We are leading the charge to make sure WWII veteran Captain Tom Moore gets a Knighthood.
The 99-year-old war hero won the hearts of the nation by raising an incredible £15million for the NHS after completing 100 laps of his Bedfordshire garden.
Tom set out to complete the challenge before his 100th birthday on April 30, wanting to give something back to the staff who treated him for a broken hip.
His initial target was to raise a modest £1,000.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set he will look at ways to recognise the “heroic efforts” of Captain Moore - and we believe his efforts should now be recognised by the Queen with a Knighthood.
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Cpt Moore completed the final 25-metre lap of his 100-lap challenge as a special guard of honour by the 1st battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment looked on.
Speaking at the finish line, he said he felt “fine” and that he was “surrounded by the right sort of people”.
Cpt Moore said plans for his party have been affected by the virus but that the national outpouring of love and support for him was “a party enough for me”.
There is also an online campaign for children to make him birthday cards.
He told ITV that the public generosity had been “unbelievable”, adding: “Our country and all our nations, we’re all so generous in all sorts of ways.
“But it’s for a super purpose. Nurses, doctors and all the back-up workers, they deserve everything we can give them.”
