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Tom Moore
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British Army officer and fundraiser (1920–2021)
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Thomas Moore, known by the nickname Captain Tom, was a British soldier and fundraiser born in Keighley on April 30, 1920. He served in the British Army during World War II, participating in the Burma Campaign 1944–1945 and the Battle of Ramree Island. His military service earned him the ranks of captain and colonel, as well as the 1939–45 Star, Burma Star, War Medal 1939–1945, and Defence Medal. Moore also worked as a general manager and tankman.
Moore had two children and held citizenship in the United Kingdom. He was diagnosed with skin cancer, a hip fracture, and COVID-19. He died on February 2, 2021, with the cause of death listed as COVID-19. His official website is captaintom.org.
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Film & TV
Keighley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Known for
- Captain Tom: Where Did the Money Go? — Self (archive footage)2023
- The Life and Times of Captain Sir Tom — Self2020
- Countryfile — Self1988
- Captain Tom: We Salute You — Self (archive footage)
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Key facts
- Born
- Thomas Moore , ( 1920-04-30 ) 30 April 1920, Keighley , West Riding of Yorkshire , England
- Died
- 2 February 2021 (2021-02-02) (aged 100), Bedford , Bedfordshire , England
- Buried
- Morton Cemetery, Riddlesden , Keighley
- Awards
- Pride of Britain York Medal Knight Bachelor
- Alma mater
- Keighley Grammar School
- Spouses
- Billie ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1949 , annulled ) Pamela ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. January 1968</span>"}]]}'>1968 ; died 2006 )
- Allegiance
- United Kingdom
- Branch
- British Army
- Service years
- 1940–1946
- Rank
- Captain Honorary Colonel , Army Foundation College (from 2020)
- Unit
- Duke of Wellington's Regiment 145th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps 146th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps
- Conflicts
- Second World War Burma campaign
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Thomas
- Family name
- Moore
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Keighley
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Noble title
- Knight Bachelor
- Field of work
- philanthropy
- Sport
- motorcycle sport
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- British Army
- Military rank
- colonel
- Official website
- captaintom.org
- Image
- Tom Moore (soldier) (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 2
Show 12 more facts
- date of birth
- 1920-04-30
- medical condition
- COVID-19
- name in native language
- Thomas Moore
- allegiance
- United Kingdom
- nickname
- Captain Tom
- social media followers
- 353416
- date of death
- 2021-02-02
- manner of death
- COVID-19 pandemic
- cause of death
- COVID-19
- date of burial or cremation
- 2021-02-27
- Commons category
- Tom Moore (fundraiser)
- subject has role
- centenarian
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Encyclopedic overview
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. He served in India and the Burma campaign during the Second World War, and later became an instructor in armoured warfare. After the war, he worked as managing director of a concrete company and was an avid motorcycle racer.
On 6 April 2020, at the age of 99 during the first COVID-19 national lockdown, Moore began to walk 100 lengths of his garden in aid of NHS Charities Together, with the goal of raising £1,000 by his 100th birthday on 30 April. In the 24-day course of his fundraising, he made many media appearances and became a household name in the UK, earning a number of accolades and attracting over 1.5 million individual donations.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tom Moore” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.