ENSOR, HOWARD, Lieutenant, was born 20
March, 1874, son of Edward Ensor, MA. He took his degrees, BA (1895),
MB, BCh (1897) Durham University. He served with the 1st Battalion West
African Frontier Force from November 1897 to March, 1899, being Senior Medical
Officer in the Lahai Expedition, June 1898 (Medal and two clasps). Receiving
his commission as Lieutenant in the Royal Army Medical Corps 5 July 1899 he
served in South Africa from 1899 to 1902 was present at the general actions of
Magersfontein, Paardeberg, Poplar Grove and Driefontein, and operations in the
Transvaal. He was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 16 April, 1901];
received the Queen's Medal with four clasps, the King's Medal with two clasps,
and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London
Gazette, 27 September 1901]: "Howard Ensor, Lieutenant, Royal Army Medical
Corps. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa".
The Insignia, Warrant and Statutes were sent to the Commander-in-Chief in
India; presented by the GOC, Bombay, at Poona, 10 August 1902. He was
promoted Captain 27 July 1901, and was employed with the Egyptian Army from 2
May 1902 to 1 May 1912; seeing active service again in the South-Eastern
Soudan, 1912, in operations against the Beir and Anuak tribes (Soudan Medal
with clasps). He also received in 1910 the 4th Class Osmanieh, and in 1912
the 3rd Class Medjidie; became Major 28 January 1911. He was restored to the
establishment in 1912. Major Ensor served in the European War from 1914 to
1919. He was given the Brevet of Lieutenant Colonel 18 February 1915;
Lieutenant Colonel 1 March 1915, and on 3 June 1915, Brevet Colonel. He was
ADMS, 3rd Division, British Armies in France, 11 August 1916 to 23 August
1918, then becoming Commandant, Royal Army Medical Corps, School of
Instruction, British Armies in France. For his services he was made a CMG in
1918, and was six times mentioned in Despatches. Colonel Howard Ensor
married, in 1912, Gladys Marian, youngest daughter of Colonel Maurice Tweedie,
late Indian Army, and they had a son and a daughter.
