A forest of thank-yous! School hall is filled with 120,000 birthday cards wishing Captain Tom a happy 100th as veteran asks for gifts to go to coronavirus sufferers Birthday cards are flying in for Second World War hero who has helped raise £29million for NHS charities Captain Tom Moore turns 100 on Thursday, April 30, … Read more
Captain Tom Moore was conscripted into the British Army in June 1940 when he was 20, alongside all men aged 20 to 35. He began his military career in Otley, West Yorkshire, where he joined the 8th Battalion, the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment under Lieutenant Lord George Saville. The Regiment was sent to train in … Read more
Sunday, April 12 ‘Can you do 100 laps of your garden, Piers?’ read a tweet to me today from someone named Captain Tom Moore. I wasn’t sure what he was getting at until I discovered he’s a 99-year-old Second World War veteran who is walking 100 laps of HIS garden before his 100th birthday on … Read more
Captain Tom Moore has reportedly been added to the honours shortlist after nominations for him flooded for him. The war veteran from Bedfordshire raised £28 million for the NHS by walking laps of his garden. Captain Tom could now receive a CBE after his fundraising efforts for the National Health Service amid the coronavirus pandemic captured … Read more
Captain Tom Moore has become the oldest person to have a No.1 single after his song with Michael Ball reached the top of the UK charts. The record was previously held by Tom Jones, who reached No.1 with [Barry] Islands In The Stream aged 68 in 2006, 32 years younger than Tom is now. Captain … Read more
Captain Tom Moore, whose fundraiser raised more than £28m for the NHS, will receive a Pride Of Britain award. The WWII veteran, 99, originally from Keighley in West Yorkshire had vowed to walk 100 laps of his garden at home before his 100th birthday on April 30 in honour of the NHS – with his … Read more
He originally pledged to raise £1,000 through online platform JustGiving by walking 100 laps of his garden before celebrating his 100th birthday at the end of April. And, Captain Tom Moore, 99 – who has now raised over £27.5 million for the NHS during the coronavirus crisis – has urged his legion of fans to … Read more
A postmaster has been forced to take over an empty school as more than 40,000 cards pour in to mark the 100th birthday of Captain Tom Moore as a team of aircraft restorers prepare a Spitfire for flypast on his big day. The 99-year-old, who crowdfunded £28million for the NHS by walking lengths of his … Read more
Captain Tom Moore is reportedly set to perform his charity single with Michael Ball during this year’s Britain’s Got Talent final. The 99-year-old war veteran, who has raised £27million for the NHS during the coronavirus crisis by walking 100 laps of his garden, is thought to be ‘in talks’ with show bosses for a special … Read more
Captain Tom Moore has today officially opened a new Nightingale hospital via video-link alongside Health Secretary Matt Hancock which will provide an extra 500 beds for coronavirus patients. The 99-year-old veteran, who was invited to do the honours for the site in Harrogate after raising a staggering £27million for the NHS, appeared at a virtual … Read more