Frederick Sadleir Brereton
Frederick Sadleir Brereton CBE was a decorated soldier and an author of children's books on heroic deeds conducted in the name of the British Empire. Brereton was a prolific author. By the time he died he had written over 40 books.Brereton served 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.
