Frederick Sadleir Brereton

Summary

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

Bibliography edit

Title Year Publisher Main character Notes
With Rifle and Bayonet: A Story of the Boer War 1900 Blackie and Son
With Shield and Assegai: A Tale of the Zulu War 1900 Blackie and Son
In the King's Service: Cromwell's Invasion of Ireland 1901 Blackie and Son
A Gallant Grenadier: A Tale of the Crimean War 1901 Blackie and Son
In the Grip of the Mullah: A Tale of Adventure in Somaliland 1903 Charles Scribner's Sons
One of the Fighting Scouts 1903 Blackie and Son
A Hero of Lucknow: A Tale of the Indian Mutiny 1905 Blackie and Son
Indian and Scout: A Tale of Gold Rush to California 1905 Blackie and Son
Under the Star-Spangled Banner: A Tale of the Spanish–American War 1905 Stitt Publishing Company
A Soldier of Japan: A Tale of the Russo-Japanese War 1906 Blackie 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 Laswaree 1907 Blackie and Son
Roger the Bold: A Tale of the Conquest of Mexico 1907 Blackie and Son
How Canada Was Won: A Tale of Wolfe and Quebec 1908 Blackie and Son
Roughriders of the Pampas: A Tale of Ranch Life in South America 1908 H. M. Caldwell Company
With Wolseley to Kumasi: A Tale of the First Ashanti War 1908 Blackie and Son
John Bargreave's Gold 1910
Indian and Scout: A Tale of the Gold Rush to California 1911 H. M. Caldwell Company
The Great Aeroplane: A Thrilling Tale of Adventure 1911 Blackie and Son
The Hero of Panama: A Tale of the Great Canal 1912 Blackie and Son Jim Partington 384 Pages, Illustrations by William Rainey
Under the Chinese Dragon: A Tale of Mongolia 1912 Blackie and Son David Harbor 363 Pages, Illustrations by Charles M. Sheldon
A Boy of the Dominion: A Tale of Canadian Immigration 1913 Blackie and Son
King of Ranleigh: A School Story 1913 S. W. Partridge & Co. Ltd.
The Great Airship: A Tale of Adventure 1914 Blackie and Son Dicky Hamshaw 360 Pages, Illustrations by C.M. Padday
With the Dyaks of Borneo: A Tale of the Head Hunters 1914 Blackie and Son
With Wellington in Spain: A Story of the Peninsula 1914 Blackie and Son
Under French's Command: A Story of the Western Front from Neuve Chapelle to Loos 1915 Blackie and Son
With Joffre at Verdun: A Story of the Western Front 1916 Blackie and Son
With Our Russian Allies: A Tale of Cossack Fighting in the Eastern Campaign 1916 Blackie and Son 376 pages
On the Road to Bagdad: A Story of Townshend's Gallant Advance on the Tigris 1917 Blackie and Son
Under Haig in Flanders: A Story of Vimy, Messines and Ypres 1917 Blackie and Son illustrated by J.E. Sutcliffe, 286 pages
The Armoured-Car Scouts: A Tale of the Campaign in the Caucasus 1918 Blackie and Son
With Allenby in Palestine: A Story of the Latest Crusade 1920 Blackie and Son
Scouts of the Baghdad Patrols 1921 Cassell and Company
Clothing: An Account of Its Types and Manufacture 1931
Hemel Hempstead Through the Ages 1938

References edit

  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".

External links edit

  • Works by Frederick Sadleir Brereton at Project Gutenberg
  • Works by Frederick Sadleir Brereton at Faded Page (Canada)
  • Works by or about Frederick Sadleir Brereton at Internet Archive
  • The Dacorum Heritage Trust article on F. S. Brereton.
  • Who's who 2016 & Who was who article on F. S. Brereton.