World War One Service
Spence went into the Royal Army Medical Corps. He served in the Gallipoli campaign, Egypt, and the Western Front. Captain Spence received the Military Cross (MC) for "conspicious gallantry" and "devotion to duty" in attending wounded while under fire. Later, then Acting Major Spence received a bar to his MC for his actions at Oisy-le-Verger from September 28 to October 2, 1918.
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