Ronald Brittain

Ronald Brittain MBE MSM (2 September 1899 – 9 January 1981) was a regimental sergeant major (RSM) in the British Army.

Reported on widely in the newspapers of the day, he featured in several British military training films during the Second World War.

[1] On retiring from the army in the 1950s, Brittain's fame enabled him to enjoy a career in advertising, voice-over work and acting, playing characters that resembled an archetypal Sergeant Major.

After leaving school, he worked in a local butcher's shop until 1917, when he enlisted in the King's (Liverpool) Regiment during the First World War.

Still an imposing figure in old age, Brittain was a popular presence at public functions and a member of the Society of Toastmasters.