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ERIC RAVILIOUS 1

Eric Ravilious, 1903 - 1942, Artist, lived here 1931 to 1935. 48 Upper Mall, Hammersmith, London W6.

 

Eric Ravilious was an official war artist in World War II and received a commission as a Captain in the Royal Marines. He was killed on 2 September 1942 at the age of 39 while accompanying a Royal Air Force air sea rescue mission off Iceland that failed to return to its base.

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Uploaded on March 24, 2012
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