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The son of Thomas and Flora Enstone, Flight Sub-Lieutenant Albert James Enstone received Royal Aero Club Aviator's Certificate 3677 on a Maurice Farman biplane at Royal Naval Air Station, Cranwell on 15 September 1916. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his courage and skill in repeatedly destroying enemy aircraft while serving as a Flight Sub-Lieutenant with 4 Naval Squadron at Dunkirk during May and June of 1917 and received the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1918. Three of his pilot logbooks and other memorabilia are held by the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
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| Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) |
Flt. Cdr. Alexander Macdonald Shook, R.N.A.S.
Flt. Lieut. Arnold Jaques Chadwick, R.N.A.S. (since reported drowned).
Flt. Sub-Lieut. Albert James Enstone, R.N.A.S.
Flt. Sub-Lieut. Langley Frank Willard Smith, R.N.A.S. (since missing).
For exceptional gallantry and remarkable skill and courage whilst serving with the R.N.A.S. at Dunkirk during May and June, 1917, in repeatedly attacking and destroying hostile aircraft.
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| Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) |
Capt. Albert James Enstone, D.S.C. (Sea
Patrol).
Has been engaged for eighteen months on active service flying (ten months as Flight Leader). Has destroyed twelve hostile machines and brought down six more out of control. During the past month Capt. Enstone attacked an enemy gun, which was firing on one of our crashed machines, and succeeded in blowing up the ammunition dump alongside the gun, causing a great explosion, with flames reaching to a height of nearly 300 feet.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
09 May 1917 |
0730 |
4N |
Sopwith Pup (N6187) |
C (DES) |
Ghistelles |
| 2 |
12 May 1917 |
0720 |
4N |
Sopwith Pup (N6187) |
SS D.I (DES) |
5 mi off Zeebrugge |
| 3 |
26 May 1917 |
0845 |
4N |
Sopwith Pup (N6187) |
C (DES) 1 |
SW of Furnes |
| 4 |
05 Jun 1917 |
1915 |
4N |
Sopwith Pup (N6187) |
EA (DES) |
2 mi NE of Nieuport |
| 5 |
07 Jul 1917 |
1115 |
4N |
Sopwith Camel (N6347) |
Seaplane C (DES) |
19 mi off Ostend |
| 6 |
14 Jul 1917 |
0420 |
4N |
Sopwith Camel (N6370) |
C (DES) |
1 mi SE of Ghistelles |
| 7 |
25 Jul 1917 |
1930 |
4N |
Sopwith Camel (N6370) |
Seaplane (OOC) 2 |
30 mi NNE of Ostend |
| 8 |
10 Sep 1917 |
1625 |
4N |
Sopwith Camel (B3841) |
C (DES) |
Westende |
| 9 |
30 Sep 1917 |
1200 |
4N |
Sopwith Camel (B3841) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Rattevalle |
| 10 |
09 Nov 1917 |
1435 |
4N |
Sopwith Camel (B3841) |
DFW C (OOC) |
SE of Pervyse |
| 11 |
24 Mar 1918 |
1140 |
4N |
Sopwith Camel (B3841) |
Albatros D.V (DESF) |
S of Thorout |
| 12 |
27 Jun 1918 |
0715 |
204 |
Sopwith Camel (N6347) |
C (OOC) |
Nieuport |
| 13 |
30 Jun 1918 |
1445 |
204 |
Sopwith Camel (D6624) |
Fokker D.VII (DESF) |
5 mi N of Blankenberghe |
| 14 |
30 Jun 1918 |
1445 |
204 |
Sopwith Camel (D6624) |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
N of Blankenberghe |
| 15 |
01 Jul 1918 |
1710 |
204 |
Sopwith Camel (D6624) |
Hansa W12 (DES) |
Middelkerke |
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| 1 |
Shared with FSL Arnold Chadwick |
| 2 |
Shared with FCdr Arnold Chadwick, FSL Robert Keirstead |
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