Church bells rang out and a World War II-era plane flew Saturday over the funeral service of Captain Tom Moore to honour of the veteran who single-handedly raised millions of pounds for Britain’s health workers by walking laps in his backyard.
Soldiers performed ceremonial duties at the private service for Moore, who died Feb. 2 at age 100 after testing positive for COVID-19.
Captain Tom, as he became known, inspired the U.K. during the first months of the coronavirus pandemic with his humble endeavour that raised almost 33 million pounds ($46 million) for Britain’s National Health Service last year.
The private service was small, attended by just eight members of the veteran’s immediate family. But soldiers carried his coffin, draped in
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