William Brittain (SN 60649) born in Sebastopol, was a 19 year old draper when he enlisted at Ballarat on May 13th1918. With the 8th General Service Reinforcements, he embarked aboard the Marathon on July 23rd and sailed to London but during the voyage he was disciplined for smoking on the troop deck. On arrival he was hospitalised suffering from influenza before being allotted to the 7th Infantry Battalion by which time the Armistice had been signed. He returned to Australia aboard the Raranga, disembarked at Melbourne on October 27th1919 and was discharged on December 20th.

His brother Harry also served in the AIF and is honoured with a tree in the Avenue.