Edward Brittain | |
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Birth name | Edward Harold Brittain |
Born | Macclesfield, Cheshire, England | 30 November 1895
Died | 15 June 1918 Piave River, Asiago, Italy | (aged 22)
Buried | Granezza British Cemetery, Italy 45°48′28″N 11°31′54″E / 45.80775°N 11.53167°E |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | Sherwood Foresters |
Battles / wars | First World War |
Edward Harold Brittain, MC (30 November 1895 – 15 June 1918) was a British Army officer who was killed in the First World War; he was immortalised by his sister Vera Brittain in Testament of Youth.