26 Nov SUPPORT THE JACK CORNWELL RESTORATION APPEAL
The 16 year old Jack Cornwell remained manning his gun on HMS Chester despite mortal injuries
The National Museum of the Royal Navy is launching a crowd sourcing appeal to help fund the restoration of Frank Salisbury’s painting of the young gun-layer on HMS Chester. Most of the pictures of Jack show, in fact, his brother Ernst who posed for the well-known portrait of Boy First Class Cornwell V.C., his folded arms showing his steel and determination.
My apologies for the late post. The news was announced November 2nd.
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