Kandy War Cemetery
WWII CWGC cemetery in Sri Lanka
7°16′54″N 80°36′30″E / 7.281680°N 80.608291°E / 7.281680; 80.608291(closed)
The Kandy War Cemetery, formerly known as the Pitakande Military 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.[1]
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,[2] 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.[3]
See also
- British Garrison Cemetery
- Liveramentu Cemetery
- Trincomalee British War Cemetery
References
- ^ "Kandy War Cemetery". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ "Commonwealth war cemeteries in Sri Lanka". Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ "Cemetery Plan – Kandy War Cemetery". Veterans Affairs Canada. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
External links
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Landmarks in Kandy
- Note: this includes landmarks in Kandy and its fringe areas
- Kandy CBD
- Royal Palace of Kandy
- University of Peradeniya
- Kandy City Centre
- Kandy Municipal Market
- Royal Mall
- Torrington Shopping Complex
- Bradby Shield Encounter
- Dharmaraja–Kingswood Cricket Encounter
- Esala Mangallaya
- Kandy Esala Perahera
- Trinity-Antonian Cricket Encounter
- 2nd Volunteer Battalion Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment
- Asgiri Maha Viharaya
- Buddhist Publication Society
- District Secretariat, Kandy
- General Post Office
- Institute of Fundamental Studies
- Kandyan Art Association
- Kandy Court Complex
- Kandy Municipal Council
- Malwathu Maha Viharaya
- Mayor of Kandy
- List of schools in Kandy
- National Hospital (Teaching), Kandy
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- Arthur's Seat
- British Garrison Cemetery
- Kandy War Cemetery
- Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
- Dorwin reservoir
- E. L. Senanayake Children's Park
- George E. De Silva Park
- Kandy Lake
- Hanthana Mountain Range
- Alagalla Mountain Range
- Knuckles mountain range
- Mahaweli River
- Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya
- Udawattakele Forest Reserve
- Wales Park
- Asgiriya railway station
- D.S. Senanayake Veediya
- Kandy bus station
- Kandy railway station
- Katugastota railway station
- Mahiyawa railway station
- Peradeniya Junction railway station
- Sangaraja Mawatha
- Sarasavi Uyana railway station
- Sirimavo Bandaranaike Mawatha
- Sri Dalada Veediya
- William Gopallawa Mawatha
- Yatinuwara Veediya
- See also
- Events in Kandy
