Skip to main content

Cornwell Collection

Background imageCornwell Collection: John Jack Travers Cornwell, Battle of Jutland

John Jack Travers Cornwell, Battle of Jutland
John Jack Travers Cornwell (1900-1916), posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery on HMS Chester during the Battle of Jutland

Background imageCornwell Collection: Victoria Cross - Lieutenant William Leefe Robinson

Victoria Cross - Lieutenant William Leefe Robinson
Victoria Cross posthumously awarded to John Travers Cornwell (1900-1916) - for his gallantry at the Battle of Jutland. Cornwell was a Boy Seaman First Class on H.M.S Chester

Background imageCornwell Collection: The Grave of Jack Cornwell - Manor Park Cemetery

The Grave of Jack Cornwell - Manor Park Cemetery
The Grave of Jack Travers Cornwell (1900-1916) in Manor Park Cemetery, Forest Gate, London. Cornwell was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his gallantry aboard HMS Chester on 31st May 1916

Background imageCornwell Collection: John Le Carre (David Cornwell)

John Le Carre (David Cornwell)
John le Carr (pseudonym of David John Moore Cornwell, b 1931), English author of spy novels, many of which have been adapted for television and film. He worked for MI5 and MI6 in the 1950s and 1960s

Background imageCornwell Collection: Alice Cornwell, early woman police volunteer

Alice Cornwell, early woman police volunteer, seen here in uniform in a studio photo. Date: 1910s

Background imageCornwell Collection: Group photo, seven early woman police volunteers

Group photo, seven early woman police volunteers, including Alice Cornwell (back row, first left). Date: 1914

Background imageCornwell Collection: Alice Anne Cornwell

Alice Anne Cornwell aka Princess Midas, American businesswoman

Background imageCornwell Collection: View of Blandford Street, Manchester Square, London

View of Blandford Street, Manchester Square, London, looking towards Marylebone High Street. circa 1908

Background imageCornwell Collection: Funeral of Jack Cornwell, V. C in East Ham

Funeral of Jack Cornwell, V. C in East Ham
The funeral cortege of Jack Cornwell V.C. leaving East Ham Town Hall and progressing down the High Street towards Manor Park Cemetery where he was buried

Background imageCornwell Collection: HMS Chester, British light cruiser, WW1

HMS Chester, British light cruiser, WW1
The forecastle and gun of the British Town-class light cruiser, HMS Chester, launched 1915, which took part in the Battle of Jutland (1916) during the First World War

Background imageCornwell Collection: John Jack Travers Cornwell, heroic sailor, WW1

John Jack Travers Cornwell, heroic sailor, WW1
John Jack Travers Cornwell (1900-1916), heroic young sailor posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery on HMS Chester during the Battle of Jutland

Background imageCornwell Collection: David Cornwell - John le Carre

David Cornwell - John le Carre
British spy novelist, David Cornwell (1931-), better known by his pen name, John Le Carre

Background imageCornwell Collection: Funeral of John Cornwell

Funeral of John Cornwell
The funeral of John Travers Cornwell, the boy hero of the Battle of Jutland on the Chester, showing his body being conveyed through East London on way to Manor Park


All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping