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...e and raspy voice and helped to form the [[Entertainments National Service Association]] (ENSA) during the [[World War II|Second World War]]. ...iefly serving with the [[Royal Flying Corps]], he was released from active service by the British government to help run a concert party called "The Gaieties"

...uthern Command army champion in 1945. Merryfield was also a keen amateur [[Association football|football]] player and [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] fan, regularly at ...g the war that he first discovered his love of acting when he served as an entertainments officer, putting on shows for the other troops. Merryfield was demobilised

...alided from service, whereupon he joined [[Entertainments National Service Association]] (ENSA) and then, in 1942, the [[BBC]]'s Drama and Repertory company.<ref> ...d starred in the satirical radio programme about life in the British civil service ''[[The Men from the Ministry]]'' with [[Richard Murdoch]]. He was in the s

...ped his performing skills further during his [[w:national service|national service]] with the [[w:British Army|British Army]]'s [[w:BFBS Live Events|Combined ...e returned to radio, taking the role of [[Noël Coward]] in the [[BBC World Service]] Play of the Week, ''Marvellous Party''<ref>^ Newley, Patrick. "Coward’s

...ate 1930s. During the war, he worked for [[Entertainments National Service Association|ENSA]] and maintained a successful film career, starring in a string of [[E Trinder began to achieve national recognition in 1937 with the touring revues ''Tune In'' and ''In Town Tonig

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...ntertainments National Service Association|Entertainments National Service Association]] (ENSA), he ended up on the ''[[w:Ralph Reader|Ralph Reader]] [[w:Gang Sho ...ar, a ventriloquist's dummy. His appearance in this radio show brought him national recognition, and a catchphrase he used frequently in the show, "Flippin' ki

Fields also helped [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale Association Football Club]] in the 1930s, when they were struggling to pay fees and buy ...ntertainments National Service Association|Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA)]] headed by her old film producer, [[Basil Dean]]. Fields travelled

...dnb/> Grenfell often visited her at the Astors’ home of [[Cliveden]]<ref>''National Trust Magazine,'' Spring 2010, p. 11</ref> and lived in a cottage on the es ...72 Grenfell (née Phipps), Joyce Irene (1910–1979)], ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press 2004. Retrieved 22 September 2021 {{OD

...er in Germany, Jona von Ustinov began working for the British intelligence service [[MI5|MI5]] and became a British citizen, thus avoiding internment during t ...nd Dutch. In 1944, under the auspices of [[Entertainments National Service Association<!-- |ENSA -->]], he presented and performed the role of Sir Anthony Absolut

...aller roles, before wartime service with [[Entertainments National Service Association]] (ENSA) and [[Stars in Battledress]]. The experience helped sharpen his ca He enjoyed his time at Ardingly, and relished his association with [[upper middle class]] school friends. His academic abilities were mod

...6 it was estimated that he had performed in front of three million service personnel. After the war his career declined, although he toured [[Commonwealth of Na ===Second World War: service with ENSA===

...ntertainments National Service Association|Entertainments National Service Association]] (ENSA). He developed his mimicry and improvisational skills during a spel ...ntertainments National Service Association|Entertainments National Service Association]] (ENSA), which provided entertainment for British forces and factory worke

...during the [[World War II|war]] while in [[Entertainments National Service Association|ENSA]]. Mr Grainger often fell asleep at work, and failed to wake up when c ...the rest of the staff: he threatened to make an adverse entry in Peacock's personnel record and he actually sacked Mrs Slocombe (however, he did repent his ways