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Exmouth campaigns to commemorate local war hero

Campaigners in Exmouth are challenging a decision to exclude a First World War hero from the town from a centenery memorial, because he wasn't born there.

Pilot Rex Warneford - known as Reckless Rex - became a national hero and was awarded the Victoria Cross after he became the first British airman to destory a Zeppelin airship.

But just 10 days later he was killed in a flying accident.

Exmouth wants to lay a special paving stone with his name on it to mark the centenery of the First World War, but authorities in London say they can't because he wasn't born there.

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