Walter Tull
- Terry Nunn
- Location: London Road, Dover
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17 April 2010 13:4347703Just spotted in the Radio Times that there is a play about Walter Tull on BBC4 tonight at 22.25 followed by a documentary, should be worth watching.
TerryQuis custodiet ipsos custodes? - Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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17 April 2010 15:0547706terry,you are right there. - 17 April 2010 16:0947711Without looking on the internet, (which can stifle the forum), who`s Walter Tull please?Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
- 17 April 2010 17:4747731First afro caribbean premiership footballer who played for Spurs. Came from somewhere round here but if we're not looking on the internet I won't cheat & find out where exactly! Andy Cooper is the wealth of information on this subject.I know a million ways to always pick the wrong thing to say
- Brian Dixon
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17 April 2010 17:5747735he lived in folkestone and dover at differant times,allso has desendantsstill liveing in and around the area.having served as an officer in the first world war which was a first in them days,he was during an assult on enanmy trenches killed his company shearched for him but couldnt find his body so remains missing today 90 years after the war ended.his name is engraved on the aras memorial as well as the war memorials in dover [out side dtc offices] river cemertry minnis lane church,allso on folkestone war memorial. - 17 April 2010 18:0447738Thank you for that info Jeanette and Brian.Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
- Brian Dixon
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17 April 2010 18:1047739thats ok colin,pleased to help.the programe would be good to watch.
- 17 April 2010 22:0647764There's heaps of info about Walter and his family on the Dover War Memorial Project website, with images of documents, his English family history, local places associated, etc, based on all the research I and Simon have done over the last few years. One article is here and it has links to several others about him.
http://www.doverwarmemorialproject.org.uk/Information/Articles/Heroes/TullWDJ.htm
There are also further pages about him, which the "search" facility on the Project website will help locate. Some examples are the Walter Tull events Simon and I organised in Dover during the year-long commemorations and development of educational materials led by City of Westminster Archives, .
The two programmes are repeats from November last year. For more info, there is a new book by Phil Vasili, who first revealed Walter's remarkable story - "Walter Tull, Officer, Gentleman, All the Guns in France couldn't Wake Me". It was launched this March in Folkestone. On our "Latest News" section are references to that too, with a picture of a number of Walter's relatives, from Scotland to Kent, including Maidstone, Dover, etc.The Dover War Memorial Project
www.doverwarmemorialproject.org.uk - 17 April 2010 22:1047765great stuff maggie, our walter lived a very interesting life.
a genuine local character that should be remembered.
the exhibition at the discovery centre was totally fascinating. - 28 July 2014 21:02269988On the "Yesterday" channel now, just started "Walter's war".
- 28 July 2014 23:07269994The book about him is very good.
- 29 September 2014 09:28272734
- 3 November 2017 16:07335225Tomorrow evening on Channel 19 shows a repeat of the drama at 9 pm followed by a documentary on his life.
- Terry Nunn
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 4,316
3 November 2017 20:27335233Yes, it's on "Yesterday". Some of it's past my bedtime. I'll see it on UKTV Play, hooray for Amazon Firestick!
TerryQuis custodiet ipsos custodes? - 23 March 2018 11:21341485Would be nice timing for him to get a posthumous Military Cross.
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/walter-tull-david-lammy-northampton-tottenham-old-first-division-world-war-one-a8269526.htmlPaul M likes this - Weird Granny Slater
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23 March 2018 11:41341486Some events this weekend, but none local as far as I can tell:
https://www.dover.uk.com/news/2018/weekend-of-events-marks-centenary-of-the-death-of-first-world-war-hero-walter-tull'Pass the cow dung, my dropsy's killing me' - Heraclitus - 24 March 2018 11:28341542
- Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
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24 March 2018 13:09341544Christine, if you are inclined you visit arras memorial [ arras france.] . his name is engraved there on the memorial wall.Guest 1831 likes this - 9 April 2018 14:15342220More on the subject.
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/dover/news/updated-book-launch-for-war-hero-181085/Brian Dixon likes this