British Garrison Cemetery

British Garrison Cemetery
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British Garrison Cemetery
British Garrison Cemetery is located in Sri Lanka
British Garrison Cemetery
Location of British Garrison Cemetery
Details
Established1817
Location
CountrySri Lanka
Coordinates7°17′34″N 80°38′36″E / 7.2928°N 80.6432°E / 7.2928; 80.6432
TypeEuropean graveyard
(closed)
Owned byCommonwealth War Graves Commission
(Friends of British Garrison Cemetery)
Size0.3 ha (0.74 acres)
No. of graves195

British Garrison Cemetery (also known as the Kandy Garrison Cemetery) is a British cemetery in Kandy, Sri Lanka, for British nationals who died in Ceylon. It was established in 1817 just after British captured the Kandy[1] and closed in 1873 due to a ban on burials within the municipal limits, although special provision was given to allow the burial of relatives of those interred in the cemetery, with last person buried there being Annie Fritz in 1951.[2] The cemetery contains 195 graves of men, women and children. The most common causes of death were tropical diseases such as malaria and cholera.

The cemetery was restored in 1998 using financial contributions from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and is currently maintained by a group called 'The Friends of the British Garrison Cemetery in Kandy'.[3] The cemetery is located within the land of the Sri Dalada Maligawa, the cemetery is maintained by the British while the Diyawadana Nilame and the Chief Prelates maintain the land.[4]

Prince Charles made a visit to the graves in November 2013.[4]

Notable graves

See also

References

  1. ^ Haviland, Charles (21 November 2011). "Sri Lanka lost era recalled by British graves". BBC News. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  2. ^ Premawardhana, Namali (24 November 2013). "Dead Men tell no Tales, but the Caretaker does". Sunday Times. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  3. ^ "British Garrison Cemetery, Kandy". The Sunday Leader. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Prince Charles makes a personal donation for upkeep of colonial British cemetery in Sri Lanka". ColomboPage. Retrieved 25 October 2015.

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