Memorial: M947

Memorial in Manor Park Cemetery, London to John Travers Cornwell V.C. d. 1916

Location

Manor Park cemetery, London, England

Transcript

'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', 'ELI CORNWELL / FATHER OF / JOHN TRAVERS CORNWELL V.C. / DIED ON 26th OCTOBER 1916 / AGED 63 YEARS / ALICE CORNWELL / WIFE OF THE ABOVE / DIED 31st OCTOBER 1919 / AGED 54 YEARS /', 'ARTHUR FREDERICK / CORNWELL / BORN ON 30th DECEMBER 1887 / KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE / ON 23rd AUGUST 1918'

Details

Description: Above a square plinth, a cross stands on a rock with an anchor at its foot.
Type: Memorial
Materials: Limestone?

Event

Battle of Jutland

Event Date

1916

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Cornwell, John Travers
Age: 16
Date of Death: 2/6/1916
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Boy 1st Class
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Victoria Cross winner. Another monument in Chester Cathedral.

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