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Ennis, James Francis "Carpet Slippers"

Service number:
53193
Nationality:
British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

31 December 1939: 2nd Lt.
?: Honorary Major

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
3rd Mortar Detachment, No. 4 Commando, 1st Special Service Brigade, Combined Operations Headquarters, War Office, British Government
Awarded on:
October 2nd, 1942
Awarded for:
Operation Jubilee
Recommendation:
"Lt. Ennis was in charge of the 3th Mortar Detachment which brought effective fire to bear on the Heavy Battery. By good staff work and well thought out preparatory training the Mortar Detachment kept up a concentration of accurate and devastating fire upon the German Gun crews. Lt. Ennis organized an efficient ferry system bringing Mortar ammunition reserves from the supporting landing craft. He also succesfully covered the re-embarkation of the Commando silencing en enemy Machine-Gun on the top of the cliff and keeping enemy Mortar fire at a respectable distance."
Mentioned in Dispatches

Sources

  • Copy of the original recommendation signed bij Brigadier Laycock
    - Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 35729 published on the 2 October 1942
    - ENNIS, James Francis | ͏

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