Print published on behalf of the Cornwell memorial fund regarding Boy 1st Class John Travers Cornwell, VC of HMS Chester

This material is held atExplore York Archives

  • Reference
    • GB 192 HNT/684
  • Dates of Creation
    • c.1916
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • 1 item Archives - Non-digital

Scope and Content

Cornwell appears to have participated in the Battle of Jutland in 1916.

Administrative / Biographical History

Gifted to York Reference Library by Reginald Hunt in 1938.

Access Information

Open

Material is available subject to the usual terms and conditions of access to Archives and Local History collections.

Custodial History

The collection was compiled by Reginald Hunt during his lifetime and gifted to York Reference Library in 1938, on the occasion of the opening of the library's new wing. It was subsequently transferred to York City Archives from the Local History Collection.