There are 17 RAAF and 1 RNZAF Australian lads buried in Sri Lanka. If you can photograph any of these headstones or know anybody that can, please let me know. All Completed Cheers Geoff PEARCE, WILLIAM ERNEST Sergeant 402825 261sq RAF 9/04/1942 23 Royal Australian Air Force Australian 2. E. 13. TRINCOMALEE WAR CEMETERY Sri Lanka Trincomalee ARMSTRONG, PETER WILLIAM ALEXANDER Flight Sergeant 403488 217sq 30/04/1943 26 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Plot 6C. Row F. Grave 21. COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY Sri Lanka Colombo BROWNE, ALLAN JOHN Sergeant 400516 30sq ACSEA 5/04/1942 25 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Plot 6B. Row O. Grave 5. COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY Sri Lanka Colombo CARDNO, WILLIAM GUYAN Sergeant 404012 11sq RAF 28/06/1942 21 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Plot 6C. Row B. Grave 4. COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY Sri Lanka Colombo CASWELL, GARTH ELLIOT Flying Officer 404709 60sq 5/04/1942 24 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Plot 6B. Row O. Grave 4A. COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY Sri Lanka Colombo MADDISON, HAMILTON LEWIS Pilot Officer 404702 217sq 30/04/1943 29 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Plot 6C. Row F. Grave 20. COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY Sri Lanka Colombo MUTIMER, STANLEY CHARLES Flying Officer 400153 86sq 13/02/1943 21 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Plot 6C. Row C. Grave 23. COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY Sri Lanka Colombo NEILL, ROBERT NASON Flying Officer 404255 2 Embak Depot 5/04/1942 25 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Plot 6B. Row O. Grave 6. COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY Sri Lanka Colombo NICHOLS, ALBERT MERVYN Sergeant 406256 11sq RAF 5/05/1942 25 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Plot 6C. Row C. Grave 3. COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY Sri Lanka Colombo SANDERS , LESLIE WILLIAM Pilot Officer 3895 217sq RAF 30/04/1943 26 Royal New Zealand Air Force New Zealand Plot 6C. Row F. Grave 23. COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY Sri Lanka WATT, NOEL ALEXANDER Sergeant 404223 11sq RAF 15/03/1942 21 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Plot 6B. Row 0. Grave 18. COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY Sri Lanka Colombo WHITE, SYDNEY WALTER Sergeant 404191 11sq RAF 15/03/1942 24 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Plot 6B. Row 0. Grave 17. COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY Sri Lanka Colombo BEAUCHAMP, WARWICK MELVILLE Flight Sergeant 421880 160sq 19/04/1944 20 Royal Australian Air Force Australian 2. L. 7. COLOMBO (LIVERAMENTU) CEMETERY Sri Lanka Colombo BRISSENDEN, FREDERICK SCOTT Flight Sergeant 422118 160sq 19/04/1944 20 Royal Australian Air Force Australian 2. L. 8. COLOMBO (LIVERAMENTU) CEMETERY Sri Lanka Colombo DICK, NORMAN HENRY Flight Lieutenant 277483 O/Seas Hq ATTD RAF 2/10/1943 41 Royal Australian Air Force Australian 1. S. 3. COLOMBO (LIVERAMENTU) CEMETERY Sri Lanka Colombo HYNES, JOHN PATRICK Flying Officer 421734 354sq 9/06/1945 23 Royal Australian Air Force Australian 3. G. 11. COLOMBO (LIVERAMENTU) CEMETERY Sri Lanka Colombo McCOUAT, JOHN BATTISON Warrant Officer 411924 22sq 1/11/1944 34 Royal Australian Air Force Australian 1. F. 2. COLOMBO (LIVERAMENTU) CEMETERY Sri Lanka Colombo MILLER, WILLIAM GEORGE ALLEN Flying Officer 423834 159sq 15/06/1944 23 Royal Australian Air Force Australian 2. H. 11. COLOMBO (LIVERAMENTU) CEMETERY Sri Lanka Colombo
Colombo (Kanatte) General Name: CARDNO, WILLIAM GUYAN Initials: W G Nationality: Australian Rank: Sergeant Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Air Force Age: 21 Date of Death: 28/06/1942 Service No: 404012 Additional information: Son of David Livingston Cardno and Maud Marion Cardno of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Plot 6C. Row B. Grave 4. Cemetery: COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY Name: NICHOLS, ALBERT MERVYN Initials: A M Nationality: Australian Rank: Sergeant Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Air Force Unit Text: 5th Bty Age: 25 Date of Death: 05/05/1942 Service No: 406256 Additional information: Son of William and Margaret Nichols, of Bilbarin, Western Australia. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Plot 6C. Row C. Grave 3. Cemetery: COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY Name: WHITE, SYDNEY WALTER Initials: S W Nationality: Australian Rank: Sergeant Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Air Force Age: 24 Date of Death: 15/03/1942 Service No: 404191 Additional information: Son of Arthur Garnet Gordon and Eirvron Lydia White, of Coorparoo, Queensland, Australia. