The Kandy War Cemetery, formerly known as the Pitakande Military Cemetery, is a British military cemetery in Kandy, Sri Lanka, for soldiers of the British Empire who were killed during World War II as well as a soldier who died during World War I.
The cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) maintained burial site for soldiers. There are 203 buried consisting of: 107 British, 35 East Africans, 26 Sri Lankans, 23 Indians, 6 Canadians, 3 Italians, 1 Frenchman and 2 unidentified persons, Of the 203 dead, 151 were army, 32 were air force, 16 were navy, 2 were unidentified, 1 was merchant navy and 1 was from the national fire service.
Location The cemetery is located in Deveni Rajasinghe Mawatha, approximately from the main road.
See also British Garrison Cemetery Liveramentu Cemetery Trincomalee British War Cemetery
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Commonwealth War Cemetery Kandy Kandy Graveyards