The freedom of the specialised article, of which he wrote several of great importance, allowed him to indulge his subtlety of thought, sometimes at the expense of clarity.
It was based on an intimate acquaintance with the literature and art of archaic and classical Greece, a deep but never over-pious love for them and an extraordinary sensitivity for humanity, qualities that kept him close to Maurice Bowra.
[4] Andrewes was one of those scholars whose previous contacts with Greece equipped them to give invaluable assistance to the Greek resistance.
According to a colleague, as soon as he arrived in Greece "he made himself at home with people of all ranks and social levels, knew everybody's story and was immediately loved and revered by all who were capable of such feelings.
Maurice Bowra dedicated his book On Greek Margins to the couple,[6] and a friend said of their domestic life: "those who dropped in at their home in Manor Place will not forget that open, hospitable, civilised, irreverent and happy house.
"[5] On 4 January 1945, Andrewes was appointed Member of the military division of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) 'in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the field'.