Captain Sir Tom Moore raised nearly £33million for NHS charities ahead of his 100th birthday last year by walking laps of his garden in Marston Moretaine. He died at Bedford Hospital on February 2 after testing positive for Covid-19Captain Sir Tom Moore raised nearly £33million for NHS charities ahead of his 100th birthday last year by walking laps of his garden in Marston Moretaine. He died at Bedford Hospital on February 2 after testing positive for Covid-19
Captain Sir Tom Moore raised nearly £33million for NHS charities ahead of his 100th birthday last year by walking laps of his garden in Marston Moretaine. He died at Bedford Hospital on February 2 after testing positive for Covid-19

Farewell Captain Sir Tom - Bedford hero's funeral in pictures

His funeral took place on Saturday at Bedford Crematorium

Here we pay tribute to our hero, Captain Sir Tom Moore, who walked his way into the nation's hearts.

His funeral took place on Saturday (February 27) at Bedford Crematorium after a procession from his village of Marston Moretaine.

Six member of the Yorkshire Regiment carried the war veteran's coffin, draped in the union jack. There was also a flypast by a vintage C-47 Dakota.

His daughters paid tribute to their father, with Lucy Teixeira hailing his mantra of "tomorrow will be a good day" and Hannah Ingram-Moore saying "you will be with me always."

Captain Sir Tom raised almost £33million for NHS charities last year by walking 100 laps of his garden ahead of his 100th birthday. He died at Bedford Hospital on February 2 after testing positive for Covid-19.

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