The Trincomalee Commonwealth War Cemetery, established in 1948, honors 303 Allied servicemen from WWII.
Commonwealth War Cemetery (Trincomalee) Trincomalee Commonwealth War Cemetery (Sinhala: ත්රිකුණාමළය පොදුරාජ්ය මණ්ඩලීය යුද සුසාන භූමිය; Tamil: திருகோணமலை பிரித்தானிய யுத்தக் கல்லறை) is a Commonwealth War Grave site situated near Uppuveli in Trincomalee District, Sri Lanka. It has been established to honour the Commonwealth servicemen who died during World War II (1939-1945). Sri Lanka in World Wars Sri Lanka in the First World War World War I centred in Europe began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. Sri Lanka, then known as Ceylon, as a part of the British Empire, offered the service of approximately 2000 volunteers from the Ceylon Defence Force, and 442 among them did not survive. Their names are presently found recorded in the Cenotaph War Memorial in the Colombo Public Library premises. The closest fighting to Sri Lanka took place in the Bay of Bengal, where an Australian warship sank a German cruiser. Sri Lanka in the Second World War World War II was begun on 1 September 1939 and lasted till 2 September 19…
