His story went global and he has raised nearly £30million for the NHS, which sparked a petition calling for him to be knighted - it now has over 950,000 signatures. Today, the Second World War veteran celebrates his 100th birthday and he has been sent over 125,000 birthday cards from around the world. His fundraising efforts have inspired others to create paintings and drawings of him, pay tribute to him, write poems about him, follow in his footsteps to raise money for the NHS and he has even had a train named after him! Happy Birthday Captain Tom Moore!
1. Artist's tribute
Michelle Kiernan, an artist from Meppershall, has created this painting after her dad, David Farmer, requested a painting as a gesture to Captain Tom Moore
2. Emergency Services pay tribute
Bedfordshire's police officers, firefighters and the East of England Ambulance Service visited Captain Moore on Thursday, April 16, to applaud his achievement and thank him for his amazing fundraising work on behalf of the county.
3. Kempston Rural Primary School
Children from Kempston Rural Primary School have used different school equipment to create an 'Art Attack' style big art on the school field to celebrate Captain Tom Moore's birthday
4. Second World War veteran's poem
George Ridgeon, a war veteran, was inspired by Captain Tom Moore's fundraising efforts to create a poem about him