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The drummer boy
The sculptor wrote in 1925 that this was one of his 'best and most popular works'. Goscombe John himself suggested its location in the Museum's entrance hall. The young soldier is a replica of a figure on the South African War memorial to the King's Regiment in Liverpool. Goscombe John described the boy, who, at the Battle of Dettingen of 1743 'seated on a battered earthwork and shouting to his comrades, beats a stirring and joyful call to arms, forgetful of all sorrow'.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 2627
Acquisition
Gift, 1927
Given by Sir William Goscombe John
Measurements
Material
bronze
Location
In store
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