He was one of the first black Officers in the British Army. NARRATOR: Walter Tull. Soccer Soldier. Walter was born in Folkestone, Kent in 1888. He grew up in a children’s home in London after ...

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 ...

The name Walter Tull likely falls on many a deaf ear. Tull, though, was one of English football's first black players and the British Army's first ever black officer to command white troops.

Walter was born in Folkstone in 1888, one of five children to Daniel Tull, who originated in Barbados, and mother, Kent born Alice. His parents died while he was still a child and the family was sadly ...

An actor playing the lead role in a musical about Walter Tull said the character helped him to cope with his own hardships. Tull was the first ever black officer to command white troops in the ...

Leon Newman (centre), seen here with fellow actors Neil Reidman and Susie Broadbent, said Walter Tull had inspired him An actor playing the lead role in a musical about Walter Tull said the ...