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Walter Tull 1888-1918
BBC History UK
|September 2023
MY HISTORY HERO
When did you first hear about Walter Tull?
When I was asked to present a piece about him for The One Show in 2019 - the film marked an anniversary for the charity Action For Children. He lived in one of their children's homes after losing his parents.
What kind of man was he?
This story is from the September 2023 edition of BBC History UK.
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