It was her daughters, Hannah and Lucy, who confirmed the death of Captain Sir Tom Moore this Tuesday. “It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our dear father, Captain Sir Tom Moore. We are very grateful to be with him in the last hours of his life.”
In a statement released to the press, the daughters of the World War II veteran say they spent hours talking to him, recalling his childhood and “wonderful mother”. “We share laughter and tears together,” they say.
“The last year of our father’s life was nothing short of remarkable. He has rejuvenated and experienced things he has always dreamed of,” they added.
Hannah and Lucy also allege the care that their father received from the British health service and its caregivers. Moore had been admitted to Bedford hospital on Sunday after being treated for pneumonia for a while and tested positive for covid-19 last week. The World War II veteran was being treated at home until Sunday when he needed additional help with breathing.
The captain’s efforts to raise funds during the first national confinement in April last year resulted in around 44 million euros for charities of the NHS, the British national health service, after promising to make 100 laps in his garden before your 100th birthday. Which captured the admiration of fans around the world.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that “Moore’s heroic efforts have lifted the spirits of the entire nation”, while the Duke of Cambridge has praised him as a “fundraiser”.
Born in Keighley, West Yorkshire, in April 1920, Moore completed a degree as a civil engineer and then joined the army. In 1940, he was selected to form officers and ascended to the rank of captain, being subsequently placed in the ninth battalion of the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment in India.
The captain served and fought in Arakan in western Burma, which has since been renamed Rakhine State, and went with his regiment to Sumatra after Japanese surrender. After the war, he returned to the United Kingdom and worked as an instructor at the Armored Combat Vehicle School in Bovington, Dorset. He lived in Kent for many years before moving to Bedfordshire in 2007 to be with his family.
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