Jack Cornwell
Recipient of the Victoria Cross
Died when: 16 years 146 days (196 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
John Travers Cornwell VC (8 January 1900 – 2 June 1916), commonly known as Jack Cornwell or as Boy Cornwell, was 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 Flinn.
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