Draft:Ronald Allen Moore

**Senior Deputy Commissioner of Police**
Ronald Allen Moore
PPM
Senior Deputy Commissioner of Police Ronald Allen Moore PPM
	Ronald Allen Moore as an Inspector in the Calcutta Police
Born	1 March 1920; Asansol, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	2 August 2013 (aged 93); Kalamunda, Western Australia, Australia
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	Senior Deputy Commissioner of Police
Awards	President's Police Medal

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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

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

Early years in the police force: (1941–1946)

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

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

Moore married Colleen Mary Dunn, the daughter of a former station master on the East Bengal Railway.

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