Did you know that Captain Tom was born in 1920 and he served in India. Captain Tom originally aimed to raise 1000 pounds but he instead got 28 million pounds which is a lot. He was from a country called Keighley in the west of Yorkshire.When it was his 100 birthday he tried to do 100 laps around his garden for a charity called the Nhs which stands for the National health service which is some kind of hospital.He has risen from nowhere to become a hero for many countries. As it was his 100 birthday he had some tasty cake and the Queen gave him a present which was special and ordinary. Tom is British and he is a British army officer which is crazy. He joined the British army in 1939 and left in 1946 which is 7 years.