Anne Spencer (WRNS officer)
Anne Spencer | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 15, 1938 Yorkshire, England |
| Died | July 15, 2012 (aged 73) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Commandant |
Commandant Anne Christine "Annie" Spencer, CBE (15 December 1938 – 15 July 2012) was the last Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service, serving in that post from 1991 to 1993.
Early life[]
Spencer was born in Yorkshire in 1938 and educated at Newland School for Girls and the . Upon graduation in 1959, she was involved in the management of school dinner services in the county.[1] She learned Italian and applied to BOAC to become a stewardess. However, she did not pass the interview stage.[1]
Military career[]
She was promoted to superintendent (equivalent to captain) on 1 October 1986.[2] She served as Director of NAAFI from 1986 to 1989 and Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service from 1991 to 1993.[1]
She retired from the Royal Navy on 15 December 1993.[3]
Personal life[]
Spencer never married nor did she have any children.[1] She died in 2012, aged 73.
Honours and decorations[]
In the 1994 New Year Honours, Spencer was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).[4] She was appointed Aide-de-Camp to Queen Elizabeth II on 13 March 1991.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Commandant Annie Spencer". The Telegraph. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ "No. 50709". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 November 1986. p. 14502.
- ^ "No. 53518". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 December 1993. p. 20193.
- ^ "No. 53527". The London Gazette. 30 December 1993. p. 5.
- ^ "No. 52485". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 March 1991. p. 4773.
External links[]
- 1938 births
- 2012 deaths
- Women's Royal Naval Service officers
- Military personnel from Yorkshire
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes personnel