John Hilton FENN R N [473]

  General Notes:

1882 Birth: June quarter, Midhurst 2b 421 - FENN John Hilton.

John was awarded a prize for mathmatics in July 1898 from Cambridge House School N. a finely bound book "The Rise of the Dutch Republic" by Motley now with E L Fenn 1999. Ref B/22. He was aged 20 at his death.

Deaths.
FENN. On the lst inst., at Easebourne, Midhurst John Hilton Fenn R .N., aged twenty, third son of the late Theodore George Fenn, Lieut. R.N. 1 June 1902 Times?

  Other Records

1. John Hilton Fenn: Service Records RN.
Extracts from John's Naval Service record:
Entered the Navy 15 Jan 1900.
15 Jan 1900 Wildfire Asst Clerk to 31 Oct 1900
1 Nov 1900 Glory Asst Clerk to 15 Feb 1901 - S206 VG G G Shorthand zealous and painstaking, good judgement & physique - Capt Fisher Jan 01
15 Jan 1901 Passed for Clerk 1st Class
16 Feb 1901 Hermione Clerk to 26 Mar 1901
27 Mar 1901 Glory Clerk to 16 Jan 1902 - All VG . . . . . & attentive Capt Inglefield Jun 1901
14 Jan 1902 Tamar to 11 Mar 02 sick

2. John Fenn: His Confession to Dolly Cotes [486], Cir 1897.
JOHN'S CONFESSIONS c 1897
MY FAVOURITE VIRTUE: Courage
MY IDEA OF HAPPINESS: Teasing cousins
MY IDEA OF MISERY: Detention
MY FAVOURITE OCCUPATION: Football
MY FAVOURITE COLOUR: Pink with green strips
MY FAVOURITE FLOWER: Dandy lion (Dolly told me that)
MY FAVOURITE POETS: Pickles (?)
MY FAVOURITE PROSE AUTHORS: Anthony Hope
MY FAVOURITE PAINTER: Watts
MY FAVOURITE FOOD: Strawberries & cream
MY FAVOURITE NAMES: Dolly Jack Rosamond
MY PET AVERSION: Big girl cousins
MY FAVOURITE MOTTO: Eat drink & be merry
John H Fenn