Captain Sir Tom Moore laid to rest in private but 'spectacular' funeral ceremony
dailyrecord.co.ukNHS Voices of Care Choir just a month after the UK’s first national lockdown was introduced in 2020.A C-47 Dakota plane from the Second World War then soared across the sky overhead before a three-gun salute to the veteran and fundraising hero rang out.It was the send off that the centenarian deserved after he captured the hearts of the nation during the first peak of the coronavirus pandemic in the UK.Captain Sir Tom will be remembered for his efforts to raise more than £32million for the NHS by walking laps around his garden.He sadly passed away in hospital aged 100 earlier this month after being diagnosed with coronavirus, prompting an outpouring of grief across the nation.The celebrant conducting the funeral said: "It's quite incredible.
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