'The Last General Absolution of the Munsters at Rue du Bois' by Fortunino Matania. is a painting by Mary Evans Picture Library which was uploaded on October 25th, 2017.
'The Last General Absolution of the Munsters at Rue du Bois' by Fortunino Matania.
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'The Last General Absolution of the Munsters at Rue du Bois' by Fortunino Matania.
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Mary Evans Picture Library
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Painting - Illustration
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'The Last General Absolution of the Munsters at Rue du Bois' - painting by Fortunino Matania. This painting relates to an incident in France in May of 1915, when the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Munster Fusiliers suffered very heavily at Rue du Bois, in the Pas de Calais close to Arras. The action was only one of many local attacks which ended disastrously through lack of support. Colonel Victor Rickard, recently appointed to command, was killed in the attack, as was his Adjutant, Captain Filgate. Both are represented in the picture, alongside Father Gleeson, who is shown giving the Absolution on the evening prior to the action taking place. Date: 1915
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October 25th, 2017
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