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Captain Sir Tom Moore’s spirit lives on, family tells funeral service

“You may be gone but your message and your spirit lives on.”

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
2021-02-27 16:11
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The family of Captain Sir Tom Moore have paid tribute to the veteran and NHS charity fundraiser at his funeral, saying his “message and his spirit lives on”.

Sir Tom’s coffin, draped in a union flag, was carried to the crematorium on Saturday by soldiers from the Yorkshire Regiment while a Second World War-era C-47 Dakota performed a flypast.

This was followed by a firing party of 14 each firing three rounds in unison before a small service got under way.

The service, at Bedford Crematorium, was attended by eight members of Sir Tom’s immediate family – his two daughters Hannah Ingram-Moore and Lucy Teixeira, four grandchildren and his sons-in-law – all wearing masks.

Michael Ball

It opened with the charity single Sir Tom recorded with Michael Ball and the NHS Voices of Care Choir, You’ll Never Walk Alone, which reached number one in the UK singles charts in April last year.

“So even if tomorrow is my last day, if all those I loved are waiting for me then that tomorrow will be a good day too.” Captain Sir Tom pic.twitter.com/09JZlyoydD

— The Captain Tom Foundation (@captaintommoore) February 27, 2021

His daughter Ms Teixeira, 52, then paid tribute to Sir Tom, who captured the hearts of the nation with his fundraising efforts during the first coronavirus lockdown when he walked 100 laps of his Bedfordshire garden before his 100th birthday, raising more than £32 million for the NHS.

She said: “Daddy, you always told us ‘best foot forward’ and true to your word that’s what you did last year, raising a fortune for the NHS and walking your way into the nation’s hearts.”

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Ms Teixeira added: “Daddy, I am so proud of you, what you achieved your whole life and especially in the last year.

“You may be gone but your message and your spirit lives on.”

Ms Ingram-Moore said that the world had become “enthralled” by her father’s spirit of hope, positivity and resilience.

Captain Sir Tom Moore funeral
The funeral cortege arrives (Joe Giddens/PA)

She added: “We are so proud of the way you handled everything that happened.

“We have been so close as a family before this but we were thrust even closer together as the world became enthralled by your spirit of hope, positivity and resilience.

“They too saw your belief in kindness and the fundamental goodness of the human spirit.”

Sir Tom died at Bedford Hospital on February 2 after testing positive for Covid-19.

Cortege

His funeral cortege set off from his home in Marston Moretaine at 11.30am on Saturday.

A number of special items were placed on Sir Tom’s coffin, including a replica of his service cap from the Second World War, a wreath from the Yorkshire Regiment, his campaign medals, including the Burma Star, and his knighthood medal stitched on to a cushion.

Many of you have asked what you can do to honour Captain Tom. Having received so many wonderful messages and pictures we have set up an online book of condolence for you to leave your tributes and celebrate Captain Tom's remarkable life https://t.co/BrUeyhuBMH🙏

— The Captain Tom Foundation (@captaintommoore) February 25, 2021

There was also a specially-commissioned sword engraved with the motto of the Yorkshire Regiment on one side – “Fortune favours the brave” – and his own personal motto, “Tomorrow will be a good day”, on the other.

Singer Michael Buble recorded a version of the song Smile which was played at the funeral, while other music included The White Cliffs Of Dover by Dame Vera Lynn, I Vow To Thee My Country by Alfie Boe and My Way by Frank Sinatra.

Members of the public were asked to stay at home and not attend the funeral, but many thousands of people have signed an online book of condolence instead.

“Someone will have to make extra cake and sandwiches, and it won’t be me.”
Today we celebrate the life of our hero. We will be following Captain Tom’s wishes by enjoying a cup of tea and a slice of Victoria sponge cake. Please join us as we raise a cup to him. pic.twitter.com/c9F1xBFL9a

— The Captain Tom Foundation (@captaintommoore) February 27, 2021

Sir Tom’s official Twitter account urged people to join them in enjoying a cup of tea and slice of Victoria sponge cake to celebrate his life.

It said: “‘Someone will have to make extra cake and sandwiches, and it won’t be me’.

“Today we celebrate the life of our hero. We will be following Captain Tom’s wishes by enjoying a cup of tea and a slice of Victoria sponge cake. Please join us as we raise a cup to him.”

Fundraising

In acknowledgement of his fundraising, Sir Tom was knighted by the Queen during a unique open-air ceremony at Windsor Castle in summer 2020.

Captain Sir Tom Moore funeral
(l to r) son-in-law Colin Ingram, granddaughter Georgia, grandson Benjie and daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore arrive for the funeral (Joe Giddens/PA)

His 100th birthday celebrations last year included a Spitfire flypast and he was photographed punching the air as it went past.

The fundraiser served with the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment during the Second World War.

The regiment later merged with two others from Yorkshire, becoming the Yorkshire Regiment, and Sir Tom was made an honorary colonel last August.

A bugler sounded The Last Post at the end of the private service.

Captain Sir Tom Moore tribute
A floral tribute to Sir Tom (Danny Lawson/PA)

Six representatives from the Army Foundation College in Harrogate, where Sir Tom was made an honorary colonel, also formed a ceremonial guard.

There are plans to plant trees around the world in his honour, with Ms Teixeira hoping the Trees for Tom initiative will result in a wood in his home county of Yorkshire and the reforestation of part of India, where he served during the Second World War.

Sir Tom asked that his epitaph reads: “I told you I was old”, in reference to comedian Spike Milligan’s famous epitaph: “I told you I was ill.”

Once Covid-19 restrictions permit, the family will inter Sir Tom’s ashes in Yorkshire, with his parents and grandparents in the Moore family plot.

Related: Captain Sir Tom Moore: My funeral would once have made a line in the local paper

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