Contrary to today’s census results, the public could voice criticism and some have expressed concern about the government of David Lloyd George by posting: “Stop talking about your houses for heroes and start building houses and leave them at a rent that a worker can afford to pay. “
Poignantly and relevantly, it was also the way of life of a one-year-old Thomas Moore of Keighley, who almost a century later would achieve worldwide fame as Captain Sir Tom Moore thanks to to his inspiring NHS fundraiser during the Covid pandemic.
He grew up in the midst of the hardships and conflicts of this time. However, that didn’t stop him from embracing the values that enabled him to set such an extraordinary and exemplary example to the world that also defined so many of his contemporaries – the greater generation.
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