Captain Tom Moore, who raised millions for hospitals, gets hero’s funeral

Isabel Vincent and

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Feb 27, 2021

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Capt. Sir Tom Moore's coffin being carried at his funeral in Bedford, Britain on February 27, 2021.EPA/JOE GIDDENS/PRESS ASSOCIATION POOL

Moore's family at his funeral on February 27, 2020 in Bedford, Britain.EPA/JOE GIDDENS/PRESS ASSOCIATION POOL

Capt. Sir Tom Moore, the veteran who raised millions for Britain's National Health Service.EPA/VICKIE FLORES

A gun salute at Capt. Tom Moore's funeral on February 27, 2021.Joe Giddens/Pool Photo via AP

The World War II veteran who raised more than $45 million for British hospitals by walking in his garden was given a hero’s funeral Saturday, complete with a guard of honor and a Royal Air Force flyover.

Capt. Sir Tom Moore, 100, died earlier this month after contracting the coronavirus. During lockdown last year, he began to walk one hundred steps in his garden to raise money for National Health Services Charities Together. The goal was to raise just over $1,000, but after nearly a month he had raised millions. He was knighted by the Queen in July.

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The hearse with Capt. Sir Tom Moore’s coffin at his funeral on February 27, 2021.Photo by Joe Giddens – Pool/Getty Images

Capt. Sir Tom Moore with his daughter and grandchildren.Joe Giddens/PA via AP, File

Members of the Armed Forces at Capt. Sir Tom Moore’s funeral on February 27, 2021.EPA/JOE GIDDENS/PRESS ASSOCIATION POO

Church bells across the country rang at noon, and Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” was played during a small church service for eight mourners before Moore’s remains were cremated.

“You may be gone but your message and spirit lives on,” said his daughter Lucy Teixeira.

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