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Peter Cardwell speaks with 100-year-old veteran Bill Gladden, who fought in the war and with Dick Goodwin of the Taxi Charity, who will be taking Bill and fellow commrades to Normandy for the event.

100-year-old WWII veteran, William ‘Bill’ Gladden, who flew into Normandy on D-Day, died at home in Haverhill Bill Gladden was born on the 13 January 1924. On 6 June 1944, aged 20, Bill flew into Normandy in a Hamilcar glider carrying a tank and six motorbikes Bill was luckier than his friends, as he made it back to Portsmouth on 21 June. Travel well, Bill.”

Among those featured in the exhibition is William “Bill” Gladden, whose niece, Taxi Charity Ambassador Kaye Gladden-Thorpe, attended the opening while supporting the charity in Normandy. Kaye said: “Uncle Bill passed away in 2024 at the age of 100.

The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans is delighted to have welcomed Kaye Gladden Thorpe as an ambassador Kaye Gladden Thorpe Taxi Charity Ambassador Kaye Gladden Thorpe has been part of the Taxi Charity for many years, attending trips to Normandy and the Netherlands with her uncle, D-Day veteran Bill Gladden asked to become an ambassador in October 2024 and says: “I will always remember the joy on my Uncle Bill full of precious moments, but those that really stand out and made me so very proud, were seeing Uncle Bill

Nov 11, 2024 80th anniversary of Operation Market Garden, TAXI Taxi Charity for Military Veterans Chairman Mar 12, 2024 Video: WWII veteran Bill Gladden interviewed on Talk TV The Ministry of Defence is planning Feb 11, 2024 D-Day veteran, Bill Gladden, celebrates 100th birthday at surprise party thrown by his family D-Day veteran Bill Gladden, who was shot by a tank, appeared overcome by emotion as he celebrated his Apr 28, 2022 WWII veteran paints famous care home cat, TAXI WWII veteran, Bill Gladden, who is 98-years-old

Committee Member Terry Ward Born: Barking, East London, 1943 Early Years: Terry, aka Barking Bill, grew