[1][6] He was selected for officer training later that year,[5] and attended an Officer Cadet Training Unit before being commissioned as a second lieutenant on 28 June 1941. 1 for his 100th birthday. [82][83] By his birthday over 150,000 cards had been received. [37], On reaching £5 million, Moore explained his motivation:[38]. [119][120][121] An audiobook edition is read by Derek Jacobi.

[15][21][22], The initial £1,000 goal having been realised on 10 April, the target was increased, first to £5,000,[23] and eventually to £500,000 as more people around the world became involved. [94], On 29 April Great Western Railway named a Class 800 train, 800 025, Captain Tom Moore. [121] A version for children is also planned. [112] The final day of his seven-day walk coincided with Africa Day on Monday 25 May and he was joined by Iain Walker, High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Ghana for that part of his walk. The single topped the UK music charts and made him the oldest person to achieve a UK number one. He aimed to complete one hundred 25-metre (27-yard) laps of his garden, ten laps per day, with the help of a walking frame, branding the endeavour "Tom's 100th Birthday Walk For The NHS". [68], Cranfield University, near Moore's home in Bedfordshire, awarded him an Honorary Doctorate of Science. [67] She used the sword that had belonged to her father George VI. His birthday was marked in a number of ways, including flypasts by the Royal Air Force and the British Army. Alex Hornby, chief executive of Transdev Blazefield, described the vehicle as the "pride of the fleet" in dedication to Moore, thanking him for his fundraising efforts. We're a little bit like having a war at the moment. [28] He said, he would not stop, and aimed to do a second hundred. [13][35] Once his campaign ended, Moore encouraged people to continue to donate, directly to the NHS Charities Together's urgent appeal,[36] and subsequently via his own Captain Tom Foundation. [62][63] The knighthood is part of the 2020 Special Honours,[64] and was conferred on 20 May.

Captain Sir Thomas Moore (born 30 April 1920), popularly known as “Captain Tom”, is a former British Army officer and centenarian, known for his achievements raising money for charity in the run-up to his 100th birthday during the COVID-19 pandemic. [120], 8th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment, NHS Nightingale Hospital Yorkshire and the Humber, Barbara Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone, High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Ghana, "The story behind the 99-year-old legend who raised £14m for the NHS", "Coronavirus: Veteran from Keighley raises over £2 MILLION for NHS", "War veteran, 99, raises £6m for NHS by walking lengths of back garden", "Captain Tom's century: 100 years through the eyes of the NHS's fundraising hero", "Second World War veteran raises more than £3m for NHS", "UK war veteran and fundraiser who served in India to be knighted", "Army veteran, 99, raises £4m for 'humbled' NHS", "War veteran, 99, raises $6 million by walking laps of his garden", "Our readers recall fondly how veteran fund raiser Tom Moore once saved the jobs of 60 workers at March firm", "Star NHS fundraiser Captain Tom's West Norfolk connection revealed", "Veteran NHS fundraiser Captain Tom Moore was also a motorcycle racer", "Breakfast, It's not Captain Tom's first appearance on TV! [85] Bedford Hospital will also be naming a new landscaped garden after him.

THANK YOU!! [1] He married Pamela, some 15 years his junior, in January 1968,[1][114] and they had two daughters,[114] Lucy[115] and Hannah. [20], On 6 April 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, and with his 100th birthday approaching, Moore began a fundraising campaign for NHS Charities Together, a group of charities supporting staff, volunteers and patients in the British National Health Service (NHS). [9] Tom returned to the UK in February 1945, to take a training course on the inner workings of the Churchill tanks, learning to become an instructor. Because every morning or every night they're putting themselves into harm's way, and I think you've got to give them full marks for that effort.

[1] He has also had a hip replacement and two knee replacements. [96] Hornby Railways produced a OO gauge model locomotive, and donated £140,000 raised from its sales to NHS Charities. [100] The dog, a Dutch Herder, was chosen as his father was, like Moore, born and bred in Yorkshire. [58][59] On 12 May, he was granted the Freedom of the City of London, via a video call. [9] On 6 May, BBC One changed its advertised schedule to screen a 30-minute BBC News Special, Captain Tom: We Salute You, presented by Michael Ball. Royal Mail also celebrated his birthday by painting a postbox, near his home, the shade of blue used by the NHS, with a golden balloon and inscription on the side. Moore served in India, the Burma campaign and Sumatra during the Second World War, and later became an instructor in armoured warfare. 99-year-old war veteran Captain Tom Moore, poses with family members, from left, grandson Benji, daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore and granddaughter Georgia, at … [7], On 22 October 1941, Moore became a member of the Royal Armoured Corps.

