Location Kandy Number of graves 203 (as per) | Country Sri Lanka | |
Type British military of WWII
(closed) Owned by Commonwealth War Graves Commission No. of graves 203 (as per memorial inscription) Owner Commonwealth War Graves Commission | ||
Kandy war cemetery
The Kandy War Cemetery is a British military cemetery in Kandy, Sri Lanka, for soldiers of the British Empire who were killed during World War II as well as a soldier who died during World War I.
Contents
There are 203 buried consisting of: 107 British, 35 East Africans, 26 Sri Lankans, 23 Indians, 6 Canadians, 3 Italians, 1 Frenchman and 2 unidentified persons, Of the 203 dead, 151 were army, 32 were air force, 16 were navy, 2 were unidentified, 1 was merchant navy and 1 was from the national fire service.
Location
The cemetery is located in Deveni Rajasinghe Mawatha, approximately 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) from the main road.
References
Kandy War Cemetery Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA