What does Walter Tull's life reveal about the intersection of sport, war, and society? How did the rules and tactics of football differ from today?

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. Walter Tull (28 April 1888 - 25 March 1918) was a professional footballer and British Army officer. His father was Barbadian, his mother was from Kent. He ... ... Synopsis of Walter Tull's life Page 51, 'Walter Daniel Tull, 1888 – 1918 : soldier, footballer and Black, Research in African Literatures: the African Diaspora… Oct 19, 2021 ... Walter Tull inducted into Hall of Fame ... Walter Tull, one of Britain's first black professional footballers, has been posthumously inducted into ... Mar 23, 2018 ... Tull, who was a professional footballer at the outbreak of the first world war, gained his commission as a second lieutenant in 1917, having ... Oct 18, 2023 ... GFC School Students learn about Walter Tull. Walter Tull is a name that means little to most football fans. The trailblazing footballer and ... Walter became an apprentice to a printer and found his love of and skill at football. His first game for. Clapton FC was on 26th December 1908 when he played ... Walter Tull was a successful footballer and officer in the British Army in World War One. These achievements are even more exceptional because Walter was Afro- ... As a pioneer Walter Tull is an icon. In 1999, at Northampton football stadium, a memorial to him was unveiled. There's even a trophy named after him. Walter ... Walter Tull was a professional footballer, the second professional black player in the Football League, who joined Northampton Town Football Club in 1911.