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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

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

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Sadly, many WWII veterans are no longer with us and the number who will be able to make the trip to Normandy

For many years, he travelled to Normandy for the D-Day commemorations with a group of veterans in black

Dutch Liberation In May, we took a group of veterans to the Netherlands for Dutch Liberation. The 4 May is their national day of remembrance which culminates in a symbolic lighting of a flame at return from Operation Overlord, the largest seaborne invasion in history, better known as D-Day which marked She is also responsible for designing our monthly cards which bring so much joy to so many people. There are always too many to mention them all but I would like to say a special thanks to our vice chairman

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

Roy met his wife, Sylvia, at a bus stop when she asked him the time, fearing she may have missed the This year, Roy travelled to the Netherlands in May for Dutch Liberation and to Normandy in June for the I have taken him to many events in recent years, but when he came back from your trip to Normandy, I This experience brought back many memories for him. Roy was involved in many, as he called them, ‘skirmishes’ on his way through Normandy to Caen and the

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.

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

After Bill’s death, some of her many friends in the Netherlands told us about Connie, who was a Combined She is a real character and despite her travelling abroad many times, I remember vividly the year I received with the home to ensure we can put everything in place so that Connie will be able to join us on our May Goolistan: Connie has settled in very nicely and has made many friends at the home. Many of the older veterans that we support move into care homes or closer to their family but wherever

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.

“Not many people reach to 100 now, so I had to do something.”

By May 2012, with our target achieved, 86 volunteer cabbies transported 160 World War II veterans to Many people were now opting to work from home and a considerable number of those still commuting no longer

Many who served with Admiral Lord Nelson lived at the hospital and, following his death at the Battle

On 4 May 1945, the Indomitable was hit by a kamikaze, but her armoured flight deck saved her from serious The Japanese didn’t want to surrender, and the ship’s crew were warned that many Japanese aircraft hadn Dick Goodwin, vice president of the Taxi Charity, said: "Like many of his generation, Doug joined the

celebrations to say thank you to the people of the Netherlands who he says looked after him so well on his many

A WWII veteran was a guest of honour at services in the Netherlands, marking the country’s freedom from Connie visited the graves of the war dead, before taking part in the Liberation Day parade on Thursday 5 May She made the visit to the Netherlands ahead of Dementia Action Week, which runs from 16-22 May. It was a truly moving and unforgettable experience and there were many tears from both the veterans and

He is such a great guy and in May I was happy to drive him and his two daughters, Sue Hall and Anne Bennett Pat: There are always so many great memories when you are away with the charity, but if I was to pick On the 5th of May, Alec was one of the veterans in the parade in Wageningen and having been in the Paras The tour prompted lots of memories and he showed us many places and explained their significance. A young girl called Margaret came to the club one day for a trial and they fell in love and were married