Submitted on Monday 22nd January 2018
Rejected on Monday 29th January 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: honours (see below for details)
Posthumously award the Military Cross to the family of Walter Tull.
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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