Richard Jefferies (businessman) explained

Richard Jefferies
Birth Date:2 December 1920
Birth Place:Armidale, New South Wales
Death Place:Toowoomba, Queensland
Allegiance:Australia
Branch:Australian Army
Serviceyears:1939–1945
Rank:Captain
Unit:25th Battalion
Battles:
Awards:Distinguished Service Order
Relations:Managing director AMF Bowling Australia[1]

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]

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]

Notes and References

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