Edward Tennant (poet)

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Lieutenant
The Honourable
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
Parents
Relatives
Military career
BranchBritish Army
Service years1914–1916
RankLieutenant
UnitGrenadier Guards
ConflictsWorld War I

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

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