Edward Tennant (poet)

Edward Tennant
Portrait drawing of Tennant by John Singer Sargent (1915)
Born1 July 1897
Stockton House, Stockton, Wiltshire, England
Died22 September 1916(1916-09-22) (aged 19)
Somme, France
Cause of deathKilled in action
Resting placeGuillemont Road Cemetery, Guillemont, Somme, France
EducationWinchester College
Known forWar poetry
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Military career
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1914–1916
RankLieutenant
UnitGrenadier Guards
Battles / warsWorld War I

Lieutenant Edward Wyndham Tennant (1 July 1897 – 22 September 1916) was a British war poet[1] killed during the Battle of the Somme.

  1. ^ "EDWARD WYNDHAM TENNANT.* Ltnr GLENCONNER'S memoir of her son, with » 11 Oct 1919 » The Spectator Archive". The Spectator Archive. Retrieved 3 November 2023.