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In All Saints Church, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, PO40 9BW IWM War Memorials Archive Record Link : War Memorials Archive Reference 40756 Historic England Listing Status All Saints Church is Grade II* Listed. Since the Memorial forms part of the fittings of the Church, it is assumed that it is covered by the Listing. Description Marble memorial plaque. Names Audrey, Lady Tennyson, and her son Harold Courtenay Tennyson. |
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Memorial
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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 THIS CHURCHYARD. HIS LAST MESSAGE WAS "I HAVE ONLY DONE 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 TOUCH'D HIM AND HE SLEPT HAROLD COURTENAY TENNYSON R.N. SON OF HALLAM, LORD TENNYSON AND AUDREY, LADY TENNYSON Further Information
Grandson of Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
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Memorials & Monuments
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