Captain Tom Moore

Captain Sir Tom Moore (30 April, 1920 – 2 February, 2021), popularly known as Captain Tom, was a former British Army officer. He was known for his philanthropic work. Moore was in India and the Burma campaign during the Second World War. He later became an instructor in armoured warfare.

Captain  Sir Tom Moore
British Army photo of Captain Tom, 1941
Born	Thomas Moore (1920-04-30)30 April 1920 Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died	February 2, 2021(2021-02-02) (aged 100) Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Cause of death	Pneumonia caused by COVID-19
Alma mater	Keighley Grammar School
Occupations	Army officer Managing director
Known for	Second World War veteran 2020 NHS Charities Together fundraising walk UK No. 1 single
Spouses	Billie ​ ​ (m. 1949, divorced)​ Pamela ​ ​ (m. 1968; died 2006)​
Children	2
Awards	Pride of Britain Yorkshire Regiment Medal Knight Bachelor
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1940–1946
Rank	Captain Honorary Colonel, Army Foundation College (from April 2020)
Unit	Duke of Wellington's Regiment 145th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps 146th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps
Battles/wars	Second World War Burma campaign
Website	captaintom.org

Early life

Moore was born on 30 April 1920 to British parents. His father was from of a family of builders,^[1][2] and his mother was a head teacher.^[3] Moore went to Keighley Grammar School.^[4]

Biography and career

After the war, he worked as managing director of a concrete company and was a motorcycle racer. He was born in Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire.^[5][6]

On 6 April 2020, at the age of 99, he began to walk around his garden to raise money for NHS Charities Together during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the goal of raising £1,000 by his hundredth birthday.^[7][8] By 27 April he had raised over £29 million. He co-recorded a cover version of the song "You'll Never Walk Alone", which was at the top of the UK music charts and made him the oldest person in history to have a number one single.^[9][10]

On 6 July 2020 Queen Elizabeth II made him a knight.^[11]

In December 2020 Moore took a family holiday to Barbados after British Airways paid for his flight.^[12]

Illness and death

On 31 January 2021, Moore was taken to Bedford Hospital after testing positive for COVID-19 and being treated for pneumonia.^[12] On 2 February, he died from the illness aged 100.^[13][14][15]