Edward Travis
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Sir Edward Wilfred Harry Travis (24 September 1888 – 23 April 1956) was a British cryptographer and intelligence officer, becoming the operational head of Bletchley Park during World War II, and later the head of GCHQ.
Travis joined the Navy in 1906, and served on the HMS Iron Duke. From 1916 to 1918, he worked on Navy ciphers. By 1925, he was in charge of security at the Government Code and Cypher School (GCCS) and deputy to Alastair Denniston. Travis replaced Denniston as the operational head of Bletchley Park in February 1942, although both took the title of Deputy Director. Travis remained head of the post-war successor to GCCS, GCHQ, and served as its director until 15 April 1952, when he was replaced by Eric Jones.
Travis was appointed CBE in 1936, and KCMG in June 1944.
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| Preceded by: Alastair Denniston |
Deputy Director (Services) of GC&CS, later Director of GC&CS, later Director of GCHQ February 1942 - 15 April 1952 |
Succeeded by: Sir Clive Loehnis |
