Captain Tom Made Honorary Colonel on His 100th Birthday

Captain Tom Moore has been made an honorary colonel by the Queen to mark his 100th birthday, after raising £30million for NHS Charities Together. The war veteran walked laps of his garden to raise the funds during the coronavirus lockdown to raise money for healthcare workers. Capt Tom has now raised well over £31million for NHS Charities Together and walked 200 laps of his garden in total. He was informed of his promotion to honorary colonel in a letter presented to him at his home by Lt Col Thomas Miller, commanding officer of the 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment. Capt Tom said, “Although I can't use it in public it really is something special to be able to say, honorary colonel. "I'm still Captain Tom, that's who I really am but if people choose to call me colonel, well, thank you very much!" Earlier in the day, HM Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Helen Nellis, was delighted to present Captain Tom Moore with a 100th birthday card from Her Maj