Richard Brazier played for Rovers and later Western Suburbs in Toowoomba before enlisting in September 1915. He received a year’s training in Brisbane before arriving in France with the 26th Battalion in April 1917. Brazier only saw a month’s active service before his war was ended by gunshot wounds to his right leg. He was evacuated to England and started the return trip back to Australia in October.
After the war Brazier returned to soccer as a referee. He also became the secretary of the Toowoomba Repatriation Committee, where he assisted returned soldiers to find training, work, or tools of the trade, amongst other assistance. Brazier left the role in 1922 to move to Redcliffe where he bought the Jetty general store. The store was destroyed by fire in 1926 leading to £2000 in damages.
Brazier retained his connection to Toowoomba, providing a silver cup for a billiards competition in 1927 and often entertained visitors to Redcliffe. He was also a member of the Scarborough Progress Association in 1926, which advocated for a railway line to be built to Redcliffe. The line was eventually opened in 2016.