[3][4] In addition to the award of OAM, his academic and music qualifications included MA, MusB (Cantab), ARCM, and ARCO.
[5] Britton began accompanying at a very early age (primary school) due to his excellent sight reading skills.
[6] For the duration of his tertiary studies, Britton's musical skills saw him appointed Organ Scholar at Emmanuel College, Cambridge University.
[6] After the war, Britton taught French and Spanish, and worked as an organist and choir master, at Winchester College.
[7] During his time in Melbourne, Britton's piano students included Australian pianists, Leslie Howard,[2][9] Ian Holtham,[2] and David Selig[2] In 1974, Britton moved to Queensland where he was coordinator of instrumental music for the Queensland Department of Education, examined for the Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB), and performed as a pianist and associate artist.