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Veteran Mervyn Kersh awarded BEM in New Year Honours List
Everyone at the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans is absolutely delighted that our dear friend, 101-year-old WWII veteran Mervyn Kersh, has been recognised in the New Year Honours List with the award of the British Empire Medal (BEM). Mervyn has been a familiar and much-loved face on Taxi Charity trips for many years, regularly travelling with his daughter Lynne, and has built a special bond with London cab drivers through his warmth, humour and remarkable life story. His aw
Jan 5


Veterans attend Battle Proms Picnic Concert at Highclere Castle
On 3 August, WWII veterans Norrie Bartlett, Harry Rice, Mervyn Kersh and Marie Scott, post-war veterans Vic Needham Crofton and Peter...
Aug 4, 2024


Taxi Charity takes veterans to the Netherlands for annual Operation Market Garden commemorations
Four London cab drivers, who volunteer for the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans, travelled to the Netherlands with five war veterans...
Sep 23, 2023


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 11, 2023
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