Cenotaph War Memorial, Colombo
- Cenotaph War Memorial, Colombo
Infobox Military Memorial
name=Cenotaph War Memorial, Colombo
body=Sri Lanka
caption=
commemorates=Commonwealth soldiers killed in the Great War and the Second World War
coordinates=
nearest_town=Colombo
designer=
unveiled= 1922
source=The Cenotaph War Memorial in Viharamahadevi Park, Colombo. It is dedicated to the men and women from Ceylon died during the two world wars, it comprises a Cenotaph and Memorial Walls. It was originally built in the 1920's to remember both Ceylonese and Europeans from Ceylon who were killed in the Great War, was constructed at the Galle Face Green. It was dismantled and reelected at Victoria Park, during world war 2 after fears that the Japanese might use it as a marker to direct their artillery.
Reference
* [http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2004/11/07/juniorob02.html A fitting memorial for our soldiers]
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