A Sea Cadet stands along side, a painting of John Travers Cornwell VC . (The portrait of Cornwell, artist used his brother)

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Almost every year since 1948 to mark the death of John, known as Jack, Cornwell who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross at the age of 16 for gallantry in the face of the enemy this Parade has been held in the East Ham area of London.

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Size: 3430px × 4960px
Location: The Cornwell VC Cadet Centre, east ham , London
Photo credit: © Tony Worpole / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: cadet, cadets, centre, cornwell, john, memorial, naval, navy, parade, portrait, royal, sea, service, travers, vc, young