Memorial

Sub-Lieutenant H C Tennyson

Tablet

Source: Copyright Mark Newton

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Current Location

South wall, All Saints Church, Church Place, Freshwater, South Wight, Isle Of Wight, PO40 9BS, England

SZ 34688 87305

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 70628
Description: Tablet with moulded border. Lettering carved in black.
Inscription: IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ AUDREY WIFE OF HALLAM LORD TENNYSON/ BORN AUGUST 19 1854 DIED DECEMBER 7 1916/ SHE WENT ABOUT DOING GOOD/ THRICE BLEST WHOSE LIVES ARE FAITHFUL PRAYERS/ WHOSE LOVES IN HIGHER LOVE ENDURE/ WHAT SOULS POSSESS THEMSELVES SO PURE/ OR IS THERE BLESSEDNESS LIKE THEIRS?/ ALSO IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ HAROLD COURTENAY TENNYSON R.N./ YOUNGEST SON OF HALLAM LORD TENNYSON AND AUDREY LADY TENNYSON/ NAVIGATING SUB-LIEUTENANT IN H.M.S. VIKING/ WHO WAS KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL/ HE GAVE HIS LIFE TO SERVE HIS GOD HIS KING AND HIS COUNTRY/ IN DEFENCE OF TRUTH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE/ AND RESTS WITH HIS MOTHER IN THE CHURCHYARD./ HIS LAST MESSAGE WAS "I HAVE DONE ONLY MY DUTY/ AS A MAN IS BOUND TO DO AND I DIE WITH A JOYFUL SPIRIT"/ BORN APRIL 27, 1896 DIED JANUARY 29, 1916/ GOD'S FINGER TOUCHED HIM AND HE SLEPT.

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Forename, surname, service, relationship, rank, manner of death, place of death, date of birth, date of death