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Jack Cornwell

recipient of the Victoria Cross
Person Human Q6111829
Jack Cornwell
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Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
January 8, 1900
Date of death
June 2, 1916
Place of birth
Leyton
Place of death
Grimsby
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[7]
Occupation
enlisted navy sailor
Educated at
Walton Road School[8]
Award received
Victoria Cross[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Family name
Cornwell[15]
Given name
John[16]
Member of the crew of
HMS Chester[17]
Military branch
Royal Navy[11]
Military, police or special rank
boy seaman[12]
Participated in conflict
World War I, Battle of Jutland[13][14]
Place of burial
The John Travers Cornwell VC Memorial and Family Grave Marker[6]
🏷️ Also known as
en Boy Cornwell en Jack Cornwell en John Cornwell, VC en John Travers Cornwell en John Travers Cornwell, VC en J.T. Cornwell
🔖 Identifiers · 17
VIAF cluster ID
121974006
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nb2010014265
GND ID
1330989252
Awards & Winners artist ID
02p5rh
CWGC person ID
355594
Everyone Remembered ID
355594
FAST ID
1953109
Find a Grave memorial ID
20027
Freebase ID
/m/02p5rh
Lives of WWI ID
6323894
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp130019
Open Plaques subject ID
6713
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
45719
UK National Archives ID
F48442
Wellcome Collection concept ID
tcj2dkyc
WikiTree person ID
Cornwell-2181
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfRHcDRxHVBvgFcbh67pP

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🔗 Connections
Participated in conflict 2
World War I, Battle of Jutland
Award received 1
Victoria Cross
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Member of the crew of 1
HMS Chester
Military branch 1
Royal Navy
Occupation 1
enlisted navy sailor
Place of birth 1
Leyton
Place of death 1
Grimsby
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Jack Cornwell was born in Leyton[1]. He was born on January 8, 1900[2]. He died in Grimsby[3]. He died on June 2, 1916[4]. He worked as an enlisted navy sailor[5].

FAQs

Where was Jack Cornwell born?

Jack Cornwell was born in Leyton[1].

Where did Jack Cornwell die?

Jack Cornwell passed away in Grimsby[3].

What did Jack Cornwell do for work?

Jack Cornwell worked as enlisted navy sailor[5].

Where did Jack Cornwell go to school?

Jack Cornwell was educated at Walton Road School[8].

What awards did Jack Cornwell receive?

Honors received include Victoria Cross[9].

Related Entities

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . The London Gazette 29752. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    "Created claim: Languages spoken, written or signed: English, batch #263717"
  2. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Cornwell
    GND ID → 1330989252
    Educated at → Walton Road School
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #39939: add missing GNDs"
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