This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Posthumously award the Military Cross to the family of Walter Tull.
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Walter Tull lost his parents as a child. He later began a career in football, eventually playing for Spurs.In 1914, Tull signed up to the Army. He was promoted to officer, despite the fact that as a Black man, this was not allowed under Army regulations.
In 1914, only people of European descent were allowed to be officers; Walter Tull was therefore the first ever Black officer in the British Army, setting the foundations for equality in today’s society not just in sports, but the Armed Forces and society as a whole. Tull faced discrimination his whole life, but gave his life in the service of Britain and deserves to be recognised.
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