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Captain Robert Spencer

Birth
Death
18 Apr 1943 (aged 60)
Burial
Codicote, North Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England Add to Map
Plot
D.71.
Memorial ID
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Elder son of the Reverend Walter Spencer and Annie Elizabeth Spencer.
Husband of Alice Pauline Spencer née Heilbron.

Born in 1883, Charles attended Charterhouse School in Surrey from 1896-1900.

During the First World War he held the rank of Major in the Denbighshire (Hussars) .Yeomanry (attached Tank Corps). He served with honour being awarded the Military Cross, the Croix de Guerre avec Palmes, Twice Mentioned in Despatches, and was also made a member of the Légion d'Honneur.

During the Second World War he held the rank of Captain and served as a military interpreter.

Sadly he died at the age of sixty, of an illness brought on by the strain of service.
Elder son of the Reverend Walter Spencer and Annie Elizabeth Spencer.
Husband of Alice Pauline Spencer née Heilbron.

Born in 1883, Charles attended Charterhouse School in Surrey from 1896-1900.

During the First World War he held the rank of Major in the Denbighshire (Hussars) .Yeomanry (attached Tank Corps). He served with honour being awarded the Military Cross, the Croix de Guerre avec Palmes, Twice Mentioned in Despatches, and was also made a member of the Légion d'Honneur.

During the Second World War he held the rank of Captain and served as a military interpreter.

Sadly he died at the age of sixty, of an illness brought on by the strain of service.


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  • Maintained by: Ryan D. Curtis
  • Originally Created by: 46739057
  • Added: Feb 10, 2016
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158011870/robert-spencer: accessed ), memorial page for Captain Robert Spencer (21 Jan 1883–18 Apr 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 158011870, citing St. Giles Churchyard, Codicote, North Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England; Maintained by Ryan D. Curtis (contributor 46858513).