Conrad O'Brien-ffrench, 2nd Marquis de Castelthomond | |
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 Conrad O'Brien-ffrench c. 1919 | |
| Nickname(s) | Eagle (Regimental nickname 1921)[1] |
| Born | 19 November 1893 London, England[2] |
| Died | 23 October 1986 (aged 92) Loveland, Colorado, United States[3] |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Years of service | 1912, 3rd batt. Royal Irish Regiment;[4] 1914–1919, served in World War I; 1922, captain 16th The Queen's Lancers; 1919–1920, assistant military attache at Stockholm; 1920–1921, at Helsingfors; 1922, A.D.C. to Gov. of United Provinces, India[2] |
| Rank | Captain, 16/5 Lancers[2] |
| Unit | Royal Irish Regiment (Disbanded 1922. Not the current Regiment created 1992); 16th The Queen's Lancers[4] |
| Battles/wars | Mons, World War I[4] |
| Awards | The 1914 Star, Clasp & Emb., 13 August 1914 (Mons Star);[4] The 1914 British War Medal (Squeak), 1914–1918;[4] The Allied Victory Medal (Wilfred);[4] Knight of Honour and Devotion of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem[2] |
| Other work | SIS/MI6 Agent ST36 1919–1922. He rejoined in 1930 and became an operative (Agent Z3) for Claude Dansey's Z Organization until 1938.[1] |
Conrad Fulke Thomond O'Brien-ffrench, 2nd Marquis de Castelthomond (19 November 1893[2] – 23 October 1986[3]) was a distinguished British Secret Intelligence officer, captain in the Tipperary Rangers of the Royal Irish Regiment and 16th The Queen's Lancers in World War I, and Mountie for the Royal North-West Mounted Police.[4] He was an accomplished artist, linguist, mountaineer, skier and author.[1]
- ^ a b c Stewart, Walter (1975), "James Bond of West Vancouver", Maclean's, no. February, pp. 60–65
- ^ a b c d e Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage (1939). Burke Publishing Co., Ltd., London, England.
- ^ a b Obituaries: Conrad O'Briend-ffrench (1986). Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald (28 October): 10.
- ^ a b c d e f g The National Archives. "Medal card of Conrad Fulke Thomond O'Brien-ffrench". Retrieved 25 October 2009.