Jack Cornwell V.C. 1900 - 1916
Adjacent to this site stood Clyde Cottage birthplace of John Travers Cornwell the youngest recipient of the Victoria Cross posthumously awarded for bravery at the Battle of Jutland in World War I.
Waltham Forest Heritage
E10, Clyde Place, 1 - 31
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Jack Cornwell V.C. - E10
Sailor. Born as John Travers Cornwell in Clyde Place, Leyton, he enlisted in ...
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Jack Cornwell V.C. - E10
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