Five: Warrant Officer Class I S. Spencer, Royal Garrison Artillery

1914-15 Star (65307 B.S. Mjr. S. Spencer. R.G.A.); British War and Victory Medals (65307 A.W.O. Cl.1. S. Spencer. R.A.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 3rd issue (65307 W.O. Cl.1 S. Spencer R.A.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (65307 Sjt: S. Spencer. R.G.A.) mounted court-style for display, nearly extremely fine (5) £140-£180

Stephen Spencer was born in Alverstoke, Hampshire, and attested for the Royal Artillery aged 15 years and 4 months on 3 January 1888. Raised Corporal 16 November 1897, he re-engaged at Saugor on 16 September 1899 and was awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal with gratuity in 1908. Posted to France on 16 April 1915, Spencer’s Army Service Record notes that he was ‘Mentioned in H.Q. Communique of 13/8/18 for valuable service’, and was subsequently discharged from a training position at No. 1 R.A. Cadet School on 4 March 1919.