He was one of the first black Officers in the British Army. NARRATOR: Walter Tull. Soccer Soldier. Walter was born in Folkestone, Kent in 1888. He grew up in a children’s home in London after ...

Walter was born in Folkstone in 1888, one of five children to Daniel Tull, who originated in Barbados, and mother, Kent born Alice. His parents died while he was still a child and the family was sadly ...