A National Hero of Sri Lanka

C.E.Corea was educated at the Royal College, Colombo.

C.E.Corea lived at 'Edirille Gedera' in Chilaw, Sri Lanka. Mahatma Gandhi and distinguished Sri Lankan politicians Don Stephen Senanayake, F.R.Senanayake, Sir Baron Jayathilake, E. W. Perera, Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan, Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam, A. E. Goonesinha, Sir James Peiris and others have all visited this historic home.

The ancient Verandah at Edirille Gedera, the home of C.E.Corea.

The author Kumari Jayawardena described Charles Edward Bandaranaike Corea as a 'leading lawyer' from Chilaw in Sri Lanka. His three sons went on to play leading roles in Chilaw as well as gaining reputations as fearless freedom fighters of Sri Lanka. They founded the Chilaw Association and used it as a vehicle to campaign for independence from British rule.