Col Bent on Fritz the Horse. Also shown is Bruno the dog. (In the 1920s.

LCol C. E. Bent DSO on Horseback in Paradise NS in the 1920s.

A 3.5 inch by 5 inch sepia tone photograph of LCol Bent on Fritz the horse with Bruno the dog, the 15th Battalion mascot. The horse Fritz was a German horse taken from a German officer captured during a battle. LCol Bent brought Fritz and Bruno back to Canada and his home when he led the 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders) home to Canada in 1919.

Photographed at his home in Paradise Nova Scotia in the 1920’s.

Classification
Images
Era
1914 – 1919 (WW 1), 1920 – 1938 Interwar period
Location of artifact
Photo Collection
Associated place
Paradise, Nova Scotia
Associated name(s)
LCol Bent

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