David Pennefather Thomas More (1906–2001) was a writer, illustrator, painter, newspaper editor, and journalist.
He was sent to France with the British Expeditionary Force and was evacuated at the Battle of Dunkirk.
The Yewdale was badly damaged and limped back to England with many wounded.
His oil paintings include "Cornfield at Coate",[4] "The Shortest Day at Wroughton",[5] "Dahouët, côtes du nord",[6] "Suilven, Wester Ross",[7] "A modern nativity", "Ben Mor Coigagh, Wester Ross",[8] and "Taranaki, Mount Egmont from Waiiti".
[9] His books, Land of the three rivers : a centennial history of Piako County[10] and The golden road to Cape Reinga,[2] are each found in 39 WorldCat libraries