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Ronald Allen Moore | |
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![]() Ronald Allen Moore as an Inspector in the Calcutta Police | |
Born | |
Died | 2 August 2013 | (aged 93)
Education | St. Patrick's School, Asansol |
Known for | Involvement in quelling post-independence communal riots in Calcutta |
Spouse | Colleen Mary Dunn (m. 1944) |
Police career | |
Department | Calcutta Police Force officer |
Branch | Headquarters (1941–1942)
Mounted Branch (1942–1946) Calcutta Armed Police (1946–1949; 1958–1962; 1966–1977) Police Training School (1950–1958) Civil Defence Training (1962–1964) Home Guard (1964–1966) |
Service years | 1941–1977 |
Rank | ![]() |
Awards | ![]() |
Ronald Allen Moore (1 March 1920 – 2 August 2013) was an Anglo-Indian police officer and boxer.
He served in the Calcutta Police Force from 1947 till 1977 in various roles.
Early life
[edit]Moore was born on 7 July 1917 in Asansol to Benjamin Moore, a fireman on the East Indian Railway and World War I veteran, and Bridget Carroll, a housewife.
Upon matriculation from the St. Patrick's School in Asansol, he followed his father and joined the East Indian Railway as a fireman.
Career
[edit]Early years in the police force: (1941–1946)
[edit]Following a meeting with the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Moore joined the Police Training School in Alipore.
After completing initial training, Moore was posted to the Headquarters Force as a Sergeant. Initially, he was tasked with walking the beat in central Calcutta. After six months patrolling the beat, Moore successfully applied to the force's mounted branch.
Boxing career
[edit]His boxing career spanned 26 years, and he retired as the undefeated All India Heavyweight Professional Boxing Champion and holder of the HH Maharaja of Cooch Behar's Championship Belt.
Personal life
[edit]Moore married Colleen Mary Dunn, the daughter of a former station master on the East Bengal Railway.
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