ORDER OF ST JOHN GROUP OF SIX TO INSPECTOR-LATER TEMPORARY CHIEF CONSTABLE GEOFFREY SPENCER ROYAL AIR FORCE AND LANCASHIRE CONSTABULARY

Order Of St John Officer's breast badge,Defence and 1939/45 War Medals,1953 Coronation Medal and Police Exemplarary Service Medal, this named :
INSPR GEOFFREY SPENCER.
Also comes with his Order Of St John Serving Brothers breast badge, named to: INSP G.SPENCER LANCS CONSTABULARY 15/07/1957.
First five mounted court-style on pin as worn, medals very fine and better.minor damage to enamel tips of order.
Comes with photo of Spencer in uniform wearing his medals and another with his Wife outside St John's Manchester Headquarters and a copied image of him on enlistment, medal roll for the 1953 Coronation Medal and copied Service Record.
Order Of St John (serving Brother) London Gazette 12th January 1965.
Order Of St John (Officer) London Gazette 8th August 1972 (Copies with group).
Geoffrey Spencer was born on 16th August 1916.He enlisted in The Lancashire Constabulary on 2nd July 1938, badge no: 2480.He was allowed to enlist in The R.A.F. as a Pilot or Observer under the terms of The Police and Firemen ( War Service) act 1939.He transferred to the Army on 26/03/1945.Re-appointed to the Force after being released from the Army on 25th September 1945.Papers show his various promotions and pay-he was appointed Inspector on 25/10/1960 and acting Chief Constable on 02/07/1968.
Worthy of further research

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