Hilton Ward Ennis MID

Hilton Ward Ennis MID

Personal Information
Date of Birth	30 May 1887
Place of Birth	Bathurst, New South Wales
Death	26 Oct 1946, aged 59
Place of Death	Daglish, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	28 years
Occupation	Quantity Surveyor
Religion	Church of England
Address	Albany road, Gosnells, Western Australia
Next of Kin	wife , Mrs L A Ennis
Military Information
Reg Number	[1]
Date of Enlistment	18 Mar 1915
Rank	Captain
Unit/Formation	Australian Army Service Corps - 16th Company
Date of Embarkation	22 May 1915 ‒ ?? Jun 1915
Ship Embarked On	HMAT A19 Afric
Date of Return	4 Jan 1919
Fate	Returned to Australia
Medals	1914-15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal Mentioned in Despatches

Pre War

During 1915 Hilton married Lucy A Warren in Perth.

War Service

Records are in his WW2 documents and are not digitised and available via Australian Archives at present. On enlistment, he was appointed as a 2nd Lieutenant, but by discharge was a Captain.

Also served during WW2 with Reg No. W232646. Enlisted on 26 Jul 1942 and discharged on 3 Aug 1943 having served as a Captain with AASC 13 Mixed Brigade.

Award Comment

Exceptionally good services and consistent devotion to duty, while in command of the 16th Coy, A.A.S.C. from 26th February to 20th September 1917.

MID Awarded and Gazetted, 'London Gazette', second supplement No30448 dated 28 Dec 1917; Commonwealth Gazette No 57 dated 18 Apr 1918. Australian War Memorial