The John Travers Cornwell VC Memorial and Family Grave Marker (Q26214988)
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Grave of 'Boy Hero’ Jack Cornwell, posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery at the Battle of Jutland
- John Travers Cornwell VC Memorial and Family Grave Marker, The
- grave of Jack Cornwell, VC
- Jack Cornwell's grave
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| English | The John Travers Cornwell VC Memorial and Family Grave Marker |
Grave of 'Boy Hero’ Jack Cornwell, posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery at the Battle of Jutland |
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51°33'7.7324"N, 0°2'13.9125"E
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ARTHUR FREDERICK/ CORNWELL./ BORN ON 30TH DECEMBER 1887./ KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE/ ON 29TH AUGUST 1918. (British English)
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IN MEMORIAM/ FIRST CLASS BOY JOHN TRAVERS/ CORNWELL. V.C./ BORN 8TH JANUARY 1900/ DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED AT/ THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND/ 2ND JUNE 1916./ THIS STONE WAS ERECTED/ BY SCHOLARS AND EX-SCHOLARS/ OF SCHOOLS IN EAST HAM./ “IT IS NOT WEALTH OR ANCESTRY/ BUT HONOURABLE CONDUCT AND A NOBLE/ DISPOSITION THAT MAKE MEN GREAT.” OVID. (British English)
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ELI CORNWELL. FATHER OF/ JOHN TRAVERS CORNWELL. V.C./ DIED ON 25TH OCTOBER 1916./ AGED 63 YEARS./ ALICE CORNWELL./ WIFE OF THE ABOVE/ DIED ON 31ST OCTOBER 1919./ AGED 54 YEARS. (British English)
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TQ4133885664
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John Cornwell monument, Manor Park Cemetery
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The John Travers Cornwell VC Memorial and Family Grave Marker
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The John Travers Cornwell VC Memorial and Family Grave Marker