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2 unusual facts about Andrew Croft


Andrew Croft

In 1960 Croft became the first Commandant of the Metropolitan Police's Hendon Police College, and was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1970 New Year Honours for his successful development of the Corps of Cadets.

He also stepped down with his leader, Eric Shipton, from the 1953 Everest Expedition which summitted the mountain that year.



see also

Amherst Barrow Whatman

The College was also the home of Andrew Croft, second in command of the Oxford University Expedition to the Arctic (OUEA,1935) and other prominent British explorers like James Wordie.