Ceylon’s Importance in Resisting the Japanese War Machine in the 1940s

Tony Donaldson has retrieved an old  war film which presents some aspects of these moments  …. and a nostaalgic visit to the island by retired British fighting personnel

 

Some PHOTOGRAPHS to capture the situation facing the Allies forces in British ceylon in 1941 and thereafter

Hermes sinking

Lt. Birchall whose Catalina [out of Koggal airport] spotted the Japanese raiding fleet and provided some warning before his plane was downed

SEE Jayantha Somasundaram: ““The Japanese Air Raid on Ceylon, Easter 1942,”  21 April 2019, https://thuppahis.com/2019/04/21/the-japanese-air-raid-on-ceylon-easter-1942/