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Major-General Jeremy Michael Spencer-Smith CB OBE MC (28 July 1917 – 1985) was a British Army officer.

Military career

Educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford, Spencer-Smith was commissioned into the Welsh Guards on 4 July 1940 during the Second World War. He became commander of 148th Infantry Brigade in March 1964, Deputy Director of Manning at the Ministry of Defence in April 1967 and General Officer Commanding Wales in April 1968. He went on to become Director of Manning at the Ministry of Defence in June 1970 before retiring in June 1972.

References

1. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003
2. "No. 34888". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 July 1940. p. 4080.
3. ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
4. "No. 45122". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 June 1970. p. 6414.

• 1917 births
• Officers of the Order of the British Empire
• Recipients of the Military Cross
• British Army major generals
• Welsh Guards officers
• People educated at Eton College
• Alumni of New College, Oxford
• 1985 deaths
• British Army personnel of World War II