Rear admiral Wilfred Geoffrey Brittain

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CB (19 June 1903 – 1979) was a

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officer who became Flag Officer, Malta.

Naval career

Brittain joined the Royal Navy in January 1917 during

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. He also served in

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becoming commanding officer of the cruiser HMS ''Royalist'' in December 1944. After the War he became Director of Navigation at the

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in December 1949, Captain of the Fleet, Home Fleet in April 1952 and Flag Officer, Malta in August 1954.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brittain, Wilfred 1903 births 1979 deaths Royal Navy rear admirals Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Companions of the Order of the Bath