Captain Tom Moore will share his World War II story in a new ITV documentary.
The 99-year-old war veteran – who raised more than £28 million for the NHS by successfully walking the length of his garden 100 times before his 11th birthday on April 30th – will open up about his experiences in a 30 minute film airing on VE Day (May 8).
‘Captain Tom’s War’ will air just a week after his own birthday celebrations as he reflects on his time fighting in Burma during the war from 1941 to 1944.
The former British Army Officer will honour the soldiers who fought in what has become known as ‘The Forgotten War’.
The campaign – which saw a million Allied troops from 40 nations trying to battle the invading forces of Imperial Japan from the British colony – still remains relatively unknown.
Captain Tom – who started officer trainer at the age of 20 in 1940 and served in India before reaching Burma – wants to redress the balance by making the programme to educate people on what happened.
The programme will also feature his daughters Lucy and Hannah as they reveal family photos from their trip back to Burma.
ITV’s Controller of Current Affairs Tom Giles – who commissioned the documentary – said: "’Captain Tom’s War’ will shed light on a campaign which comparatively goes unmentioned but in which our troops suffered unthinkable hardship and tens of thousands of British soldiers fought and died.
"Hearing this from Captain Tom Moore, who fought in Burma, means we will find out a lot more about the man who has done so much to raise our spirits at this time and the experience he and many others faced during World War Two on an occasion when we rightly come together to thank them for their sacrifice."
The announcement comes after it was revealed Captain Tom has teamed up with Michael Ball for a new rendition of ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ to add to his NHS fundraising.
‘Captain Tom’s War’ will air on ITV at 8pm on Friday, May 8th.
Captain Tom’s War documentary coming to ITV
