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Captain Sir Tom Moore shot into the public eye following his historic NHS fundraising last year in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Overnight, the cheeky chappy became a national treasure thanks to his sweet quips and incredible positivity in the face of the pandemic. But on February 2, Captain Tom s family announced the veteran and fundraising hero has died following a positive coronavirus test.
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MARSTON MORETAINE, England (Reuters) - Britain’s Captain Tom Moore, the World War Two veteran who lifted a nation’s spirits by raising millions of pounds for health service workers battling the coronavirus, died on Tuesday aged 100 after he contracted COVID-19.
Moore struck a chord with locked-down Britain by walking around his garden with the help of a frame to raise 38.9 million pounds ($53 million) for the National Health Service.
His endeavour and wit spread joy amid the grim news of the coronavirus outbreak: Moore’s message to the world was that the sun would shine again and that the clouds would clear.
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Captain Sir Tom Moore has been hailed as a shining light for the entire nation during the pandemic, as tributes poured in from across the world following his death at the age of 100.
The Second World War veteran, who became a national treasure for his extraordinary fundraising efforts, was admitted to hospital on Sunday with breathing difficulties.
Captain Sir Tom s daughter, Hannah Ingram-Moore, said her father had pneumonia for the last few weeks and last week tested positive for Covid-19 .
He died surrounded by his close family, with one more present on FaceTime.
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