Press Release
Walter Tull, English Hero – so why haven’t you heard of him?
93rd Anniversary of his death 25th March
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Press Release
Our other ‘unknown’ soldier?
London (Wednesday 9 November 2011)
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My Walter Tull Journey article (2011)
THERE is nothing to make Walter Tull's name stand out on the white stone panels of the
Arras Memorial in Northern France. It lies, unremarkably,
amidst 35,000 others - all courageous souls who gave the ultimate sacrifice
on the bloody battlefields of the First World War.
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‘Black Flash’ screening - Thursday, 1 October 2009
There will be screening of the BBC4 tv documentary Black Flash based upon Phil Vasili's Colouring Over the White Line, featuring Tull, at the TUC headquartersCongress House, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS (tel: 020 7636 4030) at 6.30pm
The documentary will feature Walter Tull and afterwards there will be a panel discussion with Phil Vasili, Garth Crooks, Luther Blissett and Piara Powar..
News...
In 2010 RAW will be bring out a paperback version of Colouring Over the White Line. The History of Black Footballers in Britain (Mainstream 2000).
Press - Thursday 7th May 2009
Brian Binley M.P.
HOUSE OF COMMONS,
LONDON SW1A 0AA
NEW EVIDENCE SUPPORTS WALTER’S MEDAL CAMPAIGN!
Northampton South M.P. Brian Binley has yet again called on the government to recognise the valour of Walter Tull.
The Cobblers hero, who died fighting on the battlefields of the Somme in the First World War, has been denied a medal possibly for political reasons. Walter was recommended for a Military Cross for bravery in the field by his Commanding Officer but the medal was never granted and the Ministry of Defence has always stated it would set a precedent if that decision was changed now.
However, in 2007, a Maori soldier from New Zealand, Haane Manah, who served in the Second World War, was officially honoured in a ceremony attended by Prince Andrew representing the Queen where his bravery was recognised. No such belated recognition has been given to Black Britain Walter Tull.
Brian Binley MP said: “Walter Tull has become an important inspiration in today’s multi-racial Britain and he has become a role model for many young people in our schools in Northampton, Bristol, Folkestone and many other areas of the country.
“Walter was recommended for a medal and there is a strong suspicion that he didn’t receive it because the rule of the day said that a man of colour couldn’t be an officer in the field and and consequently, the War Office might have been embarrassed by the attention created if Walter was rewarded for his just deserts.
I have written again to the Ministry of Defence highlighting the recognition so rightly bestowed on Mr. Haane Manahi urging them again to recognise Walter by granting the Military Cross he so bravely earned on the Somme in the First World War. After all, not only did Walter Tull fight and die for his country but he clearly inspired so many people whilst he was alive and it is the quality of the man as well as his bravery which requires recognition.”
If you have any queries, please contact Brian Binley MP on 07841 181868 or call Billy Taylor on 020 7219 4447
