Antony Trew

Antony (Francis) Trew, (5 June 1906 in Pretoria, South Africa – 12 January 1996 in Chertsey, United Kingdom) was a South African naval officer and writer.

Antony Trew
BornAntony Francis Trew
(1906-06-05)5 June 1906
Pretoria
Died12 June 1996(1996-06-12) (aged 90)
Chertsey
OccupationNovelist, officer

World War II

In World War II Trew served with the South African and Royal Navies in the Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the Western Approaches. As such he was in command of the escort destroyer HMS Walker. He also served on the Arctic Convoys and was awarded the DSC (Distinguished Service Cross).

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)[1]
  • 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)[2]

References
  1. Ultimatum was retitled The Soukour Deadline for the 1977 Fontana paperback edition.
  2. The Road to The River, published by Harper Collins, UK, in 1992, contains twelve stories. ISBN 0-00-223800-4
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