Artefact
Artefact
Display location
Pou Maumahara drawer bank 10, drawer A, medal position 22
Credit Line
Collection of Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2014.68.5
Gift of Beverley Ingham Wilding
Primary Maker
Place
Date
[1945]
Associated Notes
The Defence 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
HP (medallist's initials)
HWP (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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medal, campaign
Department HistoryAccession Date 10 Sep 2014Display Room Pou MaumaharaAccession Number 2014.68.7Description The New Zealand War Service medal 1939-45
The New Zealand War Service medal 1939-45
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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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medal, decoration
Department HistoryAccession Date 10 Sep 2014Display Room Pou MaumaharaAccession Number 2014.68.1Description Military Cross, boxed; posthumously awarded to 2nd Lieutenant Bruce Ingham Dent MC, Fiji Defence Force, New Zealand Infantry, 3NZEF (Pacific Section, 2NZEF)
Military Cross, boxed; posthumously awarded to 2nd Lieutenant Bruce Ingham Dent MC, Fiji Defence Force, New Zealand Infantry, 3NZEF (Pacific Section, 2NZEF)
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