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I am planning to travel to KL and am keen to see the statue of my grand-father, Sir Edward Gent, the British Governor in Malaya up to his death in 1948. Are you able to give me the location? Many thanks, sue Bradshaw
Hello Sue,
It is a honour that you're here in VT and wanting to trace your grandfather's legacy. I do not know if there is a statue of him. We have extremely very few statues in Malaysia unlike some other countries. You might have to contact the Malaysian Tourism Office or better still, the British High Commission in KL to find out. Do hope someone else knows. I do recall his name in the history books and you might find mention of him in the museum. The country has moved forward for so many years from colonialism that you can hardly see traces of it in the bigger cities esp KL but you might find more in more remote places. We hardly have old buildings which is a shame. Just a handful sparsely reflecting British architecture. Hope you do get more useful information soon.All the best :)
never heard of it.
i agree with the above answer. we don't have many (almost equivalent to nil) statue here. since many muslim here, except from religious purpose, statue is indirectly prohibited (i guess).
i wish we have one, for your sake :)
Unlike Sir Henry Gurney, it is hard to see the legacy of Sir Gent now. Current ruling party is the same party that against Sir Gent's Malayan Union.
We named many roads, a famous school and various other beautiful location after Sir Gurney, but it's hard to find anything on Sir Gent.
The School opened by Sir Gent are now become a University, without his name on it (Universiti Putra Malaysia). This is to give one of the example to show how hard it is to see the legacy of Sir Gent.
But to see some pictures and videos, you can go to Arkib Negara. One of the famous picture is of Lady Gent during Malaysia's declaration of independent.
Hi...It is an honour to know that you are Sir Edward Gent grandchild...BIG SALUTE to you! any photos that you can share with us here?
I am agreed with all the above. Sadly to say that there are near to zero record of our TRUE/REAL history now...
feel free to email me if you need to search any organization informations that can help you to find your grandfather info....i will try my best to help....
Good Luck!
I'm afraid it is not a Malaysian custom to have statues of historical figures :(
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