A. Bertram Chandler

Arthur Bertram Chandler (March 28, 1912 ? June 6, 1984) was an Australian science fiction author. He also wrote under the pseudonym George Whitley.

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March 28 - 1912 - June 6 - 1984 - Australia - Science fiction

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He was born in Aldershot, England. He was a merchant marine officer sailing the world in everything from tramp steamers to troopships. He emigrated to Australia in 1956, becoming an Australian citizen. He commanded various ships in the Australian and New Zealand merchant navies, and was the last master of the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne as the law required it have an officer on board while it was laid up waiting to be towed to China to be broken up.

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Aldershot - England - 1956 - Merchant navies - HMAS Melbourne

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He wrote over 40 novels and 200 works of short fiction. He was most well-known for his John Grimes novels and the Rim World series, which have a distinctly naval flavour. He got Ditmar Awards for a story "The Bitter Pill" (in 1971) and three novels False Fatherland (in 1969), The Bitter Pill (in 1975), and

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The Big Black Mark (in 1976).

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