Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA)
GPTKB entity
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:charity
gptkb:organization |
| gptkbp:abbreviation |
gptkb:ENSA
|
| gptkbp:activity |
concerts
theatrical performances variety shows |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1946
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1939
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA)
|
| gptkbp:notable_member |
gptkb:Vera_Lynn
gptkb:Stanley_Holloway gptkb:Benny_Hill gptkb:George_Formby gptkb:Eric_Sykes gptkb:Joyce_Grenfell gptkb:Tommy_Trinder gptkb:Spike_Milligan gptkb:Frankie_Howerd gptkb:Tony_Hancock gptkb:Gracie_Fields Peter Sellers |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
D-Day entertainment for troops
entertainment in Burma campaign entertainment in Far East campaign entertainment in India campaign entertainment in Italy campaign entertainment in Middle East campaign entertainment in Normandy campaign entertainment in North Africa campaign entertainment in Western Europe campaign entertainment in air raid shelters entertainment in airfields entertainment in army camps entertainment in barracks entertainment in convalescent homes entertainment in factories entertainment in field hospitals entertainment in home front entertainment in hospitals entertainment in munitions plants entertainment in naval bases entertainment in prisoner of war camps entertainment in rehabilitation centers entertainment in rest camps entertainment in ships entertainment in training camps |
| gptkbp:operatesIn |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:parentOrganization |
Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes (NAAFI)
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
provide entertainment to British armed forces
|
| gptkbp:successor |
Combined Services Entertainment (CSE)
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Leslie_Henson
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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