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. 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. The GMB host, 55, is interviewing the 100 … They're all so brave. But the doctors and the nurses, they're all on the front line, and all of us behind, we've got to supply them and keep them going with everything that they need, so that they can do their jobs even better than they're doing now.Moore's bid to reach No. "The ceremony was staged outside Windsor Castle west of London, where the 94-year-old Elizabeth has been sheltering during the COVID-19 pandemic alongside her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh.Moore, who rose to the rank of captain while serving in India and Burma during the war, revealed that he and the Queen spoke about ages - slightly breaking the protocol of not revealing a private conversation with the Queen. All of them, from top to bottom, in the National Health Service, they deserve everything that we can possibly put in their place. The Queen knights Captain Tom Moore, who said he wouldn't kneel "because if I did I'll never get up again". Sign up to 'If I kneel down I'll never get up': The Queen knights Tom Moore, 100The Queen knights Captain Tom Moore, who said he wouldn't kneel "because if I did I'll never get up again". "She did mention I'm 100, and I said to her, 'Well, you've a long way to go yet', so she's alright," he said.The now Sir Tom walked into the nation's hearts by setting a goal of marking his 100th birthday with a garden lap for each year of his life.His family elevated the challenge by using social media and the motto #TomorrowWillBeAGoodDay to seek donations to support healthcare workers during the pandemic, in part a show of gratitude for the doctors and nurses who took care of Moore when he broke his hip last year.The most important news, analysis and insights delivered to your inbox at the start and end of each day. We're a little bit like having a war at the moment. On a day infused with emotion, Queen Elizabeth II tapped the blade of a sword once owned by her father on the slender shoulders of 100-year-old Tom Moore, making a hero of a nation a knight of the realm on Friday.Instead, Moore steadied himself against his now-famous walker and wheeled it across the grass to stand in front of her. 1 was boosted when his leading competitor, the then-current No.
"I have been overwhelmed by the many honours I have received over the past weeks, but there is simply nothing that can compare to this," he tweeted after the ceremony. PIERS Morgan has revealed how he was in awe when he finally met his hero Captain Tom Moore for the first time. "I am overwhelmed with pride and joy. His birthday was marked in a number of ways, including flypasts by the After leaving the army, he worked as a sales manager for a roofing materials company in Yorkshire,For 64 years, he organised the DWR's annual reunion.He was a contestant in the Christmas Day 1983 edition of the The initial £1,000 goal having been realised on 10 April, the target was increased, first to £5,000,He achieved his target of one hundred laps on the morning of 16 April, watched On the morning of his birthday he had raised £30 millionFunds raised by Moore are being spent on such things as well-being packs for National Health Service staff facilitating rest and recuperation rooms, devices to enable hospital patients to keep in contact with family members, and community groups who support patients once discharged from hospitals.On reaching the £5 million mark, Moore explained his motivation:When we started off with this exercise we didn't anticipate we'd get anything near that sort of money. He told the BBC he would not kneel before the Queen "because if I did I'll never get up again.