Walter Tull should get Military Cross, says Tottenham MP David LammyPosted in Articles, Biography, History, Media Archive, Politics/Public Policy, United Kingdom on 2018-03-24 01:14Z by Steven |
Walter Tull should get Military Cross, says Tottenham MP David Lammy
BBC News
2018-03-23
Richard Conway, BBC Radio 5 live sports news correspondent
 Walter Tull died on the battlefields of northern France in 1918 |
Walter Tull – one of England’s first black professional footballers – should be awarded a Military Cross 100 years after his death, says Tottenham MP David Lammy.
Tull, who played for Tottenham Hotspur and Northampton Town, died aged 29 when he was shot on the battlefields of France during World War One.
He was Britain’s first black Army officer to command white troops.
“His service on behalf of this country was immense,” Lammy said…
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