David Brelsford was born in Nottinghamshire and came to Australia in 1965. He worked for many years as a postman before becoming a library technician. He lived in Sydney, Hawaii, Queanbeyan and Brisbane before retiring to Launceston, Tasmania, in 2007. He is married with three sons and – to date – one grandson. A long-distance runner, he has undertaken charity runs for motor neurone disease research.
