest airman to take part in Operation Market Garden. Frank Ashleigh from...

WWII veteran Tommy Parkinson was born on 6 March 1923 and celebrated his 100th birthday this year. Tommy volunteered for Air Crew when he...

Roy Maxwell was born in Rhyl, North Wales, on 21 February 1922 and was brought up on his grandfather's farm. He married Tegwedd and they...

Born on 21 June 1924, WWII veteran Robert ‘Robbie’ Larnach from Lybster near Caithness in Scotland died on 26 February 2023 aged 98. One...

WWII naval veteran, Len Hobbs, 98, died peacefully at home on Monday 31 October with his daughter Elizabeth at his side. Born on 1 August...

WWII veteran Danny McCrudden, 98, who served with the Royal Navy’s Pacific Fleet on the Destroyer HMS Queenborough died on 22 October...