He served in the Australian Army during the Second World War, enlisting as a private in August 1940.
[1] He re-enlisted as a flight lieutenant in the Royal Australian Air Force in January 1942, serving in the maritime patrol No.
[1] Following the end of the war in Europe, Bremner represented the Dominions cricket team in a first-class cricket match against England at Lord's in August 1945;[2] he notably twice stumped Wally Hammond in the match, but only after he had reached a century in each innings.
[2] Playing in seven first-class matches in all as a wicket-keeper, Bremner took 4 catches and made 6 stumpings, in addition to scoring 8 runs with the bat.
[4] Bremner later served in the Korean War,[1] during which he was mentioned in dispatches in October 1952 for valuable service in the air.