Ensor | Howard | | Lieutenant | 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.
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