Wilfred Brittain


Wilfred Geoffrey Brittain CBE CB was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Malta.

Naval career

Brittain joined the Royal Navy in January 1917 during the First World War. He also served in the Second World War becoming commanding officer of the cruiser HMS Royalist in December 1944. After the War he became Director of Navigation at the Admiralty in December 1949, Captain of the Fleet, Home Fleet in April 1952 and Flag Officer, Malta in August 1954.