Captain Sir Thomas 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.
Early life
Moore was born on 30 April 1920 to British parents. His father was from of a family of builders, and his mother was a head teacher. Moore went to Keighley Grammar School.
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.
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. 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.
On 6 July 2020 Queen Elizabeth II made him a knight.
In December 2020 Moore took a family holiday to Barbados after British Airways paid for his flight.
Illness and death
On 31 January 2021, Moore was taken to Bedford Hospital after testing positive for COVID-19 and being treated for pneumonia. On 2 February, he died from the illness aged 100.