[2] Bryan arrived on the Western Front in France in April 1918 and was attached to the Royal Sussex Regiment at Friville in the Somme sector.
After the Armistice he volunteered for service in the Army of Occupation on the Rhine and was stationed in Germany until the Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919 and was transferred to the Territorial Reserve in February 1921.
[2] At the outbreak of World War II Bryan was reappointed to the Reserve of Officers before seeing action with the Manchester Regiment in France.
He played with his brother Jack for Kent's Second XI in 1914 as well as for the Club and Ground side before the start of World War I.
[2][3] After being stood down from the Army in early 1921 Bryan joined Lloyds Bank and was only able to play cricket during his annual holiday.
[4] He made six appearances for Kent in each of 1923 and 1924, two in 1925 and one in 1928 as well as playing for the Club Cricket Conference a number of times, including against touring New Zealand, West Indies and South African national sides.