SAPPER

born Sept. 28, 1888, Bodmin, Cornwall, Eng. died Aug. 14, 1937, West Chiltington, Sussex pseudonym of Herman Cyril Mcneile British soldier and novelist who won immediate fame with his thriller Bull-Dog Drummond (1920), subtitled The Adventures of a Demobilized Officer Who Found Peace Dull. Sapper published numerous popular sequels, but none had the impact and merit of the original.