He painted all the walls of his colleagues' canteen, with murals which according to his mother, "represented 'A Soldier's leave in Cairo'.
hiː pˈeɪntᵻd ˈɔːl ðə wˈɔːlz ʌv hɪz kˈɑːliːɡz kæntˈiːn, wɪð mjˈʊɹɹəlz wˌɪtʃ ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə hɪz mˈʌðɚ, "ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd ɐ sˈoʊldʒɚz lˈiːv ɪn kˈaɪɹoʊ.