WWII 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.
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WWII 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.
Read moreFor over 70 years, the Taxi Charity has taken veterans to Worthing every summer to enjoy sea air, fish and chips, ice cream and a catch up with their friends, sadly this year the trip had to cancelled.
Read moreMajor Edwin ‘Ted’ Hunt MVO usually marks D Day on 6 June in Normandy with The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans.
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