| Regimental number | 7/942 |
| Place of birth | Canterbury |
| Address | Birch Hill, Rangiora, Canterbury |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, F H Brittan, Avonside, Christchurch |
| Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 23 Waitomo on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Hill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Francis Henry and Florence Laura Brittan, 59 River Road, Avonside, Christchurch |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 7/495 Trooper Edward Guise BRITTAN, Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, killed in action, 28 August 1915; 41213 2nd Lt Harold Rolleston BRITTAN, 1st Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, killed in action, 5 April 1918; 55413 Francis Arthur BRITTAN. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Fourth |