Flora Sandes
- She fought in world war one.
- she accompanied her father in war
- she was from Britain but served in Russia and in the Serbia army.
- she ultimately commanded a platoon
- she received medals for her bravery.
- she also dressed as a man, probably to hide the fact that she was actually a woman.
- she received medals for her bravery.
- she also dressed as a man, probably to hide the fact that she was actually a woman.
Walter Tull
- born in 1888
- had five other siblings
- his grandfather had been a slave
- his mother died when he was seven, but then his father remarried only to die two years later, leaving the step mother with six children in which she could not handle.
- his mother died when he was seven, but then his father remarried only to die two years later, leaving the step mother with six children in which she could not handle.
- Walter and his brother Edward moved to London for schooling.
- had the chance to become a world known football player, but when war was declared he dropped the career and signed up for the British army.
- he was quickly promoted to rank of sergeant for his leadership qualities.
- a clipping of the article i got this information from \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/
In July 1916, Tull took part in the major Somme offensive. Tull survived this experience but in December 1916 he developed trench fever and was sent home to England to recover. Tull had impressed his senior officers and recommended that he should be considered for further promotion. When he recovered from his illness, instead of being sent back to France, he went to the officer training school at Gailes in Scotland. Despite military regulations forbidding "any negro or person of colour" being an officer, Tull received his commission in May, 1917.
http://www.channel5.com/shows/lost-heroes-of-world-war-one/episodes/journeys-end
^ this is a website that i found that you're able watch episode or clips of the episodes of unsung heroes.
what i was looking at in this link was in spring of 1918, so near the end of the war, thousands of young men around the age on 18 were cut short and were sent out to fight in the war.
so unsung heroes for you, a group of 18 soldier boys who's training was cut short, sent out to a losing war, turned it around to a victory.
PS: Here's the link for all the episodes -> http://www.channel5.com/shows/lost-heroes-of-world-war-one/episodes
~Purple Daisy (Eva)
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