Conrad O'Brien-ffrench
Conrad Fulke Thomond O’Brien-ffrench (19 November 1893 - 23 October 1986), 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 Northwest Mounted Police. He was also an accomplished artist, linguist, mountaineer, skier and author.
Read more about Conrad O'Brien-ffrench: Early Life and Education, Royal Northwest Mounted Police, Mountaineering, Art, Marriage and Family, Return To Secret Service, Fairholme Ranch, Later Years, Biography, Interviews
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