Moorcroft, Anthony John

Identity

Person No.

38641

Service No.

6697

Last Name

Moorcroft 8

First Name

Anthony John

Initials

A J

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1941 (±1 yr) 113

Age at Death

29

Military Service

Rank

Detective Section Officer

Regiment

British South Africa Police 641

Unit

Criminal Investigation Division 17

Secondary Unit

Police

Death Record

Date of Death

07 September 1970 117

Cause of Death

Drowned 1,068

Drowned, in Lake Kyle, Fort Victoria, together with his wife, Barbara, in a boating accident

Grave Reference

Believed buried in Warren Hills Jewish Cemetery 1

Location

Country

Zimbabwe 2,787

Locality

Harare (Salisbury) 1,462

Cemetery

HARARE (WARREN HILLS) CREMATORIUM 128

Additional Information

Notes

Born in the United Kingdom. ref. "Rhodesian Roll of Honour" by P. Geldenhuys (Roll compiled by Dr. J. R. T. Wood). Amendments from "Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honour 1966-1981", by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.

Citation

Awarded the Commissioner's Commendation whilst still a constable in 1973, for his efforts in the Op Hurricane area

External Source

Unknown

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #38641

Moorcroft, Anthony John (A J)