Don, 100, who served on D-Day with The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), received a hero’s welcome as one Don, born in London to a Scottish mother, lied about his age to enlist just like Sgt Dargie, who pretended

He spent time in many hospitals, was originally down for amputation, but due to cross leg flap, tendon his family, painting and singing, and over the years he painted hundreds of pictures and entertained many

He married Tegwedd and they had a daughter Jane. In later years, when Tegwedd’s health did not allow her to travel, Roy enjoyed many holidays with his Roy really enjoys his involvement with the Taxi Charity and was delighted to see so many of his friends Parsons, chairman of the Taxi Charity, said: "Despite the atrocious weather, it was lovely to see that so many

This wasn't the gradual retirement I'd envisioned, but with so many sad and tragic stories all around You see, me and my not-always-so-reliable-old-cab have shared many memorable times together with the Many other events and trips followed, both big and small, including numerous and equally unforgettable He was a City of London guide and for many years also conducted tours in the Houses of Parliament. I don’t know how many TX2s remain on London's roads, but today I can tell you there's one less.

Bayeux CWGC service The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans proudly returned to Normandy this June to mark The Battle for Hill 112 took 10 weeks of fierce fighting and cost many lives.

Seeing these magnificent aircraft up close was truly special and brought back so many memories for our

Charity stands for - service, compassion and remembrance - and this honour is a fitting tribute to the many

Over the years, I have known many WWII veterans from The Borders who were at Arnhem but sadly I think Wilf may have been the last. On many occasions he was the guest of honour at the Arnhem Vitesse Football Club during the commemorations He was a very humble and approachable man, and recently appeared in the Taxi Charity film that many of

Born in May 1924, Alan was a dad, grandad, great grandad, brother, cousin, and a comrade and friend to Like many others, with age, his war years seemed to be more in his thoughts, especially of Corporal Louis Corporal Louis Wilkes rests peacefully on two occasions and witness this emotional reunion as well as many Nederland Amerika pilgrimage in the Netherlands, which he really enjoyed, and returned several times making many

children Anne and Sue, grandchildren Dominic 25, Millie 16 and twins Edward and William 14, and his many In May 2022, Alec returned to the Netherlands with the Taxi Charity to participate in the Liberation Dick Goodwin, vice president of the Taxi Charity, said: ”I have known Alec for many years, and he has joined us on many trips. In May, it was our pleasure to take him and 24 other veterans to the Arnhem area for the Dutch Liberation

Her personal best was an impressive 4 hours and 11 minutes, achieved in Paris in 2013. This year, she faces a particularly challenging test, having committed to running the Paris Marathon will be travelling to the Netherlands to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Dutch Liberation on 5 May The charity provides vital support to veterans, many of whom have faced unimaginable challenges.

The veterans were welcomed onto the Marine Parade by Bob Smytherman, the official Town Crier for the They were delighted that so many had stopped off at the village hall on their journey home from Worthing

On 5 May 2024, 13 British veterans and one Canadian veteran led the Liberation Day Parade through Wageningen In the Netherlands, 4 May is the national day of remembrance. During lunch on 4 May, Hans Kranenburg, President of the Police Sport Association, who addressed the Without your sacrifices, and those of the many soldiers and freedom fighters, we would not have been

The Taxi Charity lost another of its family yesterday when WWII veteran Harry Bailey, who was to many We welcomed Harry many times to the Netherlands and I will never forget the moment he rattled the collection London cabbie and volunteer for the Taxi Charity, Graham Pike, said: "Many of us will have cried on hearing He was our ‘Collector Extraordinaire’ and to many was the face of the charity. There are so many fabulous stories about Harry that we could talk about him for hours.

Video by Stuart Howells We Were There aims to collect as many first-hand accounts as possible by 2025

Mayor of Worthing, Councillor Henna Chowdhury, Bob Smytherman, the Worthing town crier, the press and many The guest speaker, double above knee amputee Darren Swift who was injured by an IRA bomb in May 1991 The volunteer cab drivers look after us all so well and it was great to spend the day with so many friends

the Netherlands on several occasions with the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans, most recently in May After many men had been extracted by the Dutch Resistance, Alec who had been asked to stay behind to This picture was taken in May this year when we visited the Hartenstein Museum and he spent some time I met Alec last May and he shared some of his stories. Most of all he told me how lucky he was to survive, as opposed to so many of his young friends.

Ray fought at the Battle of Arnhem, so the visit brought back many poignant memories. for the Taxi Charity,Seb Philp, said, “I have been Ray’s regular driver for Taxi Charity trips for many We will be returning to the Netherlands in May with Ray for the Dutch Liberation commemorations and will

The not-for-profit is entirely run by volunteers, many of whom are themselves WIS, and is supported by

When war broke out, as many did, Ted added a year onto his age and enlisted, and was immediately sent During April and May 1940, Ted was involved with taking the port of Narvik from the Nazis. In May 2022, Ted visited the Netherlands with the Taxi Charity for the Dutch Liberation celebrations On 11 May, when Ted was asked about the Gennep celebration, he said: “It was wonderful to be here today I held this position until 1990 and met Her Majesty on many occasions.