British officer Captain Tom Moore is a World War Two and NHS hero. Here’s what we know about his family; his wife, and daughters.
During the pandemic, Captain Tom Moore became an overnight national treasure, following his efforts to raise money for the NHS.
His daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore and her husband Colin are in the news after they were granted permission to build a Captain Tom Foundation Building on the grounds of their home in Bedfordshire in 2021, but a subsequent retrospective application for a larger building containing a spa pool was refused by the planning authority.
Following this new information about the famous late British officer who died in 2021 aged 100, many want to know more about him and his family, especially his wives and daughters. Read on for more.
Who was Captain Tom Moore?
Thomas Moore (real name: Captain Sir Thomas Moore, more popularly known as Captain Tom) was famous for being a British officer, best known as a World War Two and NHS hero.
He was born on April 30, 1920, in Keighley, West Yorkshire.
The former soldier inspired the nation during the first Covid lockdown last year as his campaign to raise £1,000 for the NHS by completing 100 laps of his garden raked in more than £33 million.
He was knighted by the Queen in July – a day he described as one of the proudest of his life.
Captain Tom had suffered symptoms of pneumonia for several weeks, meaning he was unable to receive a Covid vaccine.
He was admitted to hospital after testing positive for coronavirus.
His family was allowed to be by his bedside last night in his final hours and announced his death this afternoon.
He completed an apprenticeship as a civil engineer before joining the 8th Battalion Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, part of the Royal Armoured Corps, and fought in the 1942-3 Arakan campaign in WW2.
In 1940 he was selected for officer training and was posted in the 9 DWR in India.
He returned to the UK to train tank crews at Bovington, Wiltshire, and continued his hobby as a motocross rider.
Captain Tom had lived with daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore and her family in Bedfordshire since the death of his wife, Pamela, in 2006.
After the war, he returned to civilian life and married Pamela who was 15 years his junior.
More on Captain Tom Moore’s death
On February 2, 2021, at age 100, the world learned about his death. He passed away in Bedford Hospital South Wing, Bedford, United Kingdom.
The late Queen Elizabeth and Prime Minister Boris Johnson led tributes to ‘great British hero’ Captain Sir Tom Moore following his death.
Captain Tom traveled to Barbados for a final holiday with his family in December – before travel restrictions were announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson – but fell ill after his return to the UK.
Information released on behalf of Captain Sir Tom Moore’s family revealed he tested positive for COVID-19 on January 22 after returning home from the hospital where he was diagnosed with pneumonia.
The statement said Sir Tom was tested regularly for Covid-19 between December 9 and January 12 and each test returned negative.
Who are Captain Tom Moore’s wives?
Captain Tom Moore was married twice in his lifetime when he was alive. The names of his wives were Billie Moore and Pamela Moore.
At age 29, Moore had his first marriage in 1949 to a woman who was known as “Billie”.
The marriage was never consummated and was subsequently annulled.
At age 48, the officer had his second marriage in January 1968. He married his second wife whose name is Pamela.
Moore and Pamela had a wide age gap. She was fifteen years his junior.
Pam and Moore were married for over three decades until 2006 when she died.
When Moore was working at Cawoods and then March Concrete, the family lived in Welney in Norfolk. The couple retired to the Costa del Sol, Spain, but returned when Pamela developed a form of dementia. She spent her last years in a nursing home, where Moore would visit her every day.
How many children did Captain Tom Moore have?
Before Captain Tom Moore died aged 100, he was a father and a proud one to be precise. He had two children – all daughters.
The names of his kids are Hannah Ingram-Moore and Lucy Teixeira.
He shared his children with his second spouse, Pamela.
With his first wife, Billie, he had no children with her.
Following the death of Pamela, Moore lived with his younger daughter, her husband, and two grandchildren Ben and Georgia, in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, from 2008 until his death. He also had two other grandchildren.