News & Updates

On Sunday 16 August, the Taxi Charity arranged for volunteer cabbies to drive 25 veterans from across London and the south east to join...

Over 120 veterans and their families were treated to a trip down memory lane and an afternoon of entertainment during a special concert...

To mark the 75th anniversary of VJ Day on Saturday 15 August, the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans is delivering specially commissioned...

August 15 marks the 75th anniversary of Victory Over Japan Day, the day the Japanese surrendered bringing about an end to the Second...

WWII veteran Fred Lee, 94, talks to BFBS about enlisting in the Navy as a boy, and discusses where he was when the war ended. #BFBS #VJDay

The Kavernacle talks to 96-year-old Roy 'Doug' Miller about his service in WWII where he took on Japanese Kamikazes. #TheKavernacle

A veteran of the Second World War conflict against Japan will be one the survivors of the Pacific conflict to join with Prince Charles...

The Taxi Charity recently received a donation from Caroline Upcraft, in memory of her father, Leslie Brewster, who served in the Pacific...

Two Navy veterans have shared their memories of surviving kamikaze attacks and sniper fire to make it through to the end of the Second...

Ahead of VJ Day, WWII veteran, Alfie “Fred” Lee (94), spoke with Andrew Pierce from LBC about his experiences in the Far East. #LBC #VJDay

Navy gunner Roy 'Doug' Miller fought off Japanese suicide planes from aircraft carrier HMS Indomitable. Roy said: "We had several brushes...

Two sailor brothers survived invasions on both Allied fronts during the war. Stoker Alfie 'Fred' Lee, 94, and late sibling Frank were at...

The Prince of Wales, accompanied by Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall, will lead the UK in a national moment of remembrance and...

Ahead of the 75th anniversary of the surrender of Japan, that ultimately led to the end of WWII, the Taxi Charity spoke to some veterans...

Representatives from the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans joined family and friends on Friday 17 July 2020 to pay their respects at the...

WWII veteran Roy “Doug” Miller, a regular on trips with the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans, spoke to Taxi about the 75th anniversary...

Listen to WWII veterans, Danny McCrudden (aged 96) and Tommy Parkinson (97), singing their hearts out for Dame Vera Lynn. #BFBS

Last year was an extraordinary year in the Taxi Charity's history. The wide range of events, trips and historic anniversaries made 2019,...

I count myself as one very lucky old lady, for whom the last five years have been unbelievably exciting courtesy of the Taxi Charity. The...

Pupils from College St. Louis in Cabourg have remained in contact with WWII veterans during lockdown by regularly emailing snippets of...