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Heroic Score1001057th out of 4480
Number of Medals3
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1041899 of 4480
Royal Navy#53of 113
Battle of Jutland#2of 2
Jack Cornwell
Boy 1st Class, Royal Navy
Battle of Jutland
Awards & Decorations
Ribbon Rack
Biography
John Travers Cornwell VC, commonly known as Jack Cornwell or as Boy Cornwell, is remembered for his gallantry at the Battle of Jutland during World War I. Having died at the age of only 16, he was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Cornwell is the third-youngest recipient of the VC after Andrew Fitzgibbon and Thomas Flynn.
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Score Breakdown
Victoria Cross(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts