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Petition · past parliament

Give Captain Tom Moore a knighthood

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

Captain tom Moore is 100 on april 30th and wanted to raise £1000 by walking 100 laps of his garden with his zimmer frame as a way of thanking the nhs for his hip replacement. He has,at last look raised over £7,000,000. Surely this deserves a knighthood?
Tom was born and brought up in Keighley, Yorkshire. He went to Keighley Grammar School and later completed an apprenticeship as a Civil Engineer. Tom went onto being enlisted in 8 DWR (145 RAC) at the beginning of the war, and in 1940 was selected for Officer training. He was later posted to 9DWR in India, and served and fought on the Arakan, went to Regiment to Sumatra after the Japanese surrender and returned to be Instructor at Armoured Fighting Vehicle School in Bovington.

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/

Timeline

15 Apr 2020 Petition opened for signatures
7 May 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 7 May 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.