David Ward, the Founder of Abigail’s Footsteps has been awarded an MBE from His Majesty King Charles III in the New Year’s Honours list David Ward and his wife Jo launched Abigail’s Footsteps in 2010, one year after losing their daughter Abigail. Abigails’ Footsteps is a baby loss charity which provides support and counselling for…
On Friday 6 September, veterans and volunteers from the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans gathered at the Ambassador’s Residence in The Hague for a reception, at which UK Ambassador to the Netherlands Joanna Roper CMG presented Taxi Charity Dutch Adviser Frans Ammerlaan with an honorary MBE. His Majesty King Charles III awarded an honorary MBE…
Taxi Charity Dutch Ambassador Frans Ammerlaan has been awarded an honorary MBE by King Charles for services to commemorations and to British World War II veterans. Frans Ammerlaan has had a long association with veterans. He has a great interest in Operation Market Garden, an Allied military operation during the Second World War fought in…
WWII veteran John Clarke MBE, from Ware in Hertfordshire died on Wednesday 5 October aged 98. Born 19 April 1924, John was just 17 when he volunteered for the Black Watch Royal Highland Regiment. When he was old enough to go to war he travelled widely fighting in North Africa, Italy and Greece. In Italy,…