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Walter Tull's scrapbook

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Born in Kent, Walter Tull (28 April 1888 - 25 March 1918) became one of Tottenham Hotspurs' top players.

When he joined the Footballers' Battalion during the First World War, his leadership and courage won him a commission and a recommendation for the Military Cross.

But Walter wasn't just a great footballer and British officer.

He happened to be black, at a time when the rule book stated that only white men could become officers.

In personal jottings, photos and pictures, this scrapbook brings alive a man who lived outside the limitations of his age - from Walter's childhood in an orphanage through his footballing years at Spurs and Northampton to the Western Front, highlighting the Christmas Day Truce of 1914, Walter's officer training - pipe, moustache and all! - ending with his death on the Somme, his memorials and his legacy .

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Product Details
1847802125 / 9781847802125
Hardback
04/10/2012
United Kingdom
English
29 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map, ports.
28 cm
Children's (6-12) Learn More