How Jack Cornwell won the Victoria Cross
Karran Danks tells the tragic true-life tale of Jack Cornwell, a 16-year-old who joined the Royal Navy in World War I and became one of the youngest people to win the Victoria Cross.
Objects referenced
- Medal commemorating John Travers Cornwell VC (1900-1916) and the Battle of Jutland, 1916; obverse
- Medal commemorating the Battle of Jutland, 1916 and John Travers Cornwell VC (1900-1916); obverse
- Portrait of Jack Cornwell
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