On Sunday 16 August The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans arranged for volunteer cabbies to drive 25 veterans from across London and the south east, to join over 100 veterans and their families for an afternoon of entertainment at a special concert to commemorate the 75th anniversary of VJ Day at Danny House, Hurtspierpoint in West Sussex.
Read moreTo mark the 75th anniversary of VJ Day on Saturday 15 August, the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans delivered specially commissioned VJ Day commemorative tins, filled with sweets and a miniature or two, to WWII veterans.
Read moreWWII veteran Peter Kent, 95, from Pimlico worked on the Mullberry Harbour at Arromanches on D Day before traveling to Canada to join HMS Hartland Point and bring the boys back to Blighty through Panama to the Azores and then to Greenwich.
Read moreVeteran Richard Edsor, 94, from Harlow, served on HMS Formidable. He was a seaman and recalls that after a Kamikaze attack which damaged the flight deck, Formidable was only out of action for six weeks while they put new plates on the deck.
Read moreAt the beginning of the war, Doug was involved in the Russian convoys on board the halcyon class minesweeper HMS Bramble and counts himself as one of the lucky ones.
Read moreDanny McCudden, from Dagenham, served on the Destroyer HMS Queenborough for four years.
Read moreBorn in 1959 in Kensington, Dennis Hayes is a London Cabbie and sits on the committee of a charity very close to his heart, The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans.
Read moreRepresentatives from The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans joined family and friends on Friday 17 July 2020 to pay their respects at the funeral of 100-year-old WWII veteran George Parsons.
Read moreOn Friday 19 June The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans said goodbye to one of its much-loved WWII veterans Frank Pendergast.
Read moreThe Taxi Charity wish to join with everyone from around the world in sending our thoughts and best wishes to the family and friends of “Forces Sweetheart” and our charity patron Dame Vera Lynn who died earlier today.
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