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”.

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