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IWM caption : "Title: THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND 31 MAY 1916. The 5.5 inch forecastle gun on board HMS CHESTER.


Boy (1st Class) John Travers Cornwell was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for remaining at this gun on board the cruiser. The ship was badly shelled by four German cruisers and Cornwell's position was hit four times, killing all the crew apart from Cornwell. The badly wounded boy sailor was taken back to Grimsby where he died on 2 June. Part of the ship's superstructure can be seen in the background."
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Image of the exterior main entrance to the Imperial War Museum in London. This photograph SP 191 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums
(collection no. 1900-01) 		Flag of the United Kingdom.

Originally uploaded to EN Wikipedia as en:Image:JackCornwellsGunHMSChesterJutland.jpg by en:User:rcbutcher 30 August 2007
Author Photographer: Surgeon Oscar Parkes
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current03:23, 28 November 2011Thumbnail for version as of 03:23, 28 November 2011800 × 636 (64 KB)Rcbutcherreplaced with new higher-definition version from IWM
10:21, 13 March 2008Thumbnail for version as of 10:21, 13 March 2008350 × 267 (89 KB)Rcbutcher{{Information |Description=IWM caption : "Title: THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND 31 MAY 1916. The 5.5 inch forecastle gun on board HMS CHESTER. <br>Boy (1st Class) Jack Travers Cornwell was posthumously awarded the V

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