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{{Short description|English middle distance runner, colonial officer and schoolmaster (1910-2001)}}
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{{infobox person
| name = John Frederick Cornes
| birth_date = 23 March 1910
| birth_place = [[Darjeeling]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2001|6|19|1910|3|23}}
| death_place =
| spouse = {{marriage | Rachael Addis|1937}}
| children =
| relatives = {{nowrap|[[Charles Stewart Addis]] (father-in-law)}}<br>[[Robina Addis]] (sister-in-law)<br>[[John Addis]] (brother-in-law)<br>[[William Addis (colonial administrator)|William Addis]] (brother-in-law)
| occupation = Schoolteacher
| education = [[Clifton College]]
| alma_mater = [[Corpus Christi College, Oxford]]
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| medals =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[Sport of athletics|athletics]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Olympic Games]] }}
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{{MedalBronze| [[1930 British Empire Games|1930 Hamilton]] | 1 mile}}
{{MedalBronze| [[1934 British Empire Games|1934 London]] | 1 mile}}
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Also in 1937, he went to work for the civil service in [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]], as assistant district officer of [[Ramallah]], in [[Judea]]. He also worked in [[Hebron]] and [[Safad]]. His three elder sons, Nick, Colin and John were born in Palestine. He was working at the King David Hotel at the time of the [[King David Hotel bombing]]. He was curious when he heard a small explosive blast in the street outside the hotel, which had been set off by terrorists to keep passers-by away from the area. He went outside to investigate, and while he was outside a bomb inside the hotel was detonated, killing everyone on his floor.
Cornes left Palestine in 1947. Returning home, he worked for the [[Colonial Office]] and taught colonial service students at Oxford until 1953. His youngest son, Andrew, was born during this period. In 1953, he came into an inheritance and bought [[West Downs School]], [[Winchester]], where he taught history, Religious Studies and [[Latin]], as well as being headmaster. He retired in 1988 and the school was closed down.
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* [http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/INDIA/2001-06/0993551209 Obituary in the Daily Telegraph]
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[[Category:People from Darjeeling]]
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