As tributes pour in all over the world to our very own NHS hero, we remember how the staggering story unfolded last year.
Captain Sir Tom Moore was an inspiration to many as the country struggled with the very first lockdown last year.
He pledged to walk 100 lengths of his 50 metre-long garden in Marston Moretaine before his 100th birthday and donate 100 per cent of the funds to the NHS.
Although a modest fundraising target of £1,000 was set, the war veteran raised a phenomenal £33million - and of course the rest his history.
Captain Sir Tom Moore, we salute you.


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Our first picture of Captain Sir Tom when we broke the story in April 2020 of his pledge to walk 100 lengths of his 50 metre-long garden before his 100th birthday for the NHS

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Bedfordshire's police officers, firefighters and the East of England Ambulance Service visited Captain Moore in April last year, to applaud his achievement and thank him for his amazing fundraising work on behalf of the county

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Captain Tom, pictured with his grandson Benjie, was presented with a national salute mosaic from the BBC

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War veteran Captain Tom Moore was knighted in July in the Queen's first official engagement in person since lockdown. The investiture was staged in a unique ceremony at Windsor Castle (Picture by Chris Jackson)

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Captain Sir Tom Moore and his family launched a new charitable foundation to help others called the Captain Tom Foundation

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Captain Sir Tom Moore became GQ magazine’s oldest cover star, when it was revealed he would be the recipient of the 2020 Inspiration Of The Year award (Photo: GQ/Gavin Bond)