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Britten, Johnstone Fletcher, son of Harold Victor Britten, insurance co. sec., and Claudia, d. of Harold Victor Fletcher of Hove, Sussex; b. 1 Oct. 1931; adm. Sept. 1945 (kS); left July 1950; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1951, BA 1954, MA 1960; chief engineer Clockhouse Engineering Ltd. 1959-63; co. dir. 1963-; m. 1st, 9 Jan. 1960 Anne Spencer, d. of W. A. Webster; 2nd, 1971 Diana Marilyn Britten; d. 24 Nov. 2009.

Brittlebank, Michael Forster, brother of Philip Brittlebank (qv); b. 28 June 1923; adm. Sept. 1937 (R); left July 1940; RAC Aug. 1943, transf. to Reece Corps Oct. 1943, to KOR Oct. 1944; wounded (Italy) Apr. 1945; Brit. Steel Corpn. 1946-62; export sales dir. H. J. Skelton, steel merchants, 1965-74; retd. 1974 because of war wounds; m. 5 Nov. 1969 Katherine Margaret Burdett; d. 28 Mar. 2015.

Brittlebank, Philip, son of Percy Victor Brittlebank, engineer, of Blackheath, and Ada Howard, d. of Thomas Howard Foster of Glazebrook, Cheshire; b. 8 Sept. 1920; adm. May 1935 (R); left July 1938; RAC 1943, transf. to Roy. Warks/Wilts Yeomanry (Capt.); despatches (Italy) July 1945; man. dir. P. Brittlebank & Co., Bulawayo, Zimbabwe; m. 3 June 1950 Dorofred, d. of Alfred John Teague, electrical engineer, of Johannesburg; d. 5 May 2002.

BRITTON, JAMES, only son of Rev. James Britton, Head Master of Durham GS, subsequently Vicar of Bossall, Yorkshire North Riding, and Isabella, sister of Henry Forster Mills (qv); b. 25 Oct 1790; in school list 1803; KS (aged 14) 1805; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1809, matr. 17 May 1809; BA 1813; MA 1815; ordained deacon 6 Mar 1812 (Chester, lit. dim. from York), priest 18 Dec 1814 (York); Curate, Ware, Herts.; Vicar of Great Bardfield, Essex, 17 Jul 1829-40; m. 22 Aug 1818 Julia, dau. of Richard Down, Bartholomew Lane, London, banker; d. 18 May 1871.

Britton, John Allred Hamilton, son of Alfred Hoskins Britton, barrister-at-law, of the Middle Temple, and Woking, Surrey; b. Sept. 22, 1882; adm. Jan. 21, 1897 (G); left April 1900; 2nd Lieut. Devonshire Regt. (from the Militia) May 4, 1901; Lieut. Feb. 8, 1906; Lieut. in the army Oct. 17, 1906; Double Company Officer 83rd Wallajahbad Light Infantry Oct. 2, 1907; Capt. May 4, 1910; Major May 4, 1916; served in the South African War 1901-2; m. Dec. 9, 1908, Emily Beryl, elder daughter of E. M. Breithaupt, of Pollibatta, India.

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Broad, Geoffrey Charles Walton, brother of Kenneth Stephen Broad (q.v.); b. Oct. 21, 1890; adm. May 4, 1905 (A); left July 1907; served in Great War I, first with the Canadian Overseas Forces and afterwards with the Royal Highlanders; was wounded in Mesopotamia.

Broad, Kenneth Stephen, son of Clement Burgess Broad, of Chiswick, Middlesex; b. March 15, 1889; adm. Jan. 15, 1903 (A); left July 1906; enlisted in the 28th Batt. London Regt.; temp. Lieut. 2nd Batt. Royal Canadians Oct. 1, 1915; acting Capt. June 14, 1918; wounded; mentioned in despatches L. G. July 7, 1919; m. Jan. 17, 1917, Sibyl, youngest daughter of Mrs. W. Melliss, of Croydon, Surrey.

BROADBELT, GEORGE; b.; adm. (aged 9) Jan 1717/8; left 1720. [Note George Broadbelt, surgeon, sloop Falcon, will proved PCC 4 Oct 1780]