Jack Cornwell Park
Introduction
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Jack Cornwell Park
Image: © Marathon Taken: 10 Nov 2022
Skelton Lane Park has been renamed Jack Cornwell Park in honour of 16 years old local lad Jack Cornwell, the youngest recipient of the Victoria Cross for his bravery at the Battle of Jutland in the First World War when he was killed - see https://heritage.scouts.org.uk/exhibitions/scouting-in-the-first-world-war/jack-cornwell-a-true-scout/
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Image Location
Latitude
51.569705
Longitude
-0.012236