Tom Moore (soldier)

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Tom Moore as a soldier, around 1940
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Sir Thomas Moore ( April 30, 1920 in Keighley - February 2, 2021 in Bedford ), known as Captain Tom , was a British officer and businessman who died in 2020 around his 100th birthday during the COVID-19 pandemic became known as a fundraiser . He got two entries in the Guinness Book of World Records , one for the highest amount of money raised in an individual donation run and the other for being the oldest person to have a number one hithad in the UK singles charts .

Life

Moore attended Keighley Grammar School and then began training as a civil engineer . In 1940 he had to interrupt his training because he was drafted into the British Army during the Second World War . He served in the 8th Battalion of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment and was stationed with this on the coast of Cornwall to prevent a possible German invasion. Soon after, Moore was selected for officer training and promoted to second lieutenant in July 1941 . As such, he was assigned to the Royal Armored Corps and sent to British India in 1941 . There he led a motorcycle course for his regiment in Bombay and was then transferred to Calcutta . He later fought as part of the 14th Army in the Burma campaign . In October 1942 he was promoted to lieutenant and in October 1944 to the temporary rank of captain . On his return to the United Kingdom, he became an instructor at the Armored Fighting Vehicle School at Bovington Camp in Dorset and stayed there until the troops were demobilized in the spring of 1946.

After the war he worked as the manager of a concrete company . In 1969 Moore married. The daughters Hannah and Lucy emerged from the marriage. As of 2006, Moore was widowed.

Tom Moore last contracted pneumonia and then COVID-19 . He was hospitalized on January 31, 2021 because he needed help with breathing and died on February 2, 2021. He had not been vaccinated against COVID-19 due to the pneumonia.

Fundraiser during the COVID-19 pandemic

Special cancellation on the occasion of Moore's 100th birthday
Great Western Railway train named after Moore

Moore planned to do 100 laps on his walker in his yard during the COVID-19 pandemic to raise £ 1,000 in donations for the National Health Service (NHS). On April 6, 2020, a few weeks before his 100th birthday, Moore started his charity run. Because of the continued success of the donation, he continued his campaign beyond the planned 100 rounds. By May 20, 2020, he had raised over £ 32.7 million.

The Royal Mail honored his commitment with a special stamp on his 100th birthday. The imprint reads “ Happy 100th Birthday Captain Thomas Moore NHS fundraising hero 30th April 2020 ” (German “ Happy 100th birthday Captain Thomas Moore NHS fundraising hero April 30, 2020 ”).

On his 100th birthday, Tom Moore received 125,000 greeting cards from supporters around the world. The Royal Air Force congratulated them with a flyover of two fighters from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight .

Together with singer Michael Ball , Moore recorded a cover version of the song You'll Never Walk Alone , which reached first place in the UK singles chart on April 24, 2020 . This makes him the oldest person to have had a number one hit by then.

The Great Western Railway named a British Class 800 train after Moore. On the occasion of his 100th birthday, he was made Honorary Colonel of the Army Foundation College .

At the suggestion of Prime Minister Boris Johnson , Moore was knighted a Knight Bachelor because he "inspires the whole country" and was like a "beacon in the fog of the coronavirus". The accolade he received on 17 July 2020 Windsor Castle by Queen Elizabeth II. Personally.

Moore's autobiography Tomorrow Will Be A Good Day: My Autobiography was released in September 2020 .

On September 23, 2020, it was reported that Moore had signed a theatrical film deal with Fred Films and Powder Keg Pictures. His life is to be treated in a feature film .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chart sources: Official Charts UK
  2. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 35218, HMSO, London, July 11, 1941, p. 4057 ( PDF , English).
  3. ↑ a b "Captain Tom" is dead. In: tagesschau.de. February 2, 2021, accessed February 2, 2021 .
  4. ↑ British worry about Captain Tom. In: FAZ.net. February 1, 2021, accessed February 2, 2021 .
  5. ↑ Jochen Buchsteiner: Captain Tom Moore died after corona infection. In: FAZ.net. February 2, 2021, accessed February 2, 2021 .
  6. ↑ Captain Tom Moore's 100th Birthday Walk for the NHS. Retrieved May 20, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Captain Tom Moore to be honored with Royal Mail postmark on 100th birthday. In: independent.co.uk. The Independent, 2020, accessed April 27, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Captain Tom receives 125,000 birthday cards. n-tv news, accessed April 30, 2020 .
  9. ^ The story behind the 99-year-old legend who raised £ 14m for the NHS. In: metro.co.uk. April 16, 2020, accessed on May 20, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Captain Tom breaks two Guinness World Records . Archived from the original on April 28, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  11. ↑ London Gazette . No. 63009, HMSO, London, May 27, 2020, p. 9358 ( PDF , English).
  12. ↑ "Captain Tom" becomes a knight. In: spiegel.de. July 17, 2020, accessed July 17, 2020 .
  13. ↑ Susannah Butter: Tomorrow Will Be A Good Day by Captain Tom Moore - review: upbeat and engaging In: Evening Standard
  14. ↑ 100-year-old fundraiser Moore conquers the big screen orf.at, September 23, 2020, accessed September 24, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Moore, Tom
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Moore, Thomas; Captain Tom
SHORT DESCRIPTION British officer and fundraiser
DATE OF BIRTH April 30, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH Keighley , UK
DATE OF DEATH February 2, 2021
Place of death Bedford