War Animals
Photo credit: DONALD E. BENT FAMILY
A TALE OF TWO WAR ANIMALS
In the spirit of remembrance please enjoy this lovely story of the bond between a First World War soldier from Paradise, Annapolis County NS, and two adopted farm animals he brought home with him from the war.
Ron Denham of the 48th Highlanders Museum said of Bent: “He had pull somewhere and both the dog and the horse are buried on his estate in the Annapolis Valley. He got them back to Canada and that was no mean feat because they were slaughtering the horses for food.”
Fritz and Bruno lived out the remainder of their lives in Paradise. Bent often rode the horse through the orchards with Bruno at his side. After they died, the animals were buried side by side.
https://canadashistory.ca/.../a-tale-of-two-war-animals
Thank you, Paradise Heritage Society, for bringing this story to our attention.
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