Private 11337 George TENNANT

Private 11337 George Tennant{gallery}Pte E Gibbs{/gallery}7th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment
Killed in action in the Battle of Bazentin Ridge (Somme), France and Flanders, 14th July 1916, aged 33

Names do not match. Ensure photo of Pte George Tennant goes up.

CWGC page is wrong. It has death date of 14 Jul 1916 for Pte Gibbs!!!!

Burial place also needs checking it’s for the same man!!!

• Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 2C and 3A
  
• Awarded: 1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals
  
• Son of James and Ann Tennant [nee Dyer]
  
• Husband of Annie Tennant [nee Storer]. Married Jul Qtr 1912 at Nuneaton
• NNWFHS Memorial: Nuneaton WWI Other Regiments
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Private Gibbs
• Thiepval Memorial
• Leicestershire Regiment

1911 Census and Family History Information

• Born 1883 and baptised 11 Feb 1883 at Long Compton
  
• Visiting at Clifton Hampden (Oxon) [1901]
• Employed as a mIner [1914]
  
• Enlisted at 1 Sep 1914 at Nuneaton. Disembarked in France 27 Aug 1915