Kandy War Cemetery

WWII CWGC cemetery in Sri Lanka

Kandy War Cemetery

Kandy War Cemetery

Details
Location|

Kandy

Country| Sri Lanka
Coordinates| 7°16′54″N 80°36′30″E﻿ / ﻿7.281680°N 80.608291°E﻿ / 7.281680; 80.608291
Type| British military of WWII
(closed)
Owned by| Commonwealth War Graves Commission
No. of graves| 203 (as per memorial inscription)
Find a Grave| 2348664

The Kandy War Cemetery, formerly known as the Pitakande Military Cemetery, is a British military cemetery in Kandy, Sri Lanka, for soldiers of the British Empire who were killed during World War II as well as a soldier who died during World War I.[1]

There are 203 buried consisting of: 107 British, 35 East Africans, 26 Sri Lankans, 23 Indians, 6 Canadians, 3 Italians, 1 Frenchman and 2 unidentified persons,[2] Of the 203 dead, 151 were army, 32 were air force, 16 were navy, 2 were unidentified, 1 was merchant navy and 1 was from the national fire service.

## Location

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The cemetery is located in Deveni Rajasinghe Mawatha, approximately 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) from the main road.[3]

## See also

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* British Garrison Cemetery
* Liveramentu Cemetery
* Trincomalee British War Cemetery

## References

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1. ^ "Kandy War Cemetery". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
2. ^ "Commonwealth war cemeteries in Sri Lanka". Retrieved 29 July 2015.
3. ^ "Cemetery Plan – Kandy War Cemetery". Veterans Affairs Canada. Retrieved 29 July 2015.

## External links

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Landmarks in Kandy

* Note: this includes landmarks in Kandy and its fringe areas

City Precincts|

* Kandy CBD
* Royal Palace of Kandy
* University of Peradeniya

Shopping|

* Kandy City Centre
* Kandy Municipal Market
* Royal Mall
* Torrington Shopping Complex

Entertainment|

* Bradby Shield Encounter
* Dharmaraja–Kingswood Cricket Encounter
* Esala Mangallaya
* Kandy Esala Perahera
* Trinity-Antonian Cricket Encounter

Public Galleries|

* D.S. Senanayake Memorial Public Library
* International Buddhist Museum
* National Museum of Kandy
* Relic of the tooth of the Buddha
* Temple of the Tooth Museum
* Ceylon Tea Museum

Institutions|

* 2nd Volunteer Battalion Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment
* Asgiri Maha Viharaya
* Buddhist Publication Society
* District Secretariat, Kandy
* General Post Office
* Institute of Fundamental Studies
* Kandyan Art Association
* Kandy Court Complex
* Kandy Municipal Council
* Malwathu Maha Viharaya
* Mayor of Kandy
* List of schools in Kandy
* National Hospital (Teaching), Kandy

Structures|

* Bahirawakanda temple
* Bogambara Prison
* Degaldoruwa Raja Maha Vihara
* Kandy Clock Tower
* Kandy Post Office
* Kandy Town Hall
* Natha Devale, Kandy
* President's Pavilion
* Sri Dalada Maligawa
* Scots Kirk
* St. Paul's Church
* Trinity College Chapel

Hotels|

* Cinnamon Citadel Kandy
* Empire Hotel
* Helga's Folly
* Hotel Suisse
* The Kandy House
* Mahaweli Reach Hotel
* Manor House
* Queen's Hotel

Sports Stadia|

* Asgiriya Stadium
* Bogambara Stadium
* Kandy Garden Club
* Nittawela Rugby Stadium
* Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
* Trinity College Rugby Stadium
* Victoria Golf and Country Resort

Parks/Spaces|

* Arthur's Seat
* British Garrison Cemetery
* Kandy War Cemetery
* Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
* Dorwin reservoir
* E. L. Senanayake Children's Park
* George E. De Silva Park
* Kandy Lake
* Hanthana Mountain Range
* Alagalla Mountain Range
* Knuckles mountain range
* Mahaweli River
* Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya
* Udawattakele Forest Reserve
* Wales Park

Transport|

* Asgiriya railway station
* D.S. Senanayake Veediya
* Kandy bus station
* Kandy railway station
* Katugastota railway station
* Mahiyawa railway station
* Peradeniya Junction railway station
* Sangaraja Mawatha
* Sarasavi Uyana railway station
* Sirimavo Bandaranaike Mawatha
* Sri Dalada Veediya
* William Gopallawa Mawatha
* Yatinuwara Veediya

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