Memorial

Walter Tull

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Current Location

Northampton Guildhall, St Giles' Square, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DE, England

SP 75580 60487

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Type of Memorial: Sculptured / Cast figure
WMR Reference Number: 87008
Description: Walter Tull Bronze statue, /Tull shown in his Northampton football kit, / and Communication Board with half image of Tull statue.
Inscription: Walter Tull 1888 – 1918 / Walter Tull built a career as a top division footballer./ He became the second professional black player in the Football League and transferred from Tottenham to Northampton Town Football Club 1911. / On the outbreak of war in 1914, / Tull enlisted in the Army, / He fought in conflicts in Italy and France, / including the Battle of the Somme, / and after impressing his superiors he became the first black Officer in the British Army, / Tull was killed in France in 1918.

Sculpture

Height: 2300mm

Width: 1000mm

Made from: Bronze