Service Details
- Branch of Service
- Police
- Conflict
- United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (1964-2021)
Personal Details
- Gender
- Male
- Address (at enlistment)
- Rivett ACT
- Occupation
- Policeman
- Next of Kin
- Kerrie Acton, Rivett ACT
Unit and Rank Details
- Final Rank
- Senior Constable
- Final Unit
- AFP
Notes
Acton was a member of the 18th contingent of AFP officers sent to Cyprus as UN peacekeepers, serving for a year from 26 June 1981. He was dux of the 1973 class of ACT Police Force graduates and received the Commissioner's trophy.
Sources
AustLII, Commemorating police in peacekeeping, Platypus: Journal of the Australian Federal Police ed.29 (1998), Article 8
The Canberra Times - 15 December 1973, 2 September 1979, 15 June 1981
ACT electoral rolls