Witnessing the Horrors of War

He began playing for Clapton FC in 1908 and within a few months he had won winners' medals in the FA Amateur Cup, London County Amateur Cup and London Senior ... Mar 23, 2018 ... A posthumous Military Cross to be awarded to Walter Tull, the first black officer in the British Army and one of the first black professional footballers. Mar 8, 2025 ... Honouring Walter Tull: a football pioneer and war hero. The first black outfield player in the Football League, he broke racial barriers and ... Jan 3, 2024 ... In May 1917, Tull made history by becoming the first black officer in the British Army to lead white British soldiers in battle. His commission ... Oct 10, 2018 ... Walter Tull was one of English football's first black players and the British Army's first ever black officer to command white troops. 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 ... A look at the life of football pioneer and war hero Walter Tull. He was one of the very first black players in a major British football team and the first ... Mar 21, 2018 ... The nation's first infantry officer of black heritage British Army officer made history on the football pitch and in World War 1. Aug 3, 2023 ... After playing football in the Orphanage football team, Tull was selected to play for the amateur club Clapton in 1908. Scarcely four months had ... Jan 5, 2011 ... Dan Lyndon, Roger Wade Walker ... Walter Tull was a successful footballer and officer in the British Army in World War One. These achievements are ...