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Topical Budget 258-1: Hero of Jutland Battle (1916)
 

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"HERO OF JUTLAND BATTLE: THE BODY OF JOHN CORNWELL RECEIVES FULL NAVAL HONOURS AT THE FUNERAL". Watched by crowds, the coffin, drawn by a naval detachment, arrives at the scene of the ceremony and is carried by the naval pall bearers to the grave-side, after which a volley is fired over the grave.