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PROJECT ONE
An Outline of the proposed book

Orders, Decorations and Medals Relating to Sri Lanka (Ceylon) from 1795 to the present

PART ONE 1795 to 1972
Ceylon, Colony (1795-1948) and Dominion (1948-1972)

Orders of Knighthood

This section will include the complete details of the following Orders,
along with colour photos of the obverse and reverse of these items. It will
also include biographical details and photos of many of the recipients,
and/or complete or partial nominal rolls for each order or decoration.

-The Most Honourable Order of the Bath
Complete list of recipients of all classes of this Order (KB, GCB, KCB/GCB
and CB)

-The Royal Order of the Guelphs of Hanover (The Royal Guelphic Order)
Examples of the GCH. and KCH. relating to Ceylon:
Lt.Gen. The Rt.Hon.Sir Thomas Maitland PC GCB GCMG GCH (Mil)
Governor of Ceylon
Maj.Gen. Sir James Campbell KCB KCH (mil)
Lieutenant Governor of Ceylon

-The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George
Complete list of recipients of all classes of this Order (GCMG, KCMG and
CMG)

-The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India
Complete list of recipients of all classes of this Order (GCSI, KCSI and
CSI)

-The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire
Examples of the GCIE and the CIE relating to Ceylon.
Col. Sir Arthur Elibank Havelock GCSI GCMG GCIE, Governor of Ceylon
Lt.Col. John Lawrence van Geyzel CIE
Thomas Cooke Samuel Jayaratnam CSI CIE
Guilford Lindsay Molesworth CIE, the successful engineer of the Colombo
and Kandy Railway, the dicoverer of a route which had been overlooked by
several predecessors.

-The Royal Victorian Order
Complete list of recipients of all classes of this Order (GCVO, KCVO, CVO,
LVO and MVO)
Also, a complete list of recipients of the Royal Victorian Medal (in Silver and Bronze).

-The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Complete list of recipients of all classes of this Order (GBE, KBE, CBE,
OBE and MBE)

-The Order of the Companion of Honour
Full biographical details and photo of General the Rt.Hon.Sir John Lionel
Kotelawela PC CH KBE KStJ (Prime-Minister of Ceylon), the only Ceylonese
recipient of the CH.

-The Knight Bachelor's Badge (Kt.)
A complete list of Knights Bachelor in Ceylon

-Order of St John of Jerusalem (St John's Ambulance)
A list of Ceylon related recipients of the KStJ, CStJ, OStJ, SBStJ and the
SJAB Service Medal

Decorations and Medals for Gallantry
This will include the complete details of the following Decorations and
Gallantry Medals, along with colour photos of the obverse and reverse of
these items. It will also include biographical details and photos of many
of the recipients, and/or complete or partial nominal rolls for each order
or decoration.

-Victoria Cross (VC)
Full details of the VC recipients relating to Ceylon.
Basil Arthur Horsfall VC
Stewart Walker Loudoun-Shand VC
Augustus William Shelton Agar VC DSO
Charles Edward Hudson VC CB DSO and Bar, MC
Gen. Sir W O Lennox VC KCB (GOC Forces in Ceylon)
Maj.Gen. Clifford Coffin VC CB DSO & Bar (GOC Forces in Ceylon)

-The Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
A list of recipients of this Decoration, relating to Ceylon, including two
multiple awards, for Maj. Robert Benzie DSO and Bar, and Thomas Douglas
Sutherland DSO and Bar, MC, both of the CPRC.

-The Imperial Service Order (ISO) and the Imperial Service Medal (ISM)
A list of the recipients of these two awards in Ceylon

-The Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
With details of two Ceylon related DSC's
Commander H.C.Davis DSC. RD. RNR (formerly of Nuwera Eliya)
Maj. John Galpin DSC DFC (Asst.Manager, Times of Ceylon, circa 1923)

-The Military Cross (MC)
A list of MC recipients relating to Ceylon, including many multiple awards
(MC and Bar). Also a number or photos and biographical details of many of
these recipients.

-The Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
A list of DFC recipients relating to Ceylon, including those of the RAF
that won the DFC during the Japanese Air Raids on Ceylon in April 1942. Also
included are biographical details of three Ceylon related recipients who
were awarded the DFC and Bar.
AVM. Ekanayake Edward (Rohan) Amerasekera DFC & Bar
F/Lt. Cyril Lionel Francis "Jimmy" Talalla DFC & Bar
W/Cdr Anthony Desmond Joseph Lovell DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, DFC (US)

-The George Medal (GM)
Details of the GM awarded to Mrs. Sybil Kathigasu, a Ceylon Tamil residing
in Malaya, for unconquerable courage during the Japanese Occupation of
Malaya.

