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Trincomalee War Cemetery

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Location	:	Trincomalee, Trincomalee District, Sri Lanka
Coordinate	:	8.6156300, 81.2137400
Description	:	Trincomalee is a seaport on the north-eastern coast of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) and was formerly a naval station. Directions to the cemetery are: From the main A6 road, just south of the town of Trincomalee, turn left onto the North East Coast Road, also known as the Nilaveli Road. The cemetery is approximately 6 kilometres along this road on the right (eastern) side. After the fall of Singapore it became a naval base of importance to the British command of shipping in the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean. The cemetery contains the remains of 362 identified casualties... Read More	Trincomalee is a seaport on the north-eastern coast of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) and was formerly a naval station. Directions to the cemetery are: From the main A6 road, just south of the town of Trincomalee, turn left onto the North East Coast Road, also known as the Nilaveli Road. The cemetery is approximately 6 kilometres along this road on the right (eastern) side. After the fall of Singapore it became a naval base of importance to the British command of shipping in the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean. The cemetery contains the remains of 362 identified casualties and was originally the Combined Services Cemetery, but was taken over by the Admiralty from the military authorities in April 1948 for use as a permanent naval cemetery. On the withdrawal of United Kingdom Forces from Ceylon it became the property of the Ceylon Government who granted the Commonwealth War Graves Commission security of tenure in perpetuity. Except for a few post-war and non-war graves it is purely a war cemetery, and service war graves were transferred to it from Trincomalee (St. Mary) Churchyard; Trincomalee (St. Stephen's) Cemetery, Kottadi Cemetery, Jaffna; and Vavuiyna Combined Cemetery. A special memorial commemorates a naval man buried in Trincomalee (St. Stephen's) Cemetery whose grave could not be found. The non-war graves are those of men of the Merchant Navy whose death was not due to war service, and of civilians, of whom some were employees of the Admiralty; while the post-war graves were dependents of servicemen, civilian employees of the Admiralty and dependents of such employees. (text adapted and used with permission of CWGC)

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