On Thursday 28 July Alfie ‘Fred’ Lee, from Odiham, Hampshire, a much-loved member of the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans, died at home with his family at his bedside. Born on 30 July 1926, Alfred ‘Fred’ Lee lived in Odiham, Hampshire. He married Joyce in 1947 and they had three children Kevin, Karen, and Katrina.…
This September two Taxi Charity volunteers plan to cycle 115k across The Netherlands on WWII gearless bikes and then walk 40k to commemorate the battle fought by the allies during Operation Market Garden in 1944. Taxi Charity volunteer’s Chris Willmott and Seb Philp have set themselves an impressive two-day challenge to raise £10k for the…
On 9 July 2022, WWII veteran and former Queens’s Bargemaster Major Ted Hunt MVO died aged 102 Edwin ‘Ted’ Hunt MVO, a retired waterman who served in World War II, and was, appointed Queen’s Bargemaster in 1978 died on 9 July. His children Pamela, Christine, and Ron and his grandchildren Duncan, Geoffrey, Hazel, Jo, and…
On 5 July, after a break for the past two summers, 60 black cabs once again made the journey from London to Worthing with a group of veterans. Every year since 1948, (apart from during the pandemic) The Taxi Charity has been taking veterans to Worthing for the day, to spend time with their friends…
The Taxi Charity was delighted to take four Blues and Royals Veterans to France for a ceremony to unveil the restored statue of Field Marshal Earl Haig by his Grandson, The Lord Astor of Hever. The Taxi Charity was thrilled to be invited to Montreuil-sur-Mer by Lord Astor of Hever for a ceremony in honour…
The Taxi Charity for Veterans was delighted to take the biggest group yet of veterans to the British Normandy Memorial. This June, in a weeklong trip to Normandy for the D Day Commemorations, the Taxi Charity was finally able to bring a large group of veterans to pay their respects at the beautiful British Normandy…
Last week D Day Veteran Bill Gladden returned to the barn where his life was saved when he was injured in 1944. Bill Gladden, 98 from Haverhill in Suffolk, served with the 6th Airborne, Recce Regiment. On 6 June, aged 20, Bill flew into Normandy on a glider carrying a tank and six motorbikes, as…
The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans escorted a group of veterans to Normandy for the D Day commemorations London Cab Drivers who volunteer for the Taxi Charity took a group of 24 veterans to Normandy for six days for the D Day Commemorations. The trip included visits to the British Normandy Memorial and the…
On 3 June Alec Hall will be celebrating his 100th birthday with family and friends at his home in Southend Weather permitting, on 3 June Alec Hall will be in his garden in Southend, surrounded by his family, including his children Anne and Sue and grandchildren Dominic 25, Millie 16 and twins Edward and William…