-The Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM)
Details of two Ceylon related DCMs:
Col. James Thomas Young MC DCM ED (CMR and CDF)
Capt. A T Kingston MBE DCM (Ceylon Engineers)

-The Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (CGM)
Details of the only Ceylon related CGM (Flying):
P/O Desmond Clive Camden Busby CGM (RAFVR), formerly of Galagedera,
Ceylon.

-The Military Medal (MM)
Details of four Ceylon related MMs.
Vere Frank Modder MM
Cpl D B Seneviratne MM
1734 Sgt. H Hopwood MM
L/Cpl. F. Morris MM

-Royal Humane Society Medal for Life Saving
A list of recipients relating to Ceylon, with citations where available.

Campaign Medals
This will include the complete details of the following Campaign Medals,
along with colour photos of the obverse and reverse of these items. It will
also include a number of Rolls of Service and Rolls of Honour for WW1 and
biographical details and photos of many of the recipients.

-Capture of Ceylon Medal 1795-96
With details of the British conquest of Ceylon from the Dutch.

-Ceylon Medal 1818
With details of the Kandyan Rebellion, and of some of the recipients of
this rare silver medal, including Cpl. MacLaughlin.
Also. Details of the Special Gold Medal that was awarded to MacLaughlin.

The Boer War
-Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902
With complete details of Ceylon's role in the Boer War, and complete Medal
Rolls for the two Ceylon Contingents.
-Ceylon Mounted Infantry 1900
-CPRC (Ceylon Volunteers attached to Gloucester Regt) 1902
Also details of the Boer War Memorials in Ceylon and biographical details
of some of the men, including T.Y.Wright and J.W.Balfour-Paul.

-The King's South Africa Medal
With details of some men of the Ceylon Contingents who qualified for this
medal.

World War 1
With details of Ceylonese who were awarded the following Medals.

-1914 Star and 1914-15 Star
-British War Medal 1914-20
-Victory Medal 1914-19
-Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-18
-Ceylon Overseas Volunteer Service Oval Medallion
-Silver War Badge
-WW1 Ceylon Commemorative Medal

-Mention in Despatches (MiD)
With details of Ceylonese who were Mentioned in Despatches in both wars,
and received the Oak Leaf emblem. WW1, Between the Wars and WW2.

World War 2
With details of Ceylonese who were awarded the following Medals.

-1939-45 Star
-Atlantic Star
-Aircrew Europe Star
-Africa Star
-Pacific Star
-Burma Star
-Italy Star
-France & Germany Star
-War Medal 1939-45
-Defence Medal 1939-45

-General Service Medal 1918-62
Details of Ceylonese who received this medal with the bar "Palestine
1945-48" for service with the RASC, and the Bar "Malaya" for service in
Singapore and Malaya with the Royal Pioneer Corps and the Royal Military
Police.

United Nations Medals for Peacekeeping
Details of the following missions, and of Ceylonese personnel who took part
in them, beginning with the Suez Conflict in 1956, which a contingent was
prepared, but did not attend.

-Lebanon (UNOGIL) (Sept 1958)
-Congo (ONUC) (August 1960)
-UN Security Force in West New Guinea (West Irian) (UNSF) (UNTEA) (October
1962 to April 1963
-India /Pakistan Observer Mission (UNIPOM) (October 1965)
-UNIPOM (2nd Batch) (January 1966)
-UNMOGIP (India)
-UN Operations in Mozambique (ONUMOZ) (Dec 1992 to Dec 1994)
-United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)

Decorations and Medals for Long Service & Good Conduct
This will include the complete details of the following Decorations and
Medals, along with colour photos of the obverse and reverse of these items.
It will also include complete rolls for each of these awards and
biographical details and photos of many of the recipients.

-The Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
-The Meritorious Service Medal
-The Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration
-The Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal
-The Efficiency Decoration [Ceylon]
-The Efficiency Medal [Ceylon]
-The Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Decoration
-The Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Long Service Medal
-The Ceylon Armed Forces Long Service Medal 1968

Commemorative and Miscellaneous Medals
This will include the complete details of the following medals, along with
colour photos of the obverse and reverse of these items. It will also
include complete or partial rolls for each of these awards, biographical
details and photos of many of the recipients and details of these functions.

-Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, Visit to India Medal 1875-76
-Jubilee Medal 1887
-Jubilee Medal 1897
-Jubilee Medal 1897 Ceylon Issue
-Coronation Medal 1902
-Coronation Medal 1902 Ceylon Issue
-Coronation Medal 1911
-Jubilee Medal 1935
-Coronation Medal 1937
-Coronation Medal 1953
-Ceylon Armed Services Inauguration Medal 1955

-Army Best Shot Medal (Queen's Medal)
With details of all three recipients of this medal in Ceylon.

Police & Fire Services Medals
With details of Medals relating to the Ceylon (Sri Lanka) Police and Fire
Services, from its inception to the present, along with colour photos of the
obverse and reverse of these items. It will also include complete or partial
rolls for each of these awards and biographical details of some of the
recipients.

-King's (or Queen's) Police Medal
For Gallantry
For Distinguished Service
-Ceylon Police Long Service & Good Conduct Medal 1925-34
-Colonial Police Long Service Medal 1934
-Colonial Fire Brigades LS Medal 1934
-Colonial Police Medal (For Police and Fire Service)
For Gallantry
For Merit
-Ceylon Police Long Service Medal 1950-1972
-Ceylon Police Medal 1950
For Gallantry
For Merit
-Ceylon Fire Brigade Long Service Medal 1950-1972
-Ceylon Police Independence Medal 1948
-Republic of Sri Lanka Police Medal 1972
-Sri Lanka Police 125th Anniversary Medal 1991

PART TWO (1972 - )
Republic of Sri Lanka 1972 to the present

With complete details of Decorations and Medals awarded by thr Republic of
Sri Lanka to its Armed Forces, along with colour photos of the obverse and
reverse of these items. It will also include complete or partial rolls for
each of these awards and biographical details, photos and citations of some
of the recipients.

National Honours
With details of Honours bestowed by the Sri Lankan Government, including
examples of recipients for each award.
-Sri Lankabhimanya
-Desamanya
-Desabandu
-Veera Chudamani
-Vidya Jyothi
-Kala Keerthi
-Sri Lanka Sikhamani
-Vidya Nidhi
-Kala Suri
-Kala Chudamani
-Sri Lanka Thilaka
-Vidya Silpa
-Vishwa Prasadini
-Veera Prathapa
-Sri Lanka Ramya
-Sri Lanka Ratna
-Sri Lanka Ranjana

Decorations and Medals for Gallantry

-Parama Weera Vibushanaya (PWV)
-Weerodhara Vibushanaya (WV)
-Weera Wickrema Vibushanaya (WWV)
-Rana Wickrema Padakkama (RWP)
-Rana Sura Padakkama (RSP)
-President's Commendation

Decorations and Medals for Distinguished or Meritorious Service

-Vishishta Seva Vibushanaya (VSV)
-Uttama Seva Padakkama (USP)
-Desha Putra Sammanaya

Decorations and Medals for Long Service

REGULAR FORCES
-Republic of Sri Lanka Armed Forces Long Service Medal 1979

VOLUNTEER FORCES
-Kariyakshama Seva Vibushanaya (KSV)
-Kariyakshama Seva Padakkama (KSP)

Commemorative Medals

-Republic of Sri Lanka Armed Services Medal 1972
-Sri Lanka Army 25th Anniversary Medal 1974
-Sri Lanka Navy 25th Anniversary Medal 1975
-Sri Lanka Air Force 25th Anniversary Medal 1976
-President's Inauguration Medal 1979
-Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force Centenary Medal 1981
-50th Independence Anniversary Commemoration Medal (1998)
-Sri Lanka Army 50th Anniversary Medal 1999
-Sri Lanka Navy 50th Anniversary Medal 2000
-Sri Lanka Air Force 50th Anniversary Medal 2001

Campaign Medals

-Videsha Seva Padakkama
-Purna Bhumi Padakkama
-Vadamarachchi Operation Medal
-Riviresa Campaign Service Medal
-North and East Operation Medal

Appendix

-Boy Scouts Awards and Medals
-Foreign and Miscellaneous Awards
P R de S Seneviratne of Ceylon Police had the Order of the White Elephant
from the King of Siam. (per Douglas Ranmuthugala). Also, recipients of the
Legion of Honour, Croix de Guerre etc… from WW1, and Vatican Orders.