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Plot 6B. Row 0. Grave 17. Cemetery: COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY Name: WATT, NOEL ALEXANDER Initials: N A Nationality: Australian Rank: Sergeant Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Air Force Age: 21 Date of Death: 15/03/1942 Service No: 404223 Additional information: Son of George Alexander and Fredrica Wilhelmina Watt, of Nanango, Queensland, Australia. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Plot 6B. Row 0. Grave 18. Cemetery: COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY Name: MUTIMER, STANLEY CHARLES Initials: S C Nationality: Australian Rank: Flying Officer Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Air Force Age: 21 Date of Death: 13/02/1943 Service No: 400153 Additional information: Son of Albert George and Esther Evelyn Mutimer, of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; husband of Theone Carina Mutimer, of Karon, Wellington, New Zealand. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Plot 6C. Row C. Grave 23. Cemetery: COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY View attachment 43718 Name: MADDISON, HAMILTON LEWIS Initials: H L Nationality: Australian Rank: Pilot Officer Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Air Force Age: 29 Date of Death: 30/04/1943 Service No: 404702 Additional information: Son of Lewis Medley Maddison and Harriet Maddison, of Southport, Queensland, Australia. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Plot 6C. Row F. Grave 20. Cemetery: COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY Name: ARMSTRONG, PETER WILLIAM ALEXANDER Initials: P W A Nationality: Australian Rank: Flight Sergeant Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Air Force Age: 26 Date of Death: 30/04/1943 Service No: 403488 Additional information: Son of William and Margaret Mabel Armstrong; husband of Winifred Annetta Armstrong, of Dover Heights, New South Wales, Australia. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Plot 6C. Row F. Grave 21. Cemetery: COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY Name: SANDERS, LESLIE WILLIAM Initials: L W Nationality: New Zealand Rank: Pilot Officer (Pilot) Regiment/Service: Royal New Zealand Air Force Unit Text: 217 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. Age: 26 Date of Death: 30/04/1943 Service No: 3895 Additional information: Son of Leslie and Mary Veronica Sanders, of Sidney, New South Wales, Australia; husband of Joyce Sanders, of Rochdale, Sydney. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Plot 6C. Row F. Grave 23. Cemetery: COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY Name: NEILL, ROBERT NASON Initials: R N Nationality: Australian Rank: Flying Officer Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Air Force Age: 25 Date of Death: 05/04/1942 Service No: 404255 Additional information: Son of John and Annie Mary Neill, of Mosman, New South Wales, Australia. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Plot 6B. Row O. Grave 6. Cemetery: COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY Name: BROWNE, ALLAN JOHN Initials: A J Nationality: Australian Rank: Sergeant Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Air Force Age: 25 Date of Death: 05/04/1942 Service No: 400516 Additional information: Son of Geoffrey Keith and Charlotte Hunter Browne; husband of Phyllis Mary Browne, of Elwood, Victoria, Australia. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Plot 6B. Row O. Grave 5. Cemetery: COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY Name: CASWELL, GARTH ELLIOT Initials: G E Nationality: Australian Rank: Flying Officer Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Air Force Age: 24 Date of Death: 05/04/1942 Service No: 404109 Additional information: Son of Norman Henry and Marjorie Galbraith Caswell, of Toowoonba, Queensland, Australia. Dip. Agric. (Gatton). Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Plot 6B. Row O. Grave 4A. Cemetery: COLOMBO (KANATTE) GENERAL CEMETERY Colombo (Liveramentu) Name: McCOUAT, JOHN BATTISON Initials: J B Nationality: Australian Rank: Warrant Officer Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Air Force Age: 34 Date of Death: 01/11/1944 Service No: 411924 Additional information: Son of John Battison McCouat and Jessie McCouat; husband of Leila Ferguson McCouat, of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: 1. F. 2. Cemetery: COLOMBO (LIVERAMENTU) CEMETERY View attachment 43726 Name: DICK, NORMAN HENRY Initials: N H Nationality: Australian Rank: Flight Lieutenant Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Air Force Age: 41 Date of Death: 02/10/1943 Service No: 277483 Additional information: Son of Henry and Lilian Roofe Dick, of Harrogate, Yorkshire, England. Formerly A.D.C. to His Excellency the Governor of Queensland, Australia. