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Britain pays farewell to pandemic hero Captain Tom Moore

MM News Staff by MM News Staff
February 28, 2021

LONDON: Britain bid farewell to Captain Tom Moore with a televised funeral for the 100-year-old war veteran who became a global hero for his extraordinary fundraising efforts during the pandemic.

Soldiers formed a guard of honour at the small ceremony held by Moore’s family at a crematorium in Bedford in central England. Six soldiers from the Yorkshire Regiment, the successor to the one Moore served in during World War II, carried his coffin, draped with the Union Jack and his military cap and sword as 14 soldiers gave a firing salute.

A World War II-era plane from a nearby RAF base flew over the crematorium and later a bugler sounded the Last Post, followed by a minute’s silence. “The Armed Forces are immensely proud to contribute to the celebration of his extraordinary life of service,” the defence ministry said in a statement.

Moore died on February 2 after being treated for pneumonia and testing positive for COVID-19. He raised nearly £33 million for healthcare charities by completing 100 lengths of his garden before his 100th birthday in April last year.

The image of the veteran, leaning on his walking frame and rarely seen without shining military service medals pinned to his blazer and a regimental tie, was a rare good news story in a gloomy year.

Armed Forces personnel were immensely proud to provide military funeral honours for Captain Sir Tom Moore today. @captaintommoore embodied the values of the Armed Forces throughout his life and his legacy will live on in the personnel that follow in his footsteps. pic.twitter.com/EKRUwKzc6d

— Ministry of Defence ???????? (@DefenceHQ) February 27, 2021

Queen Elizabeth II knighted him in the summer of 2020 and a wreath was laid on her behalf at a war memorial in the town of Keighley in Yorkshire, northern England, where Moore was born. His death was marked by a nationwide round of applause with Prime Minister Boris Johnson taking part and MPs bowing their heads in parliament.

His funeral was a more private affair, reflecting his family’s wishes and anti-virus restrictions. Only his two daughters, four grandchildren and sons-in-law attended the simple ceremony.

His family read personal tributes, talking of his habits such as fixing his grandson’s cricket bats and letting the dog lick the remains of porridge from his breakfast plate.

“We never imagined what the last year of your life would be like,” his daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore said in her tribute. “In the last days and hours we had together, you talked with pride about the legacy of hope people said you had created.”

“You may be gone but your message and your spirit lives on,” his other daughter, Lucy Teixeira, said through tears. Moore’s performance of “You’ll Never Walk Alone”, a charity single that he recorded with Michael Ball, was played at the start of the ceremony and Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” at the end.

Moore had asked for his epitaph to be “I told you I was old”, inspired by comedian Spike Milligan whose gravestone says “I told you I was ill”. The family set up an online book of condolences that gathered thousands of messages.

 

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