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Obituary: Frank Ashleigh 23 December 1924 - 18 June 2023
In September 1944, at the age of 19, Frank Ashleigh was the youngest airman to take part in Operation Market Garden. Frank Ashleigh from...
Jun 21, 2023


Videos: The Taxi Charity talks with WWII veterans about their role in Operation Market Garden
September 2022 marks the 78th anniversary of Operation Market Garden, an Allied military operation during the Second World War fought in...
Sep 23, 2022


Taxi Charity escorts WWII veteran Frank Ashleigh to the Festival of Remembrance
On Wednesday 28 October, the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans was delighted to be asked by the Royal British Legion to take WWII...
Nov 29, 2020


Thank you from the Glider Pilot Regiment Society for escorting Frank Ashleigh to Royal Albert Hall
The Glider Pilot Regiment Society were very grateful to the Taxi Charity for helping us out and getting Frank Ashleigh to the Festival of...
Nov 29, 2020


Chairman's Blog: A September to remember
The Taxi Charity organised two trips to the Netherlands during September 2019. The first was for the annual Airborne Walking March, known...
Oct 19, 2019
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