Walter Tull was the first black officer in the British Army. He was also a professional footballer at the outbreak of the first world war. Tull was born on April 28, 1888, the son of a carpenter from Barbados. His father, Daniel Tull had arrived in Britain in 1876 and moved to Folkestone where he […]
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