▁of ▁av iation , ▁gain ing ▁his ▁av i ator ' s ▁certificate ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁He ▁test - f le w ▁Av ro , ▁Mart ins y de , ▁S op with ▁and ▁Haw ker ▁aircraft ▁before ▁and ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁ ▁He ▁later ▁formed ▁the ▁A ircraft ▁Survey ▁Co . ▁and ▁the ▁Indian ▁Air ▁Survey ▁and ▁Transport ▁Co ., ▁flying ▁in ▁India ▁and ▁Bur ma . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁" F red die " ▁Ray n ham ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁child ▁of ▁James ▁and ▁Minn ie ▁Ray n ham , ▁n ée ▁Phill ips , ▁far mers ▁in ▁Su ff olk . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁July ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁▁ ▁His ▁father ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁and ▁the ▁family ▁moved ▁first ▁to ▁I ps wich , ▁then ▁to ▁R ams gate ▁and ▁finally , ▁in ▁about ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁to ▁Ban bury . ▁Ray n ham ▁went ▁to ▁school ▁there , ▁apart ▁from ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁away ▁at ▁Le am ington ▁Sp a ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁at ▁Ark ▁House ▁School , ▁Ban bury ▁until ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁ ▁Early ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁office ▁worker ▁at ▁the ▁Har per ▁Adams ▁Agricult ural ▁College , ▁New port , ▁Sh ro pshire ▁but ▁in ▁October ▁got ▁his ▁first ▁job ▁in ▁av iation , ▁with ▁J . V . ▁Ne ale ▁at ▁Brook