Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Sadleir Brereton, CBE (5 August 1872 – 12 August 1957) who often wrote under the name Captain Brereton, was a British Army medical officer and an author of children's books on heroic deeds conducted in the name of the British Empire.[1]

Early career

Brereton was commissioned into the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) as a surgeon-lieutenant on 29 January 1896, and was promoted to captain on 29 January 1899. During the Second Boer War he was attached as a medical officer to the Scots Guards.[2] He retired his commission on 22 November 1902, after the end of the war in South Africa.[3]

First World War

Brereton served again in the RAMC during the First World War with the rank of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel. In 1919 he was appointed as a Commander of the Portuguese Order of Aviz and a CBE.[4]

Personal life

Brereton married Ethel Lamb in 1898 and Isobel Murdoch in 1953.

Bibliography

Title Year Publisher Main character Notes
With Rifle and Bayonet: A Story of the Boer War1900Blackie and Son
With Shield and Assegai: A Tale of the Zulu War1900Blackie and Son
In the King's Service: Cromwell's Invasion of Ireland1901Blackie and Son
A Gallant Grenadier: A Tale of the Crimean War1901Blackie and Son
In the Grip of the Mullah: A Tale of Adventure in Somaliland1903Charles Scribner's Sons
One of the Fighting Scouts1903Blackie and Son
A Hero of Lucknow: A Tale of the Indian Mutiny1905Blackie and Son
Indian and Scout: A Tale of Gold Rush to California1905Blackie and Son
Under the Star-Spangled Banner: A Tale of the Spanish–American War1905Stitt Publishing Company
A Soldier of Japan: A Tale of the Russo-Japanese War1906Blackie and Son
A Knight of St. John: A Tale of the Siege of Malta 1906 Blackie and Son Martin Trentall 384 Pages, Illustrations by W. Rainey
Jones of the 64th. A Tale of the Battles of Assaye and Laswaree1907Blackie and Son
Roger the Bold: A Tale of the Conquest of Mexico1907Blackie and Son
How Canada Was Won: A Tale of Wolfe and Quebec1908Blackie and Son
Roughriders of the Pampas: A Tale of Ranch Life in South America1908H. M. Caldwell Company
With Wolseley to Kumasi: A Tale of the First Ashanti War1908Blackie and Son
John Bargreave's Gold1910
Indian and Scout: A Tale of the Gold Rush to California1911H. M. Caldwell Company
The Great Aeroplane: A Thrilling Tale of Adventure1911Blackie and Son
The Hero of Panama: A Tale of the Great Canal1912Blackie and SonJim Partington384 Pages, Illustrations by William Rainey
Under the Chinese Dragon: A Tale of Mongolia1912Blackie and SonDavid Harbor363 Pages, Illustrations by Charles M. Sheldon
A Boy of the Dominion: A Tale of Canadian Immigration1913Blackie and Son
King of Ranleigh: A School Story1913S. W. Partridge & Co. Ltd.
The Great Airship: A Tale of Adventure1914Blackie and SonDicky Hamshaw360 Pages, Illustrations by C.M. Padday
With the Dyaks of Borneo: A Tale of the Head Hunters1914Blackie and Son
With Wellington in Spain: A Story of the Peninsula1914Blackie and Son
Under French's Command: A Story of the Western Front from Neuve Chapelle to Loos1915Blackie and Son
With Joffre at Verdun: A Story of the Western Front1916Blackie and Son
With Our Russian Allies: A Tale of Cossack Fighting in the Eastern Campaign1916Blackie and Son376 pages
On the Road to Bagdad: A Story of Townshend's Gallant Advance on the Tigris1917Blackie and Son
Under Haig in Flanders: A Story of Vimy, Messines and Ypres1917Blackie and Sonillustrated by J.E. Sutcliffe, 286 pages
The Armoured-Car Scouts: A Tale of the Campaign in the Caucasus1918Blackie and Son
With Allenby in Palestine: A Story of the Latest Crusade1920Blackie and Son
Scouts of the Baghdad Patrols1921Cassell and Company
Clothing: An Account of Its Types and Manufacture1931
Hemel Hempstead Through the Ages1938

References

  1. ↑ Paris, Michael (2004). "Over The Top: The Great War and Juvenile Literature in Britain". Praeger. p. 39.
  2. ↑ Hart′s Army list, 1902
  3. ↑ "No. 27497". The London Gazette. 21 November 1902. p. 7537.
  4. ↑ "Lt.-Col. Frederick Sadleir Brereton".
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