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100 1  Wynn, Stephen,|d1958-|eauthor. 
245 10 Against All Odds :|bWalter Tull the Black Lieutenant /
       |cStephen Wynn. 
264  1 [Place of publication not identified] :|bPen & Sword Books,
       |c[2018] 
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520    Walter Tull would have been a remarkable individual no 
       matter when he had been born, but to achieve what he did, 
       during the time that he did, makes him even more 
       remarkable. He was an orphan at just six years of age, and
       despite not wanting to, his step mother, Clara, had no 
       choice but to place him and his elder brother, Edward, in 
       to a children's home in the East End of London. As neither
       Walter or Edward had ever traveled outside of Folkestone 
       before, the upheaval must have come as quite a shock. Two 
       years after entering the home, Walter and Edward were 
       split up when Edward was adopted and went to live in 
       Glasgow.Walter's sporting prowess saw him play for top 
       local amateur side, Clapton Football club, signing for 
       them in 1908, but it was to be a short lived affair, as by
       the following year he had signed as a professional for the
       prestigious Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, making his 
       first team debut against Manchester United.In October 1911
       Walter was transferred to Northampton Town Football Club, 
       where he would go on to play over one hundred first team 
       games, before the First World War brought a premature end 
       to his career as a professional footballer. With the 
       outbreak of war, Walter wasted no time enlisting in the 
       British Army, initially as a Private in the newly formed 
       17th (Football) Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Further 
       promotions followed and in no time at all he had reached 
       the rank of Sergeant.He was put forward for a commission 
       and passed out as a 2nd Lieutenant on 29 May 1917. He went
       on to become the first black officer in the British Army, 
       to lead white troops in to battle, and was fondly regarded
       by the men who served under him.Walter was killed in 
       action whilst leading his men in a counter attack against 
       German defensive positions on Monday 25 March 1918. He 
       died a hero. He was well liked and respected by all who 
       knew him. Like many men of his generation his life was cut
       short for the greater good whilst in the service of his 
       country, so that others might prevail. 
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