D. F. Cartwright

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D.F. Cartwright
Born	(1916-12-28)28 December 1916
Died	28 December 2009(2009-12-28) (aged 93)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Major
Battles/wars	Second World War

D.F. Cartwright, also known as Tony Cartwright MBE MC (28 December 1916 – 28 December 2009) was one of the people who revived

.

He had an heroic war record, winning a

, had built up a large business in the port, but which had been decimated by the second war and the early death of George Spashett.

Together with Bill Suddaby, Maurice Hepton and Gordon Claridge, Cartwright built up a Lowestoft fishing fleet of some 130 vessels reaching its peak in the 1960s, employing some 1,500 fishermen and giving employment to

, net manufacturers, electronic and wireless workers, fuel suppliers and a host of other suppliers. It was reckoned that half the population of Lowesroft was dependent on the sea.

References

• D. F. Cartwright's obituary