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Name, Rank & Service No. Unit, Regiment, Country of Service Date of Death Commemorated at
THOMAS GALBRAITH PAXTON
Flight Sergeant
Service Number: 1053584
30 Sqdn.
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
United Kingdom
Died 07 April 1942
20 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6B. Row L. Grave 17.
Sri Lanka
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Sir ROBERT PEEL
Ordinary Seaman
Service Number: P/JX/261730
H.M.S. Tenedos
Royal Navy
United Kingdom
Died 05 April 1942
21 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Sp. Mem. Plot 6B. Row N. Joint Grave 4A.
Sri Lanka
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HETTIARACHCHIGE ALBERT PERERA
Sapper
Service Number: 6134
Ceylon Engineers
United Kingdom
Died 02 December 1942
26 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6C. Row B. Grave 22.
Sri Lanka
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RAYMOND THORNDYKE SHAW
Lieut-Commander
H.M.S. Hermes.
Royal Navy
United Kingdom
Died 10 April 1942
34 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6B. Row P. Grave 3.
Sri Lanka
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ROBERT SHERLOW
Plumber 4th Class
Service Number: P/MX 78581
H.M.S. Lucia.
Royal Navy
United Kingdom
Died 05 April 1942
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6B. Row P. Grave 13.
Sri Lanka
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STAGANKUTTI ARACHIGE SIRISENA
Corporal
Service Number: 11673
2nd Bn.
Ceylon Light Infantry
United Kingdom
Died 17 July 1945
28 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 51. Row L. Grave 24.
Sri Lanka
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GEORGE EDWARD HENRY SKINGLEY
Air Mechanic 1st Class
Service Number: FX79400
H.M.S. Hermes.
Royal Navy
United Kingdom
Died 05 April 1942
21 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6B. Row N. Grave 5.
Sri Lanka
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BASIL Le BRETON SMITH
Flying Officer
Service Number: 412525
30 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Royal New Zealand Air Force
New Zealand
Died 13 February 1943
26 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6L. Row C. Grave 23.
Sri Lanka
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HAROLD SMITH
Flight Sergeant
Service Number: 527112
273 Sqdn.
Royal Air Force
United Kingdom
Died 25 August 1942
25 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6C. Row A. Grave 12.
Sri Lanka
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JAMES SMITH
Ordinary Seaman
Service Number: C/JX262317
H.M.S. Tenedos.
Royal Navy
United Kingdom
Died 05 April 1942
29 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Sp. Mem. Plot 6B. Row N. Joint grave 7.
Sri Lanka
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