Common wealth war cemetery-Trincomalee

Trincomalee Common Wealth war cemetery is one of the 6 common wealth war cemeteries in Sri Lanka( Four in Colombo and one in Kandy).During World war11 Sri Lanka was an important naval and air force base due to its strategically significant location in the Indian Ocean. Trincomalee was also a naval station in the north eastern coast.

 The Trincomalee war cemetery contains remains of 362 identified casualties. Take the Nilaweli road from trincomalee town and the cemetery is about 6km from the town on your right side.

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