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George Tennant
« on: Sunday 14 November 10 11:01 GMT (UK) »
My great uncle George Tennant was killed in the battle of the Somme 1916. He was in the Leicester Tiger Regiment, but this is all I know about him. I would love to know his rank and number and possibly where he is buried.

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Re: George Tennant
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 14 November 10 11:25 GMT (UK) »

Hi

A list of UK Soldiers Died in the Great War shows...

TENNANT George
Born Long Compton Warwickshire
Death Date 14th July  1916
France and Flanders
Enlisted Nuneaton Warwickshire
Rank of Private
Leicestershire Regiment 7th Battalion
# 11337
Killed in Action
Western European Theatre.

His service record is available on Ancestry UK ... it shows his place of death as "Not Stated"
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Re: George Tennant
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 14 November 10 20:07 GMT (UK) »
This link will take you to his CWGC entry:

http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=815427

Phil
Sussex: Satcher (Hamsey) and Gatton (East Grinstead)
Leicestershire: Pratt
South Wales: Evans (Neath)
Poland: Gonet, Deren

Forest Row: War Memorial and Camp WW1
Lewisham War Memorials & WW1 Graves

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Re: George Tennant
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 14 November 10 21:53 GMT (UK) »
The CWGC entry shows that he had no known grave - in common with thousands of other soldiers

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiepval_Memorial

If you get the War Diary from Nat Archives of his battalion, then you can see what they were doing the day he died.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=8199356&queryType=1&resultcount=1
It appears to be available on a download for £3.50
Grant in Tipperary
Piper in Tipperary
Blong in Leix
Watson in Offaly
Pugh in North Wales
Evans in North Wales
Proctor in Edinburgh
Steedman in Stirling

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Re: George Tennant
« Reply #4 on: Monday 15 November 10 08:08 GMT (UK) »
Thanks for all your help, I will get the diary.
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