Walter Tull, who played for Tottenham Hotspur and ... He was later recommended for a Military Cross for gallantry. However, he was killed in action before he could receive the award.

Walter was born in Folkstone in 1888, one of five children to Daniel Tull, who originated in Barbados ... three months when he was debilitated by pneumonia, served with such gallantry that he was ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...