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CROSSING THE WHITE LINE: THE WALTER TULL EXHIBITION

Walter Tull was Britain’s first black professional outfield footballer and also the first black officer in the British Army, his story is now being told thanks to a £49,900 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). Walter Tull’s extraordinary career lasted just nine short years before he was killed in action at the age of 29.

Now the achievements of this national hero will be celebrated with a range of activities including an exhibition run by the City of Westminster Archives, to mark the 90th anniversary of his death on the Western Front and the end of the First World War.

EXHIBITION DATES

16 September 2008 – 29 October 2008 The National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Road, London SW3 4HT Open 10am – 5pm Tel: 020 7730 0717

31 October 2008 – 5 January 2009 Methodist Central Hall, Westminster, London, SW1H 9NH Open 10am – 6pm Tel: 020 7222 8010

2 March 2009 – 30 April 2009 Scottish Football Museum, Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9BA Open Mon – Sat 10am – 5pm & Sunday 11am – 5pm Tel 0141 616 6100

From the 1st September, 2008, you can find out more about Walter Tull by visiting the Crossing the White Line website www.crossingthewhiteline.com

For more information about the Crossing the White Line project please contact Peter Daniel or Camilla Bergman at 020 7641 5180 or email pdaniel@westminster.gov.uk or camillawebb@gmail.com