During the First World War, Tull served in the Middlesex Regiment, including in the two Footballers' Battalions. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant on 30 May 1917 and killed in action on 25 March 1918. Walter Daniel John Tull was born in Folkestone, Kent, [1] the son of Barbadian carpenter Daniel Tull and Kent-born Alice Elizabeth Palmer.

Walter Tull was both a professional footballer player and a soldier during World War One. Walter had to give up his career as a footballer to help out in the war, but he then became...

2018年3月23日 · But 100 years after he died aged 29 on the battlefields of World War One, the name Walter Tull means little to most people. Tull was an orphan who had to overcome adversity all of his life,...

The story of Walter Tull is perhaps the best known of all the professional footballers to lose their lives during World War One. Believed to be the first black officer to lead British combat troops into battle and the first black outfield player to feature in the top division of English football and , Tull served with distinction on both the ...

2024年1月3日 · Walter Tull’s story, spanning the football fields of England to the battlefields of France, is a poignant reminder of the power of resilience, dignity, and purpose. His life’s journey, from overcoming early adversity to breaking down racial barriers, continues to inspire more than a …

2022年12月5日 · As one of British football’s first Black players, 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 joined the Army in December 1914, serving in the Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex) …

Walter Tull played football for Clapton, Northampton Town and Tottenham Hotspur. When World War One started in 1914, Walter Tull joined the army. He fought at the Battle of the Somme in 1916.

As WW1 broke out in 1914, Tull was the first of his team to enlist into the British Army. Tull joined the special ‘Football Battalions’ of the Duke of Cambridge’s Own Regiment where he rose to the rank of lance sergeant and in 1916 he fought in the Battle of The Somme.

The first black outfield player to feature in the English top flight, Tull spent two seasons at Tottenham Hotspur before going on to play over 100 games for Northampton Town. During the First World War, Tull joined the British Army and would later become the first black officer to lead white troops into battle.