▁and ▁social ▁reform er ▁K es hab ▁Ch andra ▁Sen ; ▁and ▁his ▁a unt ▁was ▁Sun iti ▁De vi , ▁the ▁Mah ar ani ▁of ▁Co och ▁Be har . ▁At ▁an ▁early ▁age , ▁he ▁moved ▁with ▁his ▁mother , ▁brother ▁and ▁sister ▁to ▁England . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Ross all ▁School ▁in ▁Fle et wood , ▁Lanc ash ire , ▁where ▁he ▁joined ▁its ▁unit ▁of ▁the ▁Offic ers ' ▁Training ▁Corps . ▁ ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁Sen ▁applied ▁for ▁a ▁commission ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁F lying ▁Corps ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁but ▁his ▁application ▁was ▁rejected ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁under ▁age . ▁After ▁a ▁period ▁working ▁in ▁a ▁bank , ▁and ▁having ▁now ▁turned ▁ 1 8 , ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁second ▁attempt ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁This ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁successful , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁temporary ▁honor ary ▁commission ▁in ▁the ▁R FC ▁as ▁a ▁second ▁lieutenant , ▁with ▁effect ▁from ▁ 2 4 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁report ▁to ▁the ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁School ▁of ▁Military ▁Aer onaut ics ▁at ▁Reading ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁date . ▁▁ ▁After ▁two ▁months ▁at ▁Reading , ▁followed ▁by ▁ 2 5 ▁hours ▁of ▁elementary ▁flying ▁training ▁and ▁ 3 5 ▁hours ▁in ▁front ▁line ▁aircraft , ▁Sen ▁was ▁posted ▁to ▁the ▁Western ▁Front . ▁He ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁No . ▁ 7 0 ▁Squadron ▁R FC , ▁based ▁at ▁Pop ering