Families Klein, Ree, de Breed en de Vries van Terschelling » John Edward Tennant DSO. MC. (1890-1941)

Personal data John Edward Tennant DSO. MC. 

  • He was born on October 12, 1890 in Colgrain, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland.
  • Profession: Justice of the Peace, R.F.C., R.A.F..
  • Education: Royal Naval College, Osborne, Isle of Wight, England.
  • (Military Promotion) in the year 1908: Midshipma, Royal Navy.
  • (Military Promotion) in the year 1910: 2nd Lieutenant, Scots Guards.
  • (Military Promotion) September 1914: 2nd Lieutenant bij het Roayl Flying Corps.
  • (Military Award) in the year 1918: Companion, Distinguished Service Order.
  • (Publicatie) in the year 1920: In the Clouds above Bagdad (boek).
  • (Military Promotion) in the year 1939: Wing Commander bij de Royal Air Force Volunteer Service.
  • (Military Service) in the year 1941 in Schotland: Commandant for Scotland, Air Training Corps.
  • (Military Award) : Military Cross.
  • (Military Promotion) : Brevet Major.
  • (Military Record) : Verified.
  • He died on August 7, 1941 in Glen Avon, Cairngorms, Highland, Schotland, VK, he was 50 years old.
  • He is buried in the year 1941 in Lochhill, Innes House Private Burial Ground, Urquhart, Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland.
    Begraven op Lochhill, bij Innes House
  • A child of Francis John Tennant and Anne Geraldine Redmayne

Household of John Edward Tennant DSO. MC.

(1) He is married to Georgina Helen Kirkpatrick.

They got married on May 22, 1918, he was 27 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Iain Mark Tennant  1919-2006
  3. Laura Duff Tennant  1935-1989


(2) He is married to Victoria Maud Veronica Duff.

They got married on July 17, 1926, he was 35 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of John Edward Tennant DSO. MC.

John Edward Tennant DSO. MC.
1890-1941

(1) 1918

Georgina Helen Kirkpatrick
1898-1995

Iain Mark Tennant
1919-2006
Victoria Robina Duff Tennant
1927-1987
Laura Duff Tennant
1935-1989
(2) 1926

Victoria Maud Veronica Duff
1904-1967


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Birthday October 12, 1890

  • The temperature on October 12, 1890 was about 10.7 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1890: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 20 » Prime Minister of the German Empire Otto von Bismarck is dismissed by Emperor Wilhelm II.
    • April 7 » Completion of the first Lake Biwa Canal.
    • June 1 » The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns.
    • August 6 » At Auburn Prison in New York, murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair.
    • September 12 » Salisbury, Rhodesia, is founded.
    • October 1 » Yosemite National Park is established by the U.S. Congress.

Day of marriage July 17, 1926

  • The temperature on July 17, 1926 was between 12.0 °C and 22.6 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 10.0 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1926: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
    • January 8 » Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuỵ ascends the throne to become the last monarch of Vietnam.
    • March 14 » The El Virilla train accident, Costa Rica, kills 248 people and wounds another 93 when a train falls off a bridge over the Río Virilla between Heredia and Tibás.
    • March 15 » The dictator Theodoros Pangalos is elected President of Greece without opposition.
    • April 24 » The Treaty of Berlin is signed. Germany and the Soviet Union each pledge neutrality in the event of an attack on the other by a third party for the next five years.
    • May 18 » Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears in Venice, California.
    • August 6 » In New York City, the Warner Bros.' Vitaphone system premieres with the movie Don Juan starring John Barrymore.

Day of death August 7, 1941

  • The temperature on August 7, 1941 was between 9.1 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (46%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1941: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
    • January 20 » A German officer is killed in Bucharest, Romania, sparking a rebellion and pogrom by the Iron Guard, killing 125 Jews and 30 soldiers.
    • May 13 » World War II: Yugoslav royal colonel Dragoljub Mihailović starts fighting against German occupation troops, beginning the Serbian resistance.
    • October 11 » Beginning of the National Liberation War of Macedonia.
    • October 31 » After 14 years of work, Mount Rushmore is completed.
    • December 21 » World War II: A formal treaty of alliance between Thailand and Japan is signed in the presence of the Emerald Buddha in Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand.
    • December 23 » World War II: After 15 days of fighting, the Imperial Japanese Army occupies Wake Island.


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