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© National Gallery of Ireland
Title
A Memorial to Lieutenant David Carroll Mitchell of the First Royal Fusileers
Date1944
MediumInk, graphite and watercolour on card
Dimensions
27.7 x 21.3 cm
Signedlower right: K. O'Brien
Credit LinePresented, Mr P. Pollen, 1966
Object numberNGI.19120
Inscriptioncentre: To.the.Glory.of GOD/ and in proud and loving. memory/ DAVID. CARROLL. MITCHELL/ LIEUT. 1st ROYAL FUSILIERS./ Killed.at.the.battle.for.KEREN/ March.16th.1941.Aged.21.Years./ Buried.at.KEREN./ Military.Cemetry/. Only.son.of/ Major. C. C. Mitchell./ S.S.O; M.C. and/ Mrs Mitchell
centre left: Walls/ HIGHER. OF BALLYNORE
lower centre: GREATER LOVE HATH/ no man than this/ that a man lay down/ his LIFE for his friends/ NEC. ASPERA. TERRENT
lower right: K. O'Brien/ Approved John ? Dovny/ of Leighlin/ June 9. 1944
verso, upper left: Duty by God/ Designs for opus-sectile mosaic. Ballynore-