About Allan Trewby
Lived 1917 – 2001 (aged 84). Allan Trewby was a naval officer.
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.
Naval career Born the eldest son of Vice Admiral George Trewby and educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Trewby joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1931 and chose to specialize in engineering. He served in World War II on the battleship which was damaged by a German mine, on the battleship during the Allied landings in North Africa and on the cruiser during the Allied landings in Sicily, Italy, and the south of France.
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Who was Allan Trewby?
Royal Navy admiral
When was Allan Trewby born?
Allan Trewby was born on 8 July 1917 in Simon's Town.
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Allan Trewby died on 23 July 2001 in Wokingham.
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Allan Trewby was a naval officer.
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