Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Eight: Warrant Officer Class 2 H. Spencer, Essex Regiment, late Royal Fusiliers

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (6455395 Pte., Essex R.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals, these unnamed, contact marks, about very fine (8) £140-180

Harold Spencer was born on 7 September 1905. A Labourer by occupation, he enlisted into the Royal Fusiliers at London on 5 August 1924. With the Fusiliers he served in India, October 1925-February 1932. Transferring to the Essex Regiment in February 1932, he served with them in Palestine, October 1936-January 1938; Egypt, January 1938-January 1940; Sudan, January 1940-January 1941; Palestine, January-May 1941; Iraq, May-October 1941; Egypt, October 1941-May 1943; and ‘Overseas’, June 1943-September 1944 and December 1944-February 1945. He was appointed an Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 (R.Q.M.S.) in June 1943. His Soldier’s Release Book testimonial records that since June 1943 he was a ‘warrant officer Class II on board H.M. Transports in charge of valuable Government Stores’. Having been appointed to that rank in July 1945 (back dated to June 1943), he was discharged from the Essex Regiment at Warwick on 27 February 1953. His Regular Army Certificate of Service lists his medals (above) and includes (incorrectly) both the France and Germany Star and Atlantic Star, together with the Army L.S. & G.C. - this last not with lot.

With Regular Army Certificate of Service; document of appointment to Warrant Officer, dated 13 July 1945; part of Soldier’s Service and Pay Book; parts of Soldier’s Release Book Class “A”.