Antony (Francis) Trew, (5 June 1906 in

Pretoria Pretoria ( ; ) is the Capital of South Africa, administrative capital of South Africa, serving as the seat of the Executive (government), executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to the country. Pretoria strad ...

, South Africa – 12 January 1996 in

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, United Kingdom) was a South African naval officer and writer.

World War II

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Trew served with the South African and Royal Navies in the

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, the

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and the

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. As such he was in command of the escort destroyer HMS Walker. He also served on the

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and was awarded the DSC (

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Peace time

After World War II Trew resumed his work with the AA (Automobile Association) of South Africa as Director General.

Bibliography

* ''Two Hours to Darkness'' (1963) * ''Smoke Island'' (1964) * ''The Sea Break'' (1966) * ''The White Schooner'' (1969) * ''Towards the Tamarind Trees'' (1970) * ''The Moonraker Mutiny'' (1972) * ''Kleber's Convoy'' (1974) * ''The Zhukov Briefing'' (1975) * ''Ultimatum'' (1976; aka ''The Soukour Deadline'') * ''Death of a Supertanker'' (1978) * ''The Antonov Project'' (1979) * ''Sea Fever'' (1980) * ''Running Wild'' (1982) * ''Bannister's Chart'' (1984) * ''Yashimoto's Last Dive'' (1986) * ''The Chalk Circle'' (1989) * ''The Road to the River and Other Stories'' (1992)''The Road to The River'', published by Harper Collins, UK, in 1992, contains twelve stories.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Trew, Antony 1906 births 1996 deaths People from Pretoria Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom) South African male novelists South African military personnel of World War II White South African people 20th-century South African novelists 20th-century South African male writers Royal Navy officers of World War II