Noel Weerakoon
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Noel Weerakoon
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Major Noel Weerakoon, CA was a Sri Lankan army officer. He was the first officer of the Sri Lanka Army to be killed in action during the 1971 Insurrection. Trained at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Weerakoon was commissioned into the Ceylon Artillery. He played cricket for Sandhurst and the Ceylon Army. In April 1971, with the onset of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna-led insurrection Ceylon Army mobilized for its first combat operations since its formation in 1949. Captain Weerakoon lead a
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Sri Lankan army officer
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2023-10-30T01:56:43Z
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