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The inspiring story of the soccer player who became a war hero
The name Walter Tull likely falls on many a deaf ear. Tull, though, was one of English football's first black players and the British Army's first ever black officer to command white troops.
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Who was Walter Tull and what did he do?
NARRATOR: Walter Tull. Soccer Soldier. Walter was born in Folkestone, Kent in 1888. He grew up in a children’s home in London after his parents died. After leaving school he became a printer’s ...
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'Playing Walter Tull got me through my hardships'
Leon Newman (centre), seen here with fellow actors Neil Reidman and Susie Broadbent, said Walter Tull had inspired him An actor playing the lead role in a musical about Walter Tull said the ...
MP calls for Walter Tull to receive Military Cross
An MP has called for a World War One soldier who was one of England's first black professional footballers to be awarded the ...
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Walter Tull: Black footballer and war hero remembered at Cenotaph
Actor Nicholas Bailey paid tribute to former Tottenham Hotspur and Northampton Town player Walter Tull at the Cenotaph in London. The 2nd Lt died in March 1918, during World War One. Mr Bailey ...