Antony (Francis) Trew, (5 June 1906 in
Pretoria
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Pretoria strad ...
, South Africa – 12 January 1996 in
Chertsey
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, United Kingdom) was a South African naval officer and writer.
World War II
In
World War II
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Trew served with the South African and Royal Navies in the
Atlantic
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, the
Mediterranean
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and the
Western Approaches
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. As such he was in command of the escort destroyer HMS Walker. He also served on the
Arctic Convoys
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and was awarded the DSC (
Distinguished Service Cross The Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.) is a military decoration for courage. Different versions exist for different countries.
*Distinguished Service Cross (Australia)
*Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)
*Distinguished Service Cross (U ...
).
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. ]
References
External links
Obituary
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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