Petition · past parliament
Knight Captain Tom Moore 99 year old war veteran.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Want you to agree that Captain Tom Moore deserves/should be awarded a Knighthood for what he had done for this country in WW11 & now wanting to raise £1000 for our NHS.
Captain Tom Moore is 99 yrs old, served this country in the 2nd world war.
Captain Tom Moore wanted to raise £1000 walking 100 lengths of his garden with the aid of a walking frame before his 100th birthday for the NHS to thank them for 1, looking after him through his years after breaking a hip & breaking ribs & puncturing his lungs & because of what they are doing today to get this country through covid-19.
As of 15.04.20 he has raised over £4.5million.
Captain Tom Moore wanted to raise £1000 walking 100 lengths of his garden with the aid of a walking frame before his 100th birthday for the NHS to thank them for 1, looking after him through his years after breaking a hip & breaking ribs & puncturing his lungs & because of what they are doing today to get this country through covid-19.
As of 15.04.20 he has raised over £4.5million.
Why it was rejected
It was about honours or appointments, which petitions cannot cover.
We know lots of people want to petition for Colonel Moore to receive an honour, but the Government will only accept individual nominations, not petitions, so we can’t publish your petition.
To submit a nomination for an honour, visit: http://www.gov.uk/honours/
To submit a nomination for an honour, visit: http://www.gov.uk/honours/
Timeline
| 15 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 7 May 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
7 May 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.