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Captain Tom is to be awarded a knighthood.

Congratulations Sir. Very well deserved.

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@neilarini said
Captain Tom is to be awarded a knighthood.

Congratulations Sir. Very well deserved.
Great news!

What a legend.

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Colonel Sir Tom!!!

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Aw bless, such a modest gentleman too.

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I thought he was made an honourary colonel by his old regiment?

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It did happen, fairly early on.

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He was appointed the first Honorary Colonel of the Army Foundation College
in Harrogate, Yorkshire, a training centre for soldiers under 18, on his 100th
birthday. When acting in that capacity, he will be addressed as "Colonel Tom.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Tom