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Anniv Flt. Sub. Lt. R. A. J. Warnford's VC signed B Travers WW1 Pilot and Mrs J Dodington. 7 Jun 80 - BFPS 1704 65th Anniversary of Flt. Sub. Lt. R. A. J. Warnford's VC. Personally signed by Mrs Jean Dodington Flt. Sub. Lt. Warnford's sister and Ben Travers CBE AFC WW1 Pilot Flt. Sub. Lt. RNAS 1915. Outbreak of the War joined the Royal Naval Air Service ( RNAS) He crashed a few times attacked and nearly shoot down a Zeppelin. Became Squadron Commander. when the RNAS merged with the Royal Flying Corps transferred to the new Royal Air Force with the rank of Major in 1918. He served in south Russia during the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War in 1919 and received the Air Force Cross in 1920. During the Second World War Travers rejoined the RAF, working in intelligence. He was given the rank of Squadron Leader and was later attached to the Ministry of Information. as air adviser on censorship. (12 November 1886 - 18 December 1980) was also an English writer.