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: 1. S. 3. Cemetery: COLOMBO (LIVERAMENTU) CEMETERY Name: BRISSENDEN, FREDERICK SCOTT Initials: F S Nationality: Australian Rank: Flight Sergeant Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Air Force Age: 20 Date of Death: 19/04/1944 Additional information: Son of Lynton Edward and Agnes Emily Brissenden, of Earlwood, New South Wales, Australia. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: 2. L. 8. Cemetery: COLOMBO (LIVERAMENTU) CEMETERY Name: BEAUCHAMP, WARWICK MELVILLE Initials: W M Nationality: Australian Rank: Flight Sergeant Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Air Force Age: 20 Date of Death: 19/04/1944 Service No: 421880 Additional information: Son of Harry Cecil and Mary Winifred Beauchamp, of Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: 2. L. 7. Cemetery: COLOMBO (LIVERAMENTU) CEMETERY Name: MILLER, WILLIAM GEORGE ALLEN Initials: W G A Nationality: Australian Rank: Flying Officer Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Air Force Age: 23 Date of Death: 15/06/1944 Service No: 423834 Additional information: Son of William George and Martha Isabel Miller, of Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: 2. H. 11. Cemetery: COLOMBO (LIVERAMENTU) CEMETERY Name: HYNES, JOHN PATRICK Initials: J P Nationality: Australian Rank: Flying Officer Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Air Force Age: 23 Date of Death: 09/06/1945 Service No: 421734 Additional information: Son of John and Kathleen Hynes, of Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: 3. G. 11. Cemetery: COLOMBO (LIVERAMENTU) CEMETERY
Name: PEARCE, WILLIAM ERNEST Initials: W E Nationality: Australian Rank: Sergeant Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Air Force Age: 23 Date of Death: 09/04/1942 Service No: 402825 Additional information: Son of William Ernest and Phoebe Pearce; husband of Lesley Norma Pearce, of Rose Bay, New South Wales, Australia. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: 2. E. 13. Cemetery: TRINCOMALEE WAR CEMETERY
Hi Spidge - not trying to hijack the thread, but it looks like klambie has sorted out all of the required grave shots (well done klambie). As you know, I’m trying to square away the causes of death for all RAAF WW2 casualties and two of the guys I am struggling with are buried in Sri Lanka. Hopefully you might have something on these two, but failing that maybe klambie can offer some assistance (I assume that he is in Sri Lanka). cheers Dave CARDNO, William Guyan - (Sergeant) 404012 Accidental (Ground Accident) (Cause of death from AWM ROH) / Place - Colombo, Ceylon 28-Jun-42 AHQ India / 11SQN RAF - Wireless Air Gunner (extra info from AWM pdf) Archives do not hold a RAAF Casualty file (cannot find on rafcommands) "To oppose this air and sea armada, Colombo was defended by the two Hurricane squadrons. The only bombing force was XI Squadron’s Blenheims. There was a further Hurricane squadron (261) a long way away at Trincomalee on the other side of the island." ******************************************************************* DICK, Norman Henry - (Flight Lieutenant) 277483 Accidental (Ground Accident) (Cause of death from AWM ROH) / Place - Mount Lavinia, Ceylon 2-Oct-43 RAAF Overseas Headquarters ATTD RAF - Casualty file header shows s/no 117055 (pre-war CMF VE/436592). Formerly A.D.C. to His Excellency the Governor of QLD, Australia. (AWM pdf - no extra info) (cannot find on rafcommands) "For a swim in the sea we could go five miles down the coast to Mount Lavinia, one of the many long stretches of unspoilt, sandy, palm fringed beaches. The sea was warm enough to bathe in all year round." During World War II the Mount Lavinia hotel was used as a military hospital by the British Army.
Hi Spidge - not trying to hijack the thread, but it looks like klambie has sorted out all of the required grave shots (well done klambie). As you know, I’m trying to square away the causes of death for all RAAF WW2 casualties and two of the guys I am struggling with are buried in Sri Lanka. Hopefully you might have something on these two, but failing that maybe klambie can offer some assistance (I assume that he is in Sri Lanka). cheers Dave Hi Dave, Kevin is listed as being in Canada. Well travelled as he also supplied the RAAF requirements in Kenya this week. Cheers Geoff