Ansdale "Barney" William Henricus (June 22, 1915 – May 7, 2007) was a

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sportsman and

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. As a boxer he competed in the

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, where he won the gold medal in the featherweight class after winning the final against

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from Scotland. Henricus was born in

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and was educated at

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. He joined the

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as a

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and served for 33 years before retiring as a

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. He emigrated to the

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in 1988. He died in

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. His brothers were Major

Basil Henricus Major Basil Cholmondel Henricus (30 October 1922 – 4 August 2002) was a Sri Lankan boxer. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics. At the 1952 Summer Olympics, he lost to Robert Bickle of the United St ...

, Captain George Henricus of the

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, Alan Henricus,a former Lieutenant in the

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and Derrick Henricus.Home is where the heart is
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External links

nctimes.com article "Remembering Ansdale 'Barney' Henricus"nctimes.com article about his death
1915 births 2007 deaths Sportspeople from Colombo Sri Lankan male boxers Featherweight boxers Boxers at the 1938 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Sri Lanka Sri Lankan emigrants to the United States Alumni of Royal College, Colombo Sri Lankan police officers Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Medallists at the 1938 British Empire Games {{SriLanka-boxing-bio-stub