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HARRY ROYALL (Australia)
How I Won the V.C. at Massines, Private John Carroll
oil on paper
signed lower left: Hy Royall
bears unique inscription written by Private John Carroll: How I won the VC at Massines Pte J Carroll VC, captured a machine gun & killing four Germans & saving a mate from being killed by one of Germans
bears label verso: 24 Carroll V.C. How I won the V.V. at Messines
76 x 54 cm


  • Provenance: Aust. Art Auctions, Australian & International Paintings, Sydney, 1 July 2002, Lot 103
  • Notes: The painting is remarkably accurate. Charles Bean wrote "the only point at which real resistance has been felt was on the right where 33 Battalion had moved forward on the extreme right flank". The painting depicts Carroll in action with the last of the explosions shown to the left of his position where the Germans offered little resistance following the great explosions.

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