Sub. Lieut. Hon. Harold Courtenay Tennyson, RN

1896 - 1916  (19 years)

• Name	Harold Courtenay Tennyson
  Prefix	Sub. Lieut. Hon.
  Suffix	RN
  Born	27 April 1896	Farringford House, Freshwater, the Isle of Wight
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	1913 - 1916
  	Harold Courtenay Tennyson was appointed as a Midshipman to HMS Queen Mary on 15 September 1913, and promoted Acting Sub-Lieutenant on 15 September 1915. He served on HMS Queen Mary until 9 November 1915 when he became part of the ship's company of H.M. Torpedo-Boat Destroyer Viking, which hit a mine while on patrol in the Channel and Tennyson was killed.
  Died	29 January 1916	English Channel
  	His ship, the destroyer HMS Viking, struck a mine
  Buried	All Saints Churchyard, Freshwater, Isle of Wight
  Person ID	I12898	Simpson & Elder
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2013

  
  

  Father	Hon. Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron, GCMG PC,   b. 11 Aug 1852, Twickenham, Middlesex ,   d. 2 Dec 1928, 'Farringford', Freshwater, Isle of Wight  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Audrey Georgiana Florence Boyle,   b. 19 August 1854, Tillington, Sussex ,   bur. 7 Dec 1916, 'Farringford', Isle of Wight  (Age ~ 62 years)
  Married	25 Jun 1884	Westminster Abbey, London
  Family ID	F544	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos		HMS Viking HMS Viking was one of 12 Tribal class torpedo boat destroyers of the Royal Navy, launched on 14 September 1909. During the First World War she served in the North Sea and the English Channel with the 6th Destroyer Flotilla. On 29 January 1916 she struck a mine which killed ten crewmen and badly damaged her stern. She was the only six-funnelled ship in the Royal Navy and was scrapped in 1919.
  		From 'The Times' 1 February 1916