29 Jul 1940
Ceylon
Ceylon
- HMS Cumberland detached from Convoy WS1 on arrival in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) where troops were transferred to smaller transports for onward passage. (Note: As the two liners were not required to pass through the Red Sea they went to Trincomalee, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) after disembarkation.) ww2dbase [Cumberland | Colombo | DS]
19 Feb 1942
Ceylon
Ceylon
10 Mar 1942
Ceylon
Ceylon
5 Apr 1942
Ceylon
Ceylon
23 Aug 1945
Ceylon
Ceylon
- A new British colonial administration departed Colombo, Ceylon for Singapore. ww2dbase [Colombo | CPC]
20 Mar 1974
Ceylon
Ceylon
- Rohan Amerasekera passed away in Colombo, Sri Lanka. ww2dbase [Rohan Amerasekera | Colombo | CPC]
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