Captain Sir Tom Moore

Captain sir Thomas Moore 30th April 1920 - 2nd February 2021 more popularly known as Captain Tom was a British army officer and fundraiser who made international headlines in 2020 when he raised money for charity in the run - up to his 100th birthday Moore was born in Keighley West Yorkshire England 🇬🇧 and grew up in the actual town he was the son of Isabella ( née Hird ) and Wilson Wilfred Moore his farther was from a family of builders and his mother was a head teacher Moore was educated at Oakbank Grammar school Keighley and started an apprenticeship in civil engineering Moore was conscripted in the 8th battalion Duke of Wellingtons Regiment in June 1940 stationed at Weston Park in Otley nine months after the beginning of the second World War he was selected for officer training later that year and attended an officer cadet training unit before being commissioned as a second lieutenant on 28th June 1941