Walter Tull

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception


How an orphan from East London rose through a career in football to become the first black infantry officer in the British Army. Died on March 25 in 1918, in no-man’s land near Favreuil, whilst leading a counter-attack against German positions. 

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Image: Walter Tull in his early footballing days with Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (Bruce Castle Museum -Haringey Culture, Libraries and Learning).