Andover house decorated in Union Jacks for Captain Tom Moore

Bernie Lucker covered his house, in Helford Court, with dozens of Union Jack flags and St George's Crosses to pay tribute to the 100-year-old World War II veteran.

Captain Tom, as he was affectionately known, sadly died on Tuesday after contracting Covid-19.

Bernie Lucker has decorated the front of his house in Union Jacks to pay tribute to Captain Sir Tom Moore.

He raised £33 million for the NHS by walking 100 laps of his garden in Bedfordshire, in time for his 100th birthday last April.

On hearing the sad news of his death, 65-year-old Bernie decided he needed to pay tribute to the "inspirational" veteran in his own way.

"It was a tribute with the Union Jacks and the cross of St George, it is a symbol of this great country," he told The Advertiser.

"It is partially out of being a Brit, I am proud to be British."

Bernie Lucker has decorated the front of his house in Union Jacks to pay tribute to Captain Sir Tom Moore.

Asked why he decided to create the memorial, the father of four and grandfather of eleven said: "He made it a peaceful world after five years of war.

"I took it personally because if it wasn't for people like him, I probably would not have been born, met my beautiful wife and had four children who gave me eleven grandchildren.

"He is inspirational, no doubt. He stepped up to the mark.

"I could mention [Winston] Churchill and all that. When this country needed someone, he stepped up.

"I would have him in the same category as Churchill."

Bernie Lucker has decorated the front of his house in Union Jacks to pay tribute to Captain Sir Tom Moore.

There have been calls for a statue in Captain Tom's memory, something that Bernie wholeheartedly supports.

Bernie previously hit the headlines after collecting 65 Tesco trollies that had been abandoned from along River Way.

He said he was being "mugged off" by his former employer after they did not collect them, leaving his small garden filled with them.

However, since The Advertiser reported the story in November 2020, Tesco has since been to collect them.