E. P. Wickremasinghe
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E. P. Wickremasinghe
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Commander E. P. Wickremasinghe was a Sri Lanka naval officer. Born to a Roman Catholic family, he enlisted in the Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force (CNVF) as a Signalman/Gunner at the start of the World War II. In September 1943, Wickremasinghe was serving on board HMS Overdale Wyke as yeoman to the captain, when she intercepted and accepted the surrender of the Italian sloop Eritrea. He later served in the Burma campaign and was awarded the Burma Star, serving as yeoman to two Motor Fishing Vessels
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Sri Lankan naval officer
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._P._Wickremasinghe
date created:
2020-08-11T08:35:38Z
date modified:
2024-04-30T18:54:10Z
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