A 15011 HaKO OF THE GREAT JUTLAND COAST NAVAL BATTLE. John Travers Cornwell, of flie Chester, was mortally wounded early in the action. He nevertheless remained standing alone at a most exposed post, quietly awaiting orders till the end of the action, with the gun's crew dead and wounded all round him. Hie age was under IGt years. Vice-admiral Beatty reported; “I regret that he has since died, but I recommend his case for special recognition in justice to his memory, and as an acknowledgment of the high example set by him” (Photos by Central News.)
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Otago Witness, Issue 3260, 6 September 1916, Page 31 (Supplement)
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96A 15011 HaKO OF THE GREAT JUTLAND COAST NAVAL BATTLE. John Travers Cornwell, of flie Chester, was mortally wounded early in the action. He nevertheless remained standing alone at a most exposed post, quietly awaiting orders till the end of the action, with the gun's crew dead and wounded all round him. Hie age was under IGt years. Vice-admiral Beatty reported; “I regret that he has since died, but I recommend his case for special recognition in justice to his memory, and as an acknowledgment of the high example set by him” (Photos by Central News.) Otago Witness, Issue 3260, 6 September 1916, Page 31 (Supplement)
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