Allan Trewby

Vice Admiral Sir George Francis Allan Trewby KCB (8 July 1917 – 23 July 2001) was a Royal Navy officer who ended his career as Chief of Fleet Support.

Sir Allan Trewby
Born	8 July 1917 Simon's Town, South Africa
Died	23 July 2001 (aged 84) Wokingham, Berkshire, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1931 - 1974
Rank	Vice Admiral
Battles/wars	World War II Suez Crisis
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Naval career

Born the eldest son of Vice Admiral George Trewby[1] and educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Trewby joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1931 and chose to specialize in engineering.[2] He served in World War II on the battleship HMS Nelson which was damaged by a German mine, on the battleship HMS Duke of York during the Allied landings in North Africa and on the cruiser HMS Dido during the Allied landings in Sicily, Italy and the South of France.[1] He was mentioned in dispatches for his service on HMS Dido.[1]

In 1954 was the winner of the Akroyd Stuart Award from the Institute of Marine Engineering.[2] After serving at sea during the Suez Crisis in 1956, he was appointed Director of Engineering at the Royal Naval Engineering College.[1] He was appointed Commander of the training establishment HMS Sultan in 1963 and Captain of HM Naval Base Portland in 1966.[2] Promoted Rear Admiral in 1968, he became Assistant Controller for the Polaris Programme at the Ministry of Defence in 1968, and following promotion to vice admiral, was made Chief of Fleet Support in 1971; he retired in 1974.[2]

In retirement Trewby joined Foster Wheeler in Reading.[1]

Family

In 1942 he married Sandra Stedham; they had two sons.[1] Lady Treby died in 2017.[3]

References

1. Obituary: Sir Attan Trewby Daily Telegraph, 17 August 2001
2. Sir George Francis Allan Trewby Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
3. Trewby