Career
Spence was commissioned in the Royal Flying Corps in 1915. With Number. 16 Squadron in 1916-1917 and with 12 Wing Royal Air Force in 1918 (under Ginger Mitchell). He was later Area Commandant of the Air Training Corps for North-East Scotland.
He worked in textile manufacturing and industry and was managing partner of a firm and director of four others
He died in Kensington and Chelsea aged 84.