Captain Tom Moore, the 100-year-old who became a national hero in Britain by raising millions of pounds for health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, will become 'Sir Tom' on Friday when he is knighted by Queen Elizabeth.
FILE PHOTO: Retired British Army Captain Tom Moore, 99, raises money for health workers by attempting to walk the length of his garden one hundred times before his 100th birthday this month as the spread of coronavirus disease continues, Marston Moretaine, Britain, April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo
The World War Two veteran raised a record sum of 33 million pounds by walking 100 laps of his garden with the aid of a walking frame in April in the run-up to his landmark birthday.
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