The sword placed on Captain Sir Tom Moore’s coffin inscribed with the badge of his old unit, the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, will go on display at a Yorkshire museum.
The specially-commissioned blade appeared on the casket alongside the union flag, Cpt Sir Tom’s war medals and his knighthood medal during the funeral last month.
Beneath his name is Yorkshire regimental motto, ‘Fortune Favours the Brave’, while the other side shows the veteran’s own famous words: ‘Tomorrow will be a good day’.
Captain Sir Tom Moore’s funeral was held on February 27 after the NHS fundraising hero died earlier in the month
A specially-commissioned sword appeared on the 100-year-old’s casket alongside the union flag, his war medals and his knighthood medal
The sword was crafted by Pooley Sword, a traditional cutler and provider of swords, dirks, and lances to the British armed forces and Commonwealth nations.
Following the funeral on February 27, Pooley Sword donated the blade to the Yorkshire Regiment, which has now offered it to the York Army Museum.
Museum officials intend to make the item the centrepiece of a brand new display paying tribute to Cpt Sir Tom, who raised £33m for NHS charities by walking laps of his garden.
Members of the Armed Forces carried Captain Sir Tom Moore’s coffin at Bedford Crematorium on February 27, a specially commissioned was laid atop the casket
Following the funeral on February 27, Pooley Sword donated the blade to the Yorkshire Regiment, which has now offered it to the York Army Museum
Museum officials intend to make the item the centrepiece of a brand new display in honour of the 100-year-old, who raised £33million for the NHS
The veteran, who died in Bedford on February 2, was raised in Keighley, West Yorkshire and frequently spoke fondly of his affinity for Yorkshire.
Robert Pooley MBE, Managing Director of Pooley Sword, said: ‘To be asked to prepare a sword for such a distinguished gentleman as Captain Sir Tom Moore, it was a great honour and privilege.
‘All our staff completed this sword with great pride and enthusiasm.’
The 1st Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment, provided pallbearers for the funeral with recruits from Harrogate’s Army Foundation College forming an honour guard.
Major Lee Wildey, who led the funeral party and delivered the sword to the museum, said: ‘It was a moving and very fitting tribute for such an inspirational man.
‘For me especially, it was a privilege to command the soldiers from 1 YORKS and there was no shortage of men volunteering to be part of the bearer party.’
Beneath his name is Yorkshire regimental motto, ‘Fortune Favours the Brave’, while the other side shows the veteran’s own famous words: ‘Tomorrow will be a good day’
The veteran, who died in Bedford on February 2, was raised in Keighley, West Yorkshire and frequently spoke fondly of his affinity for Yorkshire
Captain Sir Tom captured the country’s hearts last year when he walked 100 laps of his garden, raising millions of pounds for the NHS
Lieutenant Colonel David O’Kelly, the YORKS Regimental Secretary, said: ‘As a regiment, we were there when Capt Tom completed his final laps, on his 100th birthday, and sadly, at his funeral.
‘The sword will be featured [as an exhibit] when the museum re-opens.’
Second World War veteran Cpt Sir Tom Moore stole the nation’s heart in lockdown by raising tens of millions of pounds for the NHS by walking around his garden with his zimmer frame.
He was knighted for his efforts by the Queen at Windsor Castle last July.
Earlier in his life, Cpt Sir Tom served in India and the Burma campaign during the Second World War, and later became an instructor in armoured warfare.
After the war, he worked as managing director of a concrete company and was an avid motorcycle racer.