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Heroes at War: Walter Tull

Heroes at War: Walter Tull

FromWorld War One


Heroes at War: Walter Tull

FromWorld War One

ratings:
Length:
47 minutes
Released:
Aug 12, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Ex-Northampton Town player Clarke Carlisle tells the story of Walter Tull, the first Afro-Caribbean outfield player in the top division of English football, and the first to be commissioned as an infantry officer in the British Army. Clarke retraces the steps that took Tull from the playing field of Northampton Town to the place where he lost life fighting for his country.
Released:
Aug 12, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

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The events of the first truly global war and its devastating and far reaching impact.