Edward Tennant (poet)

Lieutenant
The Honourable
Edward Tennant
Lieutenant; The Honourable Edward Tennant
	Portrait drawing of Tennant by John Singer Sargent (1915)
Born	1 July 1897; Stockton House, Stockton, Wiltshire, England
Died	22 September 1916 (aged 19); Somme, France
Cause of death	Killed in action
Resting place	Guillemont Road Cemetery, Guillemont, Somme, France
Education	Winchester College
Known for	War poetry
Parents	Edward Tennant, 1st Baron Glenconner (father); Pamela Wyndham (mother);
Relatives	Margot Asquith, Countess of Oxford and Asquith (paternal aunt); ; David Tennant (brother); Stephen Tennant (brother); Emma Tennant (niece); Stella Tennant (great-niece);
Military career
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1914–1916
Rank	Lieutenant
Unit	Grenadier Guards
Battles/wars	World 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.

Lieutenant The Honourable Edward Tennant
Portrait drawing of Tennant by John Singer Sargent (1915)
Born	1 July 1897 Stockton House, Stockton, Wiltshire, England
Died	22 September 1916(1916-09-22) (aged 19) Somme, France
Cause of death	Killed in action
Resting place	Guillemont Road Cemetery, Guillemont, Somme, France
Education	Winchester College
Known for	War poetry
Parents	Edward Tennant, 1st Baron Glenconner (father) Pamela Wyndham (mother)
Relatives	Margot Asquith, Countess of Oxford and Asquith (paternal aunt) David Tennant (brother) Stephen Tennant (brother) Emma Tennant (niece) Stella Tennant (great-niece)

Military career
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1914–1916
Rank	Lieutenant
Unit	Grenadier Guards
Battles/wars	World War I