Sir Richard O'Brien, DSO, MC* (15 February 1920 – 11 December 2009) was a British engineer, industrial relations expert, civil servant, and decorated British Army officer.
[1][2] O'Brien was born on 15 February 1920 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England.
[3] He was the only child of Charles O'Brien (1886–1952), a doctor, and his wife, Marjorie Maude (1892–1977).
[1] His father was an Irish immigrant who served in the British Army during World War I and was awarded the Military Cross.
[1] His degree was shortened from three years to two because of the outbreak of World War II in 1939.