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Captain Sir Thomas Moore (30 April 1920 – 2 February 2021), more popularly known as Captain Tom, was a British Army officer and fundraiser. He made international headlines in April 2020 when he raised money for charity in the run-up to his 100th birthday during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 1940–1946
Aug 30, 2023 · Moore spent the next five decades scripting a career as one of the greatest offensive minds in league history — and perhaps the most overlooked.
Apr 25, 2024 · Capt Sir Tom Moore served in India and Burma during World War Two. At the time, the NHS was under pressure dealing with thousands of Covid-19 patients, and with the nation in lockdown and...
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Apr 25, 2024 · The charity set up in the name of the late fundraiser is facing a statutory inquiry over its finances and governance. His daughter is involved in a local planning row and has been accused of profiting from his name.
Feb 2, 2021 · The British World War II veteran, who walked 100 laps around his garden to raise money for health workers, died of COVID-19 complications, his family announced on his Twitter account. He was knighted, made an honorary colonel and a WWE champion for his heroic efforts and positive spirit.
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- National Correspondent
Feb 2, 2021 · Universally known as Captain Tom because of his former rank in the British army, Moore achieved celebrity by deciding to walk round the garden at his daughter’s Bedfordshire home 100 times in ...
Feb 2, 2021 · As the news spread on Tuesday that Tom Moore had died, countless tributes poured in for the spry and optimistic 100-year-old Army veteran who raised millions of pounds for Britain’s National ...
