1913 - 1942 (29 years)
1878 - 1940 (62 years)
Birth |
1878 |
Died |
1940 |
Buried |
Ermelo, Mpumalanga, South Africa |
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Father |
John Henry Tennant, b. 26 Feb 1830, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa |
Mother |
Mary Ann Dennison, b. 11 Mar 1848, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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Family |
Margaret Grace Lawrie, b. 1880 |
Children |
| 1. John Sydney Tennant, b. 17 Nov 1911 |
| 2. Ritchie Tennant, b. 1913 |
| 3. David Charles Tennant, b. 5 Jul 1916 |
| 4. Aart Anthony Tennant, b. 1918 |
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1880 - 1936 (56 years)
Nickname |
Daisy |
Birth |
1880 |
Died |
1936 |
Buried |
Ermelo, Mpumalanga, South Africa |
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Father |
Richard Lawrie, b. Oct 1849 |
Mother |
Charlotte Elizabeth Gush, b. 12 Nov 1851 |
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Family |
Sydney Dennison Tennant, b. 1878 |
Children |
| 1. John Sydney Tennant, b. 17 Nov 1911 |
| 2. Ritchie Tennant, b. 1913 |
| 3. David Charles Tennant, b. 5 Jul 1916 |
| 4. Aart Anthony Tennant, b. 1918 |
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Name |
Ritchie Tennant [3, 4] |
Birth |
1913 [5] |
Gender |
Male |
1820 Lineage |
Yes |
Death |
23 Mar 1942 |
Martuba, Libya [5] |
Burial |
War Cemetery, Benghazi, Libya [5] |
Person ID |
I41830 |
master |
Last Modified |
25 Jul 2021 |
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Notes |
- Military: Major, 24 Squadron, South African Air Force, Pilot - Service No. 102745
d. 23 Mar 1942, Martuba, Libya
Bur. War Cemetery, Benghazi, Libya
Grave Ref. 6. A. 11.
Commemoration - Old Cemetery Ermelo http://www.eggsa.org/library/main.php?g2_itemId=1645452
South African War Graves http://www.southafricawargraves.org/search/details.php?id=24921 - Killed in action, shot down by fighters near Mechili, in Douglas Boston Mk III #AL733. Age 28. Son of Sidney and Daisy Tennant; husband of Winifred B Tennant of Mowbray, Cape Town, South Africa. Educated at St Andrew's College, Grahamstown.
https://books.google.co.za/books?id=wBriCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT85&lpg=PT85&dq=ritchie+Tennant&source=bl&ots=n7xiDz2lt8&sig=7igl2qEcNrXrmS1oqHI-js6A8Vk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiO6KK1yq_YAhVHKMAKHRnyAl04ChDoAQgrMAA#v=onepage&q=ritchie%20Tennant&f=false "A Histrory of the Mediterranean Air War, 1940-1945: Vol 2: North African..."
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