He's the World War Two veteran who has brought the country together with his incredible fundraising efforts for the NHS.
At 99 - and he will turn 100 in just two weeks - Captain Tom Moore has raised more than £12million for the health service as frontline staff work tirelessly to save lives in the coronavirus pandemic.
His aims when he set off to walk 100 lengths of his Bedfordshire Garden were initially far more modest. He wanted to raise £1,000 for "our super nurses and doctors" before his milestone birthday.
But Captain Tom's fundraising efforts have won the backing of the entire nation, with the money raised soaring every hour of every day - and still rising.
It's something the war hero has taken in his stride, literally, and he says he is incredibly grateful for everyone who has donated to show their support for the NHS.
As he passed his 100 lengths mark of his 25 metre garden Captain Tom said: "I think that's absolutely enormous.
"At no time when we started off with this exercise did we anticipate we'd get anything near that sort of money.
"It just shows that people have such high regard for matters of our National Health Service and it's really amazing that people have paid so much money."
He's won praise from politicians, including Health Secretary Matt Hancock, and celebrities from around the country, as well as the NHS heroes he is so determined to raise money for.
Hancock said in Wednesday's press conference: "I want to pay a special tribute today to Captain Tom Moore. Captain Tom, you’re an inspiration to us all, and we thank you."
And then there are Captain Tom's millions of fans - all cheering him on and donating in their droves.
Born in Keighley in West Yorkshire, Captain Tom attended the local grammar school before training as a civil engineer.
In the midst of World War Two he enlisted in the Army and served with the Duke of Wellington's regiment in India and Burma, and was honoured with a raft of bravery medals.
When he was posted to serve in India in October 1941, it took his Battalion six weeks by sea to arrive there.
During his time in south Asia Captain Tom was instructed to start a motorcycling course before the Battalion was moved on to Calcutta - a road journey which took three weeks in Monsoon season.
Back in the UK Captain Tom was sent on a course at The Armoured Fighting Vehicle School in Bovington.
After leaving the Forces Captain Tom, as all who know him call him, started work as a salesman and this brought him to his beloved late wife, Pamela.
The war veteran admits he had "given up on love" when he first met Pamela, who was 15 years his junior - but he was smitten from the start.
Captain Tom told the Daily Mail : "As it so happened, the office manager in Gravesend was a rather attractive young lady – she looked terrific to me, like a model – so I had to do various trips and, shall we say, the attraction with the office manager became stronger and I eventually married her."
The couple had two daughters, Lucy and Hannah, who Captain Tom now lives with.
Heartbreakingly, Pamela's health started to decline 20 years ago and her devoted husband cared for her for two years.
When her condition needed extra medical attention, Pamela was moved into a care home but Captain Tom was still her main carer.
He would visit her every, single day and he was the one who fed her her meals and would sit with her for hours on end until she passed away 14 years ago.
Captain Tom has nothing but praise for the NHS heroes who are working tirelessly on the frontline to treat the sickest patients who are battling Covid-19.
And he has his own special reasons for being grateful to our country's health service.
Several years ago Captain Tom was diagnosed with skin cancer and was treated by the NHS. He has also had a hip replacement after falling in the kitchen and suffering a broken bone.
Captain Tom said: "Every penny that we get, they [the NHS] deserve every one of it.
"They're wonderful. Amazing. They've seen me through and cared for Pamela. I just wanted to thank them."
And he has an inspirational message for the country as everyone copes with the coronavirus lockdown.
He said: "I’ve always been one for having a future, I always think things will be good. We’ve fought so many battles and we’ve always won and we’re going to win again."
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