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Name, Rank & Service No. Unit, Regiment, Country of Service Date of Death Commemorated at
ATUKORALEARACHIGE HENRY DHARMAPALA
Sapper
Service Number: 4913
Ceylon Engineers
United Kingdom
Died 09 November 1942
24 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot C. Row B. Grave 15.
Sri Lanka
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ROBERT NASON NEILL
Flying Officer
Service Number: 404255
Royal Australian Air Force
Australian
Died 05 April 1942
25 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6B. Row O. Grave 6.
Sri Lanka
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BERNARD WALTER NELSON
Gunner
Service Number: 20332
H.A.A. Regt.
Ceylon Garrison Artillery
United Kingdom
Died 09 September 1940
22 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6B. Row P. Grave 11.
Sri Lanka
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FREDERICK ARTHUR NEWTON
Private
Service Number: 4865065
2nd Bn.
Leicestershire Regiment
United Kingdom
Died 21 October 1942
32 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6C. Row A. Grave 24.
Sri Lanka
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ALBERT MERVYN NICHOLS
Sergeant
Service Number: 406256
Royal Australian Air Force
Australian
Died 05 May 1942
25 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6C. Row C. Grave 3.
Sri Lanka
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NEIL MCKAY NICHOLSON
Lieut-Commander (E)
H.M.S. Lanka
Royal Naval Reserve
United Kingdom
Died 13 October 1942
58 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6C. Row A. Grave 19.
Sri Lanka
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KENNETH JOHN MAJOR PETTITT
Sub-Lieutenant (A)
H.M.S. Lanka.
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
United Kingdom
Died 05 April 1942
21 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6B. Row P. Grave 16.
Sri Lanka
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WALTER PHILLIPS
Flight Sergeant
Service Number: 540060
806 Sqdn.
Royal Air Force
United Kingdom
Died 26 April 1942
26 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6B. Row K. Grave 14.
Sri Lanka
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EDWARD ROBERT WILSON
Stoker 2nd Class
Service Number: W.1910
H.M.A.S. Napier
Royal Australian Naval Reserve
Australian
Died 12 May 1942
19 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6B. Row J. Grave 13.
Sri Lanka
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GEORGE WILSON
Private
Service Number: 5884905
1st Bn.
Northamptonshire Regiment
United Kingdom
Died 28 November 1942
23 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6C. Row C. Grave 14.
Sri Lanka
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