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Name, Rank & Service No. Unit, Regiment, Country of Service Date of Death Commemorated at
FRANCIS TAPPER
Petty Officer
Service Number: 108103
H.M.S. Tenedos.
Royal Navy
United Kingdom
Died 05 April 1942
34 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Sp. Mem. Plot 6B. Row N. Joint grave 7.
Sri Lanka
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ANGOLA ATENGO
Private
Service Number: N/7939
East African Engineers
United Kingdom
Died 31 December 1942
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot B. Row E. Grave 4.
Sri Lanka
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WILLIAM ARTHUR JAMES BENNETT
Marine
Service Number: EX/2450
R.M. Group, M.N.B.D.O. 1.
Royal Marines
United Kingdom
Died 08 January 1942
22 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6B. Row N. Grave 13.
Sri Lanka
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ROY BIDDLECOMBE
Private
Service Number: 5620332
1st Bn.
Devonshire Regiment
United Kingdom
Died 22 February 1943
20 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6C. Row D. Grave 22.
Sri Lanka
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JOHN BLACKBURN
Leading Seaman
Service Number: W/3576
Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve
New Zealand
Died 04 March 1944
23 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6C. Row G. Grave 20.
Sri Lanka
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DAVID ALEC BOLTON
Leading Airman
Service Number: FX79396
H.M.S. Lanka.
Royal Navy
United Kingdom
Died 05 April 1942
22 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6B. Row P. Grave 12A.
Sri Lanka
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JOHN WILLIAM BRUCE
Private
Service Number: VX/19176
A.I.F. Gen. Base Depot
Australian Infantry
Australian
Died 19 October 1940
24 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6B. Row M. Grave 15.
Sri Lanka
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OWEN CAREY
Gunner
Service Number: I/26673
1/4 Field Regt.
Royal Artillery
United Kingdom
Died 15 September 1942
38 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6C. Row C. Grave 6.
Sri Lanka
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JOSEPH FERNANDO
Serjeant
Service Number: 1856
1 Coast Regt.
Ceylon Garrison Artillery
United Kingdom
Died 05 August 1944
39 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 5F. Row E. Grave 4.
Sri Lanka
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AUSTIN FERNANDOPULLE
Gunner
Service Number: 1342
9 Bty., 3 Searchlight Lt. A.A. Regt.
Ceylon Garrison Artillery
United Kingdom
Died 31 August 1945
27 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 4F. Row M. Grave 14.
Sri Lanka
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