Statuette of Lt. Col. Bent

Statuette of Lt. Col. C. E. Bent, CMG, DSO, VD

It is believed that this statuette of Lt. Col. Bent was presented to him at a reunion of the 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders) held after WWI, on the weekend starting 9 November 1929, marking the 10th anniversary of the end of the war.. It reflects the high esteem that the Highlanders in the 15th Battalion held for their “Little Colonel”.

Classification
Art
Era
1914 – 1919 (WW 1), 1920 – 1938 Interwar period
Location of artifact
Case 16/17 Trench Art – WWI
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