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May 2021
Trees planted to honour Captain Tom at Harrogate's army college
Junior soldiers at the Army Foundation College in Harrogate have planted six magnolia trees in tribute to Captain Sir Tom Moore, who was the honorary colonel of the college on Pennypot Lane.
The planting is part of the Queen’s Green Canopy, an initiative to plant trees to mark next year's platinum jubilee.
The project was launched yesterday by the queen and Prince Charles, who planted a tree at Windsor Castle.
The choice of a magnolia tree, which is native to Asia, is designed to be poignant as during Captain Tom's service during World War Two he served in India and Burma.
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Having been raised in Keighley, West Yorkshire, Captain Sir Tom was made an honorary colonel of the Army Foundation College in Harrogate last spring. He later visited the college to speak to junior soldiers and was invited back for their graduation in September.
He raised almost £33m for NHS Charities Together by walking lengths of his garden in Bedfordshire, hitting the headlines in the process. He died aged 100 in February this year.
Junior soldier Michael Oates said:
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