2 possible as RAF officers - "John Ensor Sharp b 8 Apr 1899, died Australia 1955" or "John Ernest Sharp b 16 Apr 1892 " . Of these two, John Ensor Sharp made Lt, the other did not. In addition I eventually got an obit for John Ensor Sharp that showed he was in ADRIC
1899 Apr 8 Born Basford, Notts
1901 census at Nottingham
1911 census at Nottingham
Student at High School Nottingham
1917 Apr 24. Enlisted in RFC
1917 Aug 30 Commissioned 2nd Lt in RFC
1918 Apr 3. Wounded France
1918 Apr 1 Promoted Lt
1919 Apr 3. Demobilised
1920 Nov 29. Joined ADRIC with service no 1140. Posted to A Coy
1922 Jan 18. Discharged on demobilisation of ADRIC
1922 Mar 28. Joined the British Gendarmerie section of the Palestine Police as a Constable
1925 Oct 17. Leaves UK for Singapore, he is a Police Officer, travels alone and 2nd class
1927 Sep 14. Straits Times article reports him making an arrest
1931 The Straits Times reports Inspector J. E. Sharp, of Singapore, has gone to Malacca to take the place of Inspector Huggins who is on leave.
1938 Apr 7. Arrives in London from Singapore, "Police" and travels 2nd class with wife Phyllis
1943 Mar 13 . News of his capture in Singapore
1947 Jun 27 Singapore Free Press reports him retiring to Australia
1955 Died Perth Aus.aged 56. He only appeared once, in 1954, on Australian Electoral Registers