GONVILLE BROMHEAD
Gonville Bromhead was awarded the Victoria Cross for his part in the gallant defence of the Rorke’s Drift mission station during the Zulu wars. This action was recalled in the film ‘Zulu’ in which Bromhead was played by Michael Caine. Bromhead was educated at the Thomas Magnus Grammar School in Newark, Nottinghamshire where one of the School Houses – ‘Bromhead’ was named after him until their abolition early this century and it is for this reason that he is included in the Trent Miniatures Adventure range. This mini range brings together a variety of historical figures that have been associated with the town of Newark in Nottinghamshire, England. The models have been designed by Master Sculptor, Mark Copplestone. There are ten Characters in the series for you to collect.Two models are included in the pack, the clean shaven version being Michael Caine! These models will make ideal character figures for your Army and will work really well with the Wargames Factory Firing line set to allow your to recreate Rorkes Drift on your wargames table.
Gonville Bromhead was awarded the Victoria Cross for his part in the gallant defence of the Rorke’s Drift mission station during the Zulu wars. This action was recalled in the film ‘Zulu’ in which Bromhead was played by Michael Caine. Bromhead was educated at the Thomas Magnus Grammar School in Newark, Nottinghamshire where one of the School Houses – ‘Bromhead’ was named after him until their abolition early this century and it is for this reason that he is included in the Trent Miniatures Adventure range. This mini range brings together a variety of historical figures that have been associated with the town of Newark in Nottinghamshire, England. The models have been designed by Master Sculptor, Mark Copplestone. There are ten Characters in the series for you to collect.Two models are included in the pack, the clean shaven version being Michael Caine! These models will make ideal character figures for your Army and will work really well with the Wargames Factory Firing line set to allow your to recreate Rorkes Drift on your wargames table.