Education
Brittenden was educated at Christchurch Boys High School, and served in the RNZAF in the Second World War in Britain and the Bahamas.
Brittenden was educated at Christchurch Boys High School, and served in the RNZAF in the Second World War in Britain and the Bahamas.
He joined the Christchurch Press in 1938 and became its sports editor in 1955, staying in that position until he retired in 1984.