CAPTAIN Sir Tom Moore was given a hero’s send-off as the nation bid him farewell yesterday.
The NHS fundraiser received a 14-gun salute and an RAF flypast as he was laid to rest.
Six soldiers from his Yorkshire Regiment carried his coffin – draped in the Union flag – into Bedford Crematorium for a funeral Capt Sir Tom planned himself.
A C-47 Dakota soared overhead before the service, which was only attended by immediate family in accordance with Covid restrictions.
This story is from the February 28, 2021 edition of Daily Star Sunday.
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