Early Life and Family

footballers and also the first black combat Officer in the British Army. Walter's story can be told thanks to a £49,900 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund ( ... Dec 5, 2022 ... Walter Tull was a trailblazer. But when World War I broke out, he became the first Black officer in the British army to lead a battalion. Mar 26, 2018 ... Sunday marked a century since former Cobblers and Tottenham player was killed on the battlefields of the Somme during the First World War. Walter Daniel John Tull (1888-1918) was an army officer and English professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur and Northampton Town. ... Synopsis of Walter Tull's life Page 51, 'Walter Daniel Tull, 1888 – 1918 : soldier, footballer and Black, Research in African Literatures: the African Diaspora… Born in Kent in 1888, Walter Tull became not just the first black British professional outfield soccer player ... Great story about black footballer Walter Tull. Feb 3, 2016 ... He played for Tottenham between 1909 and 1911 and then moved to Northampton, where he is now commemorated with a memorial at Sixfields Stadium. Oct 24, 2012 ... Walter Tull's tale may be nearly a century old but the lessons he learnt on the football field and in the trenches remain true to this day. Walter Tull, footballer to solider (Photo - waltertull.org). Is there any use ... Vasili, P (2010) Walter Tull, (1888-1918), Officer, Footballer […] ... I have always had a love of sport, especially football, and I first became interested in Walter Tull when I was trying to find possible football players ...