Three veterans; will be guests of the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans at a lunch on 15 August to celebrate their 100th birthdays
On 15 August, the 74th anniversary of V-J day, three veterans Ray Whitwell, Jeffrey Hayward and Chelsea Pensioner, George Parsons,
will assemble with a group of heroes for a lunch at the Union Jack Club in London to celebrate their 100th birthdays.
The lunch at 1pm will see a group of veterans celebrate with the birthday boys, who will be joined by 101-year-old, Albert Gardner who served with the Royal Engineers and West African Frontier Force.
Lunch is at 1pm and interviews can be arranged from 12pm
The veterans are mainly resident in London and the South East.
Venue – Union Jack Club, Sandell St, Lambeth, London SE1 8UJ
Ray Whitwell who will be travelling to Arnhem in September with the Taxi Charity lives in North Yorkshire
Jeffrey Haward, recipient of the Military Medal is the subject of the book “Fighting Hitler From Dunkirk to D Day”
2 comments:
When you consider how many of these fine upstanding men of previous generations there were, it is depressing. And by this I mean in comparison to the moronic present day 'hi buddy - 40 year olds on skateboards - mocca latte drinking - gender neutral sympathising - scared of their own shadow - health & safety - idiotic generation, we have now. Hitler would've had his carpet slippers, cigar and dressing gown on if he was around now and dealt with us in two minutes - very sad but true.
very brave men who fought and lets not forget the ones who never came back,for what though? a land fit for heroes?sometimes wonder what happened to my inheritance.
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