RIP Captain Tom
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Maybe if there was a public campaign the Bank of England can issue a special £100 note. It would be a fantastic tribute to a man who did public service right to the end.
RIP Sir Tom.
RIP Sir Tom.
RIP 
very sad to hear of his passing .
What a truly amazing man for what he did last year, raising all that money.
A true national hero, would be nice if they honoured him in some way ie a state funeral or maybe a medal for his charity work etc.
very sad to hear of his passing . What a truly amazing man for what he did last year, raising all that money.
A true national hero, would be nice if they honoured him in some way ie a state funeral or maybe a medal for his charity work etc.
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He’s left an amazing legacy. RIP.
Very sad news and what an inspiration & legacy. 100% agree with @Malevolence suggestion.
I actually really like this idea.
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RIP.
Seemed like a great guy, luckily my grandparents have been vaccinated now.
Seemed like a great guy, luckily my grandparents have been vaccinated now.
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A true national hero and what seemed from the interviews I saw, a bloody nice bloke. Seen it all and even in old age did his best to help and unite a country.
Puts those people moaning about mask wearing etc to shame. We could all learn a lot from Captain Tom.
Puts those people moaning about mask wearing etc to shame. We could all learn a lot from Captain Tom.
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There aren't many 100 year olds that survive pneumonia of any type. The plan would never have been to save him but see him off in comfort. No failure there.
As tragic as this is, I don't think I'd be laying the blame on the NHS for "failing" to save a 100 year old man with pneumonia AND Covid.
I'm sure they did everything they could.
He didn’t try to save the NHS, he raised money for charities associated with the NHS.
As has already been said, someone with COVID at 100 years old is almost certainly going to die. I suspect the NHS would have gone above and beyond given who he was.
It’s not hard to see how misinformation proliferates on these boards....
I remember what one of my relatives said about that. He said "sixties are great, seventies aren't bad, eighties are horrible and after that it gets worse by the day"!!