As per our current Database, Richard Oconnor has been died on Jun 17, 1981 (age 91).
When Richard Oconnor die, Richard Oconnor was 91 years old.
| Popular As | Richard Oconnor |
| Occupation | War Hero |
| Age | 91 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Born | August 21, 1889 (India) |
| Birthday | August 21 |
| Town/City | India |
| Nationality | India |
Richard Oconnor’s zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.
Richard Oconnor was born in the Year of the Ox. Another of the powerful Chinese Zodiac signs, the Ox is steadfast, solid, a goal-oriented leader, detail-oriented, hard-working, stubborn, serious and introverted but can feel lonely and insecure. Takes comfort in friends and family and is a reliable, protective and strong companion. Compatible with Snake or Rooster.
Best remembered for his leadership during such World War II military initiatives as Operation Compass and Operation Market Garden, he received the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, the Croix de Guerre, and numerous other honors for his Service in the British Army.
He received the Military Cross for his Service as a captain in World War I.
He appeared in a popular English documentary series titled The World at War.
He was born in what was then British India to a colonial governor's daughter and an Irish soldier. Several years after the 1959 death of his wife Jean, O'Connor married Dorothy Russell.
After he successfully commanded Allied troops during a North African initiative called Operation Compass, he was captured by German forces led by Erwin Rommel and was forced to spend two years as a prisoner of war.
