Walter Tull was born in Folkestone, Kent on the 28 April 1888. Walter came from a mixed-race family. His mother, Alice, was a Folkestone local. His father, Daniel, moved from Barbados to England.

Walter was born in Folkstone in 1888, one of five children to Daniel Tull, who originated in Barbados, and mother, Kent born Alice. His parents died while he was still a child and the family was sadly ...