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.Paris, Michael (2004). "Over The Top: The Great War and Juvenile Literature in Britain". Praeger. p. 39.

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.Hart′s Army list, 1902 He retired his commission on 22 November 1902, after the end of the war in South Africa.

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.

Personal life

Brereton married Ethel Lamb in 1898 and Isobel Murdoch in 1953. He lived at Chaulden House in Chaulden but he then relocated to Heath Barn in Boxmoor in the 1920s.

Bibliography

Title Year Publisher Main character NotesWith Shield and Assegai: A Tale of the Zulu War 1899Blackie and Son320 pages, Illustrations by Stanley L. WoodWith Rifle and Bayonet: A Story of the Boer War 1900Blackie and Son352 pages, Illustrations by Wal PagetIn the King's Service: Cromwell's Invasion of Ireland 1901 Blackie and Son352 pages, Illustrations by Stanley L. WoodA Gallant Grenadier: A Tale of the Crimean War 1901 Blackie and Son352 pages, Illustrations by Wal PagetUnder the Spangled Banner: A Tale of the Spanish–American War 1902 Blackie and Son352 pages, Illustrations by Paul HardyIn the Grip of the Mullah: A Tale of Adventure in Somaliland 1903 Blackie and Son347 pages, Illustrations by Charles M. Sheldon One of the Fighting Scouts: A Tale of Guerilla Warfare in South Africa 1903 Blackie and Son352 pages, Illustrations by Stanley L. WoodA Hero of Lucknow: A Tale of the Indian Mutiny 1905 Blackie and Son386 pages, Illustrations by W. RaineyIndian and Scout: A Tale of Gold Rush to California 1905 Blackie and Son368 pages, Illustrations by Cyrus CuneoA Soldier of Japan: A Tale of the Russo-Japanese War1906Blackie and Son350 pages, Illustrations by Stanley L. WoodA Knight of St. John: A Tale of the Siege of Malta1906Blackie and SonMartin Trentall384 pages, Illustrations by W. RaineyJones of the 64th. A Tale of the Battles of Assaye and Laswaree 1907 Blackie and Son341 pages, Illustrations by W. RaineyRoger the Bold: A Tale of the Conquest of Mexico 1907 Blackie and Son381 pages, Illustrations by Stanley L. WoodHow Canada Was Won: A Tale of Wolfe and Quebec 1908 Blackie and Son391 pages, Illustrations by W. RaineyRoughriders of the Pampas: A Tale of Ranch Life in South America 1908 Blackie and Son366 pages, Illustrations by Stanley L. WoodWith Wolseley to Kumasi: A Tale of the First Ashanti War 1908 Blackie and Son373 pages, Illustrations by Gordon Browne Hemel Hempstead Through the Ages1910Hertfordshire Newspapers Ltd.72 pagesJohn Bargreave's Gold: A Tale of Adventures in the Caribbean 1910Blackie and Son356 pages, Illustrations by Charles M. SheldonThe Great Aeroplane: A Thrilling Tale of Adventure 1911 Blackie and Son396 pages, Illustrations by Edward S. HodgsonThe Hero of Panama: A Tale of the Great Canal1912 Blackie and SonJim Partington384 pages, Illustrations by William RaineyUnder the Chinese Dragon: A Tale of Mongolia 1912 Blackie and SonDavid Harbor363 pages, Illustrations by Charles M. SheldonA Boy of the Dominion: A Tale of Canadian Immigration 1913 Blackie and Son367 pages, Illustrations by W. RaineyKing of Ranleigh: A School Story 1913 S. W. Partridge & Co.416 pages, Illustrations by Ernest PraterThe Great Airship: A Tale of Adventure 1914 Blackie and SonDicky Hamshaw360 pages, Illustrations by C. M. PaddayWith the Dyaks of Borneo: A Tale of the Head Hunters 1914 Blackie and Son383 pages, Illustrations by W. RaineyWith Wellington in Spain: A Story of the Peninsula 1914 Blackie and Son384 pages, Illustrations by W. RaineyUnder French's Command: A Story of the Western Front from Neuve Chapelle to Loos 1915 Blackie and Son336 pages, Illustrations by Archibald WebbWith Joffre at Verdun: A Story of the Western Front 1916 Blackie and Son288 pages, Illustrations by Archibald WebbWith Our Russian Allies: A Tale of Cossack Fighting in the Eastern Campaign 1916 Blackie and Son 376 pages, Illustrations by Wal PagetOn the Road to Bagdad: A Story of the British Expeditionary Force in Mesopotamia 1917 Blackie and Son384 pages, Illustrations by Wal PagetUnder Haig in Flanders: A Story of Vimy, Messines and Ypres 1917 Blackie and Son 286 pages, Illustrations J. E. Sutcliffe The Armoured-Car Scouts: A Tale of the Campaign in the Caucasus 1918 Blackie and Son384 pages, Illustrations by Archibald WebbWith Allenby in Palestine: A Story of the Latest Crusade 1920 Blackie and Son287 pages, Illustrations by Frank GillettScouts of the Baghdad Patrols1921 Cassell and Company303 pages, Illustrations by Stanley L. WoodClothing: An Account of its Types and Manufacture1931B. T. Batsford88 pagesTravel: An Account of its Methods in Past and Present1931B. T. Batsford88 pages

References

External links

The Dacorum Heritage Trust article on F. S. Brereton. Who's who 2016 & Who was who article on F. S. Brereton.