Walter Knight's actions have been recognised at the age of 96
A World War Two veteran has been given a medal for the role he played in liberating the Netherlands from the Nazis - 77 years after the event.
Walter Knight, 96, from Coventry, served in the Netherlands with the 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders 51st (Highland) Division during the war but never received a medal for his service.
His grandson, Colin Stew, contacted the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans to ask about whether his grandfather was entitled to receiving the Thank You Liberators medal.
The charity contacted the Dutch Embassy who informed them that Mr Knight was eligible to receive the honour.
Mr Stew said: "I am over the moon that the Taxi Charity was able to help me to get this medal for my grandfather.
"It is just the good news he needed after year we have all had during the pandemic."
Dick Goodwin, vice president of the Taxi Charity, said "We were delighted to assist Colin and we are so pleased that Walter has been recognised by the people of The Netherlands for the part he played in their liberation.
"Each May we take a group of World War II veterans back to The Netherlands to mark Dutch liberation and it so humbling to see the people come out in their thousands to thank these heroes.
"Although the pandemic has stopped these visits for the last two years, we hope to be able to visit once again next year and reunite the veterans with the families they liberated."
The Taxi Charity is run by volunteer London black taxi drivers and has been supporting thousands of veterans of all ages since 1948.
The charity arranges free trips to the Netherlands, Belgium and France for acts of commemoration and days out to museums, concerts or fundraising events in the UK, to catch up with friends and comrades.
