Henry Edmund Harvey Spencer-Cooper

Captain Henry Edmund Harvey Spencer-Cooper, born Henry Edmund Harvey, M.V.O., Royal Navy (18 January, 1884 – 18 July, 1968) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Harvey changed his name by Royal License to Henry Edmund Harvey Spencer-Cooper in 1906.

Life & Career

Spencer-Cooper was appointed in command of the armed merchant cruiser Dunnottar Castle on 2 September, 1939. On 3 October, Captain (retired) Charles Thomas Alexander Bunbury superseded him. On 25 October, however, Spencer-Cooper was again placed in command until Bunbury replaced him for the second time on 5 December.