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UK war veteran fundraiser who served in India dies of COVID-19 Agencies London: A 100-year-old Army veteran, who became a national hero in the United Kingdom for raising over 32 million pounds for healthcare charities by completing 100 laps around his garden using a walking frame and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II, died in hospital Tuesday after testing positive for coronavirus. Captain Sir Tom Moore, who served in India during World War II, had been admitted to Bedford Hospital in the east of England Sunday after he required help with his breathing. His daughter, Hannah In...

Sir Tom died at Bedford Hospital on Tuesday. Medics involved with his care joined the clap to celebrate the veteran’s life – including in a garden dedicated to Sir Tom and his wife Pamela, which opened late last year to mark his achievement raising tens of millions of pounds for NHS charities. Hospital leaders said the centenarian was a “source of huge inspiration and pride”. And they announced plans to create some sort of memorial for Sir Tom at the hospital. Our statement on the sad news of Captain Sir Tom Moore’s death pic.twitter.com/KiUoVHXBfq — Bedford Hospital (Bedfordshir...

They do say that you never can tell who, if anyone, will turn out to be a hero - there's no way to know until the crunch comes. And sure enough it can often be the least likely person who is already on their way across no-man's-land, while the rest of us are still looking around for someone else to come and help. So often it's the person with the most to lose who is the first to risk it all on behalf of others, those least able to carry the burden who somehow manage to bear it all. It's also often the circumstances that bring out the hero in people - something shaped by the needs of the mom...

Captain Tom’s NHS carers join national clap Staff at Bedford Hospital join in with the nationwide clap (Jacob King/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter of the top stories in Courier country Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Nurses and doctors directly involved in the care of Captain Sir Tom Moore joined the national clap to celebrate his life. Sir Tom died at Bedford Hospital on Tuesday. Medics involved with his care joined the clap to celebrate the veteran’s life – including in a garden dedicated to S...

Britain salutes Captain Tom: Fundraising hero's family lead national tribute to the 100-year-old who lost his own battle with Covid yesterday, as Boris backs campaign for statue in his honour The nation took to their doorsteps at 6pm this evening to clap and pay tribute to Sir Captain Tom Moore, 100 It comes after fundraising hero and WWII veteran died yesterday following hospital treatment for Covid-19 Boris Johnson led the applause for the veteran after calling for it in the House of Commons earlier today  PM said Captain Tom had dedicated his life to serving others, and encouraged everyon...