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 killed during the Battle of the Somme.

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