Artefact
Artefact
Display location
Pou Maumahara drawer bank 10, drawer A, medal position 23
Credit Line
Collection of Auckland Museum War Memorial Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2014.68.6
Gift of Beverley Ingham Wilding
Primary Maker
Place
Date
[1945]
Associated Notes
The War Medal
2nd Lieutenant Bruce Ingham Dent MC, Fiji Defence Force, New Zealand Infantry, Third Division, WW2)
Associated Event
WW2; 1939-1945
Pacific Theatre of War
Associated Person
Associated Place
Associated Date
08 Dec 1941-02 Sep 1945
Period
Signature/marks
PM (medallist's initials)
E.CR.P. (medallist's initials)
Media
Measurement Description
medal: 36mm diameter
ribbon: 32mm wide
Measurement Reading
Subject Category
Classification
Media/Materials Notes
Last Update
19 Mar 2024
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letter, award
Department HistoryAccession Date 10 Sep 2014Accession Number 2014.68.8Description award letter from the New Zealand Government
award letter from the New Zealand Government
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photograph, portrait
Department HistoryAccession Date 10 Sep 2014Accession Number 2014.68.9Description portrait photograph of Bruce Dent taken whilst attending Canterbury University prior to war service.
portrait photograph of Bruce Dent taken whilst attending Canterbury University prior to war service.
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letter, personal
Department HistoryAccession Date 10 Sep 2014Accession Number 2014.68.14Description handwritten letter sent by 2nd Lieutenant Bruce Ingham Dent MC, Fiji Defence Force, New Zealand Infantry, 2NZEF (Pacific Section, 2NZEF) from Bougainville to his sisters…
handwritten letter sent by 2nd Lieutenant Bruce Ingham Dent MC, Fiji Defence Force, New Zealand Infantry, 2NZEF (Pacific Section, 2NZEF) from Bougainville to his sisters Beverley and Marie Dent
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