After the war, he worked as managing director of a concrete company and was an avid motorcycle racer. September 2020 um 07:30 Uhr bearbeitet. [77], Moore has given over 150 media interviews. 1 on his 100th birthday,[43] and became a one-hit wonder. [16], For 64 years, he organised the DWR's annual reunion. This honour was presented by former England captain David Beckham. ", "Captain Tom Moore inspires the next generation of soldiers", "Captain Tom inspects Harrogate's Army Foundation College graduates", "PM recognises Captain Tom as neighbourhood 'Point of Light, "Captain Tom awarded gold Blue Peter badge", "Veteran Capt Tom Moore to be given freedom of Keighley after raising £13m for NHS", "Prince William hails veteran's £18m NHS fundraiser", "Captain Tom awarded Freedom of the City of London", "Petition calling for Bedford's Captain Tom Moore to be knighted reaches over 800,000 signatures as fundraising total tops £26million", "Captain Tom awarded knighthood for NHS fundraising", "Arise Captain Sir Thomas Moore - Bedfordshire fundraising hero awarded knighthood", "Captain Tom Moore to be given knighthood", "Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood", "Captain Sir Tom Moore's Medals Remounted by Spink Medal Services Department", "Capt Sir Tom Moore knighted in 'unique' ceremony", "Captain Tom becomes Cranfield University honorary graduate", Captain Sir Tom Moore presented with Lionhearts captaincy by David Beckham, Ex-England skipper David Beckham speaks to Captain Sir Tom Moore, our first lionheart, "Artists pay tribute to Bedfordshire's fundraising hero Captain Tom Moore", "Top Ayrshire artist puts Col Tom Moore work up for auction", "Touching Cambs mural pays tribute to fundraising hero Captain Thomas Moore", "Tamworth's tribute to hero Captain Tom Moore", "Stunning pub mural salutes heroics of Captain Tom Moore", "Capt Sir Tom Moore official portrait unveiled at Army museum", "The Life And Times Of Captain Sir Tom Episode 1", "Captain Tom breaks two Guinness World Records", "Captain Tom's birthday cards opened by volunteers", "Bedford School becomes Captain Tom's sorting office as thousands of birthday cards arrive", "Captain Tom Moore 'blown away' after being sent 100,000 birthday cards", "Captain Tom Moore marks 100th birthday: Latest updates", "Royal Mail celebrates Captain Tom Moore's birthday with special postbox in Bedford", "Captain Tom Moore's 100th birthday: War veteran hails British public as fundraising effort tops £32m", "Flypast as Britain's hero of the hour 'Captain Tom' turns 100", "Secretary-General @antonioguterres wishes happy birthday to @captaintommoore on his #100thbirthday! 3) Regulations 2020, Health Protection (Face Coverings on Public Transport) (England) Regulations 2020, Health Protection (Face Coverings in a Relevant Place) (England) Regulations 2020, COVID-19 local lockdown regulations in England, Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) Regulations 2020, The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020, New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group, Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Captain_Tom&oldid=982781978, Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL, Pages containing London Gazette template with parameter supp set to y, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox military person with embed, Articles lacking reliable references from July 2020, Articles lacking reliable references from May 2020, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 10 October 2020, at 09:26. [112] He was congratulated by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex in June and was informed later the same month he was to receive a Commonwealth Points of Light award.[112]. [87][88], Michael Ball appeared live on BBC Breakfast to sing "Happy Birthday to You" to Moore. [100] World Horse Welfare named a foal, recently born at its base in Thetford, Captain Tom, after a poll on social media.

Moore has been awarded the following British medals. [15] Moore has lived with Hannah, her husband, and two grandchildren, in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, since 2008. [54] [He made his first visit to the college on 10 September, when he was Chief Inspecting Officer at their annual graduation parade. [70][71], A number of artists have painted portraits of Moore; some said they would gift the paintings to him,[72] or sell them to raise more funds. 2. On 17 July 2020, he was invested as a Knight Bachelor at Windsor Castle. [65][66] The investiture, by Elizabeth II, took place outdoors, in the quadrangle at Windsor Castle, on 17 July; Moore was the only person honoured at the ceremony, and it was the Queen's first official engagement in person since the start of the COVID-19 lockdown.

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