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Name, Rank & Service No. Unit, Regiment, Country of Service Date of Death Commemorated at
ERNEST JOHN SANDFORD
Gunner
Service Number: NX3303
A.I.F. 21 Field Regt.
Royal Australian Artillery
Australian
Died 25 May 1942
37 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6B. Row J. Grave 13.
Sri Lanka
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CECIL CATHCART SUTHERLAND
Lieutenant
H.M.S. Springtide
Royal Naval Reserve
United Kingdom
Died 08 February 1942
43 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot R. Row N. Grave 15.
Sri Lanka
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THOMAS HAROLD SWANSON
Gunner
Service Number: 899377
114 Field Regt.
Royal Artillery
United Kingdom
Died 22 March 1943
29 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6C. Row E. Grave 15.
Sri Lanka
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RAYMOND NORMAN RAY THAIN
Sergeant
Service Number: 1291218
258 Sqdn.
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
United Kingdom
Died 05 April 1942
18 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6B. Row P. Grave 8.
Sri Lanka
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WILLIAM GLYNDWR THOMAS
Able Seaman
Service Number: D/SSX8530
H.M.S. Hermes.
Royal Navy
United Kingdom
Died 11 April 1942
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6B. Row L. Grace 16.
Sri Lanka
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HAROLD WILLIAM UNDERHILL
Lance Corporal
Service Number: NX4770
A.I.F. 2/3 Bn.
Australian Infantry
Australian
Died 14 June 1942
24 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6C. Row A. Grave 2.
Sri Lanka
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RONALD WAITES
Aircraftman 2nd Class
Service Number: 1403546
11 Sqdn
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
United Kingdom
Died 03 August 1942
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6C. Row D. Grave 4.
Sri Lanka
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RICHARD St. CHAD ARKWRIGHT
Captain
H.M.S. Cornwall.
Royal Marines
United Kingdom
Died 07 October 1939
30 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6B. Row M. Grave 10.
Sri Lanka
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JOHN PATRICK BEESLEY
Aircraftman 1st Class
Service Number: 1069517
22 Sqdn.
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
United Kingdom
Died 12 March 1943
22 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6C. Row E. Grave 13.
Sri Lanka
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WILLIAM BROWN SCOTT BEGG
Sub-Lieutenant
H.M.S. Tenedos.
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
United Kingdom
Died 05 April 1942
23 years old
COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Plot 6B. Row N. Grave 8.
Sri Lanka
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