In 1910, he joined the family firm of Joseph Travers and Sons Ltd., but left to enlist in the British Army on the outbreak of the First World War in 1914.
This officer has himself brought down three hostile aeroplanes completely out of control, and has taken part in two other combats in which enemy machines were forced to land in our lines.
He has always shown the greatest determination in leading his flight on offensive patrols, and has on many occasions driven down superior numbers of hostile machines.
[2] On 5 January 1939 Travers returned to the Royal Air Force Reserve, being commissioned as a flight lieutenant (Class "CC").
[18] By 1 January 1941, when he received a mention in despatches, Travers was an acting squadron leader,[19] and was promoted to that rank on 1 December 1941.
[20] After the war Travers remained on the Emergency List of the RAFVR, finally relinquishing his commission on 10 February 1954, retaining the rank of squadron leader.
[22] His two brothers also had distinguished flying careers: In 1990 Travers' daughter wrote and published Cross Country, a biography of her father and uncles.