Richard Jefferies (businessman)

Richard David Keith Jefferies, DSO (2 December 1920 – 9 October 2013) was a decorated junior officer in the Australian Army during the Second World War, and a businessman in the post-war years.[1] He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order as a lieutenant following his involvement in the Battle of Buin Road on 19 March 1945.[2]

Richard Jefferies
Born(1920-12-02)2 December 1920
Armidale, New South Wales
Died9 October 2013(2013-10-09) (aged 92)
Toowoomba, Queensland
AllegianceAustralia
Service/branchAustralian Army
Years of service1939–1945
RankCaptain
Unit25th Battalion
Battles/warsSecond World War
AwardsDistinguished Service Order
RelationsManaging director AMF Bowling Australia[1]

After his discharge from the army, Jefferies worked in the movie theatre business in Sydney, was at one point managing director of AMF Bowling Australia, and, from 1972, owned and operated a number of bowling and roller skating businesses across Queensland and New South Wales.[1]

References
  1. "Leader displayed courage under fire". The Toowoomba Chronicle. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  2. "Recommendation for Richard David Keith Jefferies to be awarded the Distinguished Service Order". Honours and awards. Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
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