Artist creates Remembrance Day mural honouring D-Day veteran

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Nov, 17:32 · Archive

A street artist created a Banksy-style mural depicting a 101-year-old D-Day veteran on a Hertfordshire pub for Remembrance Sunday.

A street artist who calls himself Being created a Banksy-style stencilled mural on the former Falcon pub in Park Street, Hertfordshire, showing a soldier from one of the world wars beside an elderly veteran wearing a poppy. The mural was designed to represent Mervyn Kersh, a 101-year-old D-Day veteran who attended the Park Street Remembrance Sunday service.

Being, a London-based artist, rushed to create the artwork on Saturday night, hoping to avoid being spotted. He said he created the mural to remember fallen soldiers worldwide and to raise awareness among younger people. 'I've got a 21-year-old boy and Mervyn was 19 years old when he was at D-Day, I can't even comprehend what these guys have gone through for our country,' Being told the outlets. He noted that veterans receive decreasing media coverage each year.

The mural attracted significant attention after Sunday's service, and Being said he was pleased by the response on social media. He acknowledged comparisons to Banksy but said he is a stencil artist working in his own right. 'I'm Being not Banksy, I do what I do because I'm a stencil artist,' he said.

How it is being reported

• 'It's Being not Banksy' - artist shares heartwarming story behind veteran muralThe artist behind Banksy-esque graffiti on a Herts pub has come forward to share the heartwarming story behind his Remembrance Day work.The Comet · 13 Nov, 16:57
• 'It's Being not Banksy' - artist shares heartwarming story behind veteran muralThe artist behind Banksy-esque graffiti on a Park Street pub has come forward to share the heartwarming story behind his Remembrance Day work.Herts Advertiser · 13 Nov, 15:25

In this story: Being · Mervyn Kersh · Banksy · Park Street · Hertfordshire · London

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