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. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order as a lieutenant following his involvement in the Battle of Buin Road on 19 March 1945. 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. References 1920 births 2013 deaths 20th-century Australian businesspeople Australian Army officers Australian Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Australian Army personnel of World War II Businesspeople from Queensland People from Armidale People from Toowoomba