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