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WWII Royal Navy veterans enjoy dinner on HMS Victory
The Taxi Charity was thrilled to take two Royal Navy veterans to a dinner on board HMS Victory on Saturday 9 October. The Taxi Charity,...
Oct 13, 2021


Ron Johnson says thank you to the Dutch people on his 100th birthday
WWII veteran, Ron Johnson, took time out from his 100th birthday celebrations to say thank you to the people of the Netherlands who he...
Oct 11, 2021


World War Two prison camp escapee celebrates 100th birthday, BBC
A pilot who escaped a prisoner of war camp after being captured in Allied attempts to end World War Two early has celebrated his 100th...
Oct 10, 2021


WWII veteran Ron Johnson celebrates his 100th birthday
Ron Johnson from Shrivenham, Swindon, will be celebrating his 100th birthday on 9 October with a party. When Ron was born in 1921, King...
Sep 28, 2021


WWII veteran Ken Watts has passed away, aged 96
Today we bid farewell to Ken Watts, another of our wonderful World War II veterans. Ken was in 2nd Battalion The Devons, Gold Beach D+2....
Sep 21, 2021


500 Not Out, TAXI!
For the five hundredth edition, TAXI spoke to five veterans whose combined age is 500 about what London cabbies mean to them. Volunteer...
Sep 6, 2021


Video: The heroes of Operation Market Garden - A message to the Netherlands
As the Taxi Charity was unable to take veterans to the Netherlands to attend this year's Battle of Arnhem commemorations, Roger Beets,...
Sep 2, 2021


D-Day veteran from Islington dies, aged 96
The Taxi Charity was saddened to receive the news that one of our longest serving veterans, Ken Watts, had passed away on 22 August Ken...
Aug 30, 2021


The 76th anniversary of VJ Day: Two veterans share their stories
August 15 is the anniversary of the surrender of Japan, known as VJ Day. WWII veterans Roy ‘Doug’ Miller and Alfie ‘Fred’ Lee were both...
Aug 12, 2021


WWII veteran receives Dutch Liberation Medal
On 4 August 2021, WWII veteran, Walter Gordon Knight, was presented with the 'Thank You Liberators' medal by Military and Air Attaché,...
Aug 3, 2021


WWII veteran John Clarke on Connect Forces with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman
Listen to WWII veteran, John Clarke, on Connect Forces on Great British Radio with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman. John talks...
Aug 2, 2021


WWII veteran Ron Johnson on Connect Forces with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman
Listen to WWII veteran, Ron Johnson, on Connect Forces on Great British Radio with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman. Ron talks...
Aug 1, 2021


WWII veteran sets new go karting record at Capital Karts in Barking
WWII veteran, Jim Knox (97), attended a Taxi Charity event and surprised everyone when he decided that instead of supporting the younger...
Aug 1, 2021


WWII veteran Fred Lee on Connect Forces with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman
Listen to WWII veteran, Fred Lee, on Connect Forces on Great British Radio with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman. Fred, aged 95,...
Jul 17, 2021


Veteran celebrates his 100th birthday by climbing over the O2
On 30 June, veteran Harry White celebrated his 100th birthday by climbing over the dome of famed London landmark, the O2. Veteran Harry...
Jun 29, 2021


WWII veteran Major Ted Hunt on Connect Forces with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman
Listen to WWII veteran, Major Ted Hunt, on Connect Forces on Great British Radio with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman. Major Ted...
Jun 26, 2021


A tribute to WWII veteran, Harry Bailey
This wonderful video, filmed and edited by Joe Cartwright and Jon Cox, is a tribute to Harry Bailey, master of the collection bucket, who...
Jun 25, 2021


WWII veteran Marie Scott on Connect Forces with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman
Listen to WWII veteran, Marie Scott, on Connect Forces on Great British Radio with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman. Marie was 17...
Jun 20, 2021


Dunstable D-Day hero receives Légion d’Honneur on anniversary of Normandy invasion, Luton Today
WWII veteran Doug Baldwin, of the 6th Battalion King’s Own Scottish Borderers, was presented with the Légion d’Honneur, the highest...
Jun 14, 2021


WWII veterans delighted as British Normandy Memorial opens
On the 77th anniversary of D-Day, volunteer London cab drivers took a large group of WWII veterans to the National Memorial Arboretum to...
Jun 8, 2021
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