Photo Gallery: Dutch Liberation Commemorations 2023
The Taxi Charity recently escorted a number of veterans to the Netherlands for the 2023 Dutch Liberation commemorations. The group...
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News & Updates
- Apr 6
Obituary: WWII veteran Roy Maxwell died in hospital on 4 April 2023 at the age of 101
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...
- Mar 21
WWII veteran overwhelmed by tattoo
In 2022, WWII veteran Roy Maxwell was in Normandy for the D-Day commemorations with the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans. On 5 June,...
- Mar 21
Taxi Charity card offers fond memories for WWII veteran
Each month, over one hundred veterans receive a card from the Taxi Charity. One earlier this year, featuring a Lancaster, evoked memories...
- Mar 13
Hannah O’Sullivan hosts Q&A with two inspirational WWII veterans for International Women’s Day 2023
On 6 March 2023, the Taxi Charity held a special event at the RAF Club to mark International Women’s Day. Former Sky and CNBC Europe main...
- Mar 7
The Taxi Charity hosts a special event to mark International Women's Day
On Monday 6 March 2023, the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans hosted an event at The RAF Club in London to celebrate International...
- Mar 3
WWII veteran Harry Rawlins features on Royal Hospital Chelsea's Desert Island Discs
A huge thank you to the Royal Hospital Chelsea for giving us permission to share this interview with Chelsea Pensioner Harry Rawlins....
- Feb 20
The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans celebrates 75 years of service, Forces News
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans and the milestone was celebrated in style at the Royal Air...
- Feb 16
RAF veteran and retired cab driver talks about his long association with the Taxi Charity
2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans. One man who has been associated with the charity for almost...
- Feb 12
Fantastic photos of our veterans at the RAF Club
Thirty of our wonderful veterans attended a lunch at the RAF Club to kick off the Taxi Charity's 75th anniversary celebrations. Here's a...
- Feb 11
WWII veteran Mervyn Kersh 98 interviewed by GB News
On Friday 11 February, we organised a special lunch for a number of veterans at the RAF Club in London to launch our 75th anniversary...
- Feb 1
New course from BFBS Academy to get veterans into production management
Applications are now open for the 2023 BFBS Academy Production Managers Course for veterans and service leavers. This course is fully...
- Dec 21, 2022
WWII veteran Harry Rawlins receives the Thank You Liberators medal at Dutch Embassy
On 13 December 2022, WWII veteran Henry ‘Harry’ Rawlins was presented with the 'Thank You Liberators' medal at a ceremony at the...
- Dec 12, 2022
A wonderful Christmas message from WWII veteran, Reg Pye
We have received this Christmas message from WWII veteran Reg Pye, who joined us in Normandy in June and has recently been in the news...
- Nov 21, 2022
WWII veteran Peter Colthup celebrates his 100th birthday
WWII Arnhem veteran Peter Colthup had a very special 100th birthday celebration when he was presented with two medals for his part in...
- Nov 17, 2022
Veteran Reg Pye finds the French girl he has been looking for since WWII
Thanks to a campaign launched by the Taxi Charity in June to find the young girl Reg had shared his food with in Normandy in 1944, they...
- Nov 16, 2022
Obituary: WWII Naval veteran Len Hobbs
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...
- Nov 13, 2022
Remembrance Day: Veteran recalls unorthodox landing in Normandy, BBC
Veteran Bill Gladden's arrival in Normandy on D-Day took an unexpected turn as he found himself spread-eagled on top of a tank being...
- Nov 13, 2022
Second World War veteran from Whitstable, recalls the horrors of battle, Kent Online
A 99-year-old war veteran has vividly recalled the moment he had to shoot dead a young German soldier, describing it as a horror which...
- Nov 12, 2022
Ray Whitwell: 'I was lucky, I got missed all the time', BBC
Raymond Whitwell, from Malton in North Yorkshire, was born in 1919 and conscripted into the Royal Army Service Corps in late 1939. He was...
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