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| RONALD OSSORY DUNLOP 189 -4 |
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| Ronald Dunlop was an Irish writer and painter who became a well known professional artist in the 1920s and continued to produce and exhibit art throughout his lifetime. In 1916 however, he was a young Quaker, determined to take no part in the First World War, and a Conscientious Objector. Born in Dublin and steeped in the mysticism and patriotism of the late 19th century Irish Renaissance and the Home Rule Movement, Ronald's decision to reject Conscription and Warfare may also have been related to the growing nationalist argument that the war was "England's War" and Irish men should reject it. Though conscription was never introduced into Ireland, many hundreds of Irish men were caught in Conscription while living in England, Wales and Scotland. It seems that whatever Ronald's commitment to this concept, his Tribunal hearing in Wimbledon focused on his Quaker roots, passing him Exempt from Combatant Service provided that he joined the Friends Ambulance Unit (FAU). Ronald served with the FAU from September 1916 to February 1919 on what was known as "General Service". Though the FAU is best known for it's medical work behind the front lines, many FAU men worked at home, either providing medical care or, as in Ronald's case, working in supporting roles for other parts of the FAU. He was released by the FAU alongside the general demobilisation in early 1919, and returned to painting, opening his first major one man show in 1928.
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