He finished the amazing feat with the nation’s media on his doorstep as well as a mass of adoring followers, all desiring to commemorate with Captain Moore by sending him a birthday card.

Posting on their Facebook web page, the institution created: “Our Great Hall has actually seen lots of gatherings over the years, yet the other day it made a little piece of institution background when it changed right into Captain Tom’s Sorting Office where a group of socially-distancing staff started the mammoth job of opening the tens of thousands of 100th birthday cards sent out to Captain Tom.

Speaking to BBC Breakfast, his 16-year-old grandson Benjie Ingram-Moore claimed: “I believe a great deal of the cards are so wholehearted as well as it truly shows the effort people have actually placed in.

He completed the unbelievable feat with the country’s media on his front door as well as a mass of adoring fans, all wanting to celebrate with Captain Moore by sending him a birthday card.

Posting on their Facebook web page, the college wrote: “Our Great Hall has seen many celebrations over the years, however the other day it made a little item of school history when it changed into Captain Tom’s Sorting Office where a group of socially-distancing personnel started the mammoth job of opening up the tens of thousands of 100th birthday cards sent to Captain Tom.

Speaking to BBC Breakfast, his 16-year-old grandson Benjie Ingram-Moore claimed: “I assume a lot of the cards are so sincere as well as it actually reveals the initiative individuals have put in.

Speaking to BBC Breakfast, his 16-year-old grandson Benjie Ingram-Moore said: “I think a lot of the cards are so heartfelt and it really shows the effort people have put in. I think he will really appreciate that.

“I’m going to try to take as many pictures of them as I can and show them to him as he will happily sit through and read them all.

“It just shows that people really do care about these sort of things. Especially in a tough time. I think people really have joined together to make the effort for this.”

Hugh Maltby, director of the Bedford School Association, who knows the family, said he contacted them to see what help was needed and was asked to deal with the cards.

Speaking to the BBC, he said: “Little did I know what I was letting myself in for. We have got to work quite quickly as we have so many to get through.”

If you want to donate to Captain Tom’s efforts, visit his JustGiving page.