Dominion of Ceylon
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The Dominion of Ceylon, officially Ceylon, was an independent country in the Commonwealth of Nations from 1948 to 1972, that shared a monarch with other dominions of the Commonwealth. In 1948, the Bri
The Earl of Caithness inspecting a guard unit, 1950
British Ceylon
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British Ceylon refers to the imperial possessions of the United Kingdom in the island of Ceylon, present-day Sri Lanka, between 1796 and 4 February 1948. Initially, the area it covered did not include
Dominion of Ceylon
…independent country in the Commonwealth of Nations from 1948 to 1972, that shared a monarch with other dominions of the Commonwealth. In 1948, the British Colony of Ceylon was granted independence as Ceylon. In 1972, the country became a republic within the Commonwealth, and its name was changed to Sri Lanka. Following…
A group of British appointed Kandyan chiefs, with John Penry Lewis, Government Agent, Central Province in 1905
Admiral Sir James Somerville inspecting a detachment of Wrens serving with the East Indies Fleet in Colombo, July 1944
RAF crew and local Sinhalese in August 1945
Sir Edward Barnes was Governor of Ceylon from 1824 to 1831