David Treffry
David Treffry,
Early life
David Treffry, a member of the old Cornish family of Treffry, was born at Porthpean in 1926. He was educated in Cornwall and at Marlborough College, and then served in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry,[2] transferring to the Indian Army, where he was a captain in the Frontier Force Regiment.[1] In 1947 he returned to Britain and read history at Magdalen College, Oxford.[1][2]
Colonial servant
Treffry joined the
While in Aden, Treffry supported the work of the Reilly Centre for the Blind, and for this work was appointed
International financier
David Treffry moved to
Public servant and High Sheriff
Treffry retired to his ancestral home of
He was a friend of the Cornish historian and poet A. L. Rowse, and, on Rowse's death, became the legatee of a substantial sum – which he made over to the Royal Institution of Cornwall, the National Trust, and the Cornwall Heritage Trust.[1]
In 1997 he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, but continued to play an active rôle in Cornish public and social life until his death at Truro in 2000.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Thomas, Charles (11 April 2000). "Obituary: David Treffry". The Independent. London. [dead link]
- ^ a b c d e De Zulueta, Mavis. "Obituary: David Treffry OBE (1926 - 2000)". The British-Yemeni Society. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2008.