{"id":152217,"date":"2025-04-27T16:43:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T16:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=152217"},"modified":"2025-04-27T16:48:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T16:48:02","slug":"the-ceylonese-who-fought-died-at-gallipoli-in-1915-by-michael-roberts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/the-ceylonese-who-fought-died-at-gallipoli-in-1915-by-michael-roberts\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ceylonese Who Fought \u2026 &#038; Died \u2026. at Gallipoli in 1915 &#8211; By  Michael Roberts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>The Ceylonese Who Fought \u2026 &amp; Died \u2026. at Gallipoli in 1915 &#8211; By Michael Roberts<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-88737 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Michael-Roberts-eLanka.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Roberts\" width=\"119\" height=\"137\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Source :\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2025\/04\/27\/the-ceylonese-who-fought-died-at-gallipoli-in-1915\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thuppahis<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2025\/04\/27\/the-ceylonese-who-fought-died-at-gallipoli-in-1915\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-89536\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/KUMAR-KIRINDE-150x150.jpeg?resize=120%2C120&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-attachment-id=\"89536\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2025\/04\/27\/the-ceylonese-who-fought-died-at-gallipoli-in-1915\/kumar-kirinde\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/KUMAR-KIRINDE.jpeg?fit=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"KUMAR KIRINDE\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/KUMAR-KIRINDE.jpeg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/KUMAR-KIRINDE.jpeg?fit=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">A NOTE from Retd Gp Capt. Kumar Kirinde, 25 April 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"AO\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div id=\":3\" class=\"Tm aeJ\">\n<div id=\":1\" class=\"aeF\">\n<div class=\"nH\">\n<div class=\"nH\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"nH g id\">\n<div class=\"nH a98 iY\">\n<div class=\"nH\">\n<div class=\"aHU hx\">\n<div role=\"list\">\n<div class=\"h7 bg ie\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"listitem\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n<div class=\"Bk\">\n<div class=\"G3 G2 afm\">\n<div id=\":5m5\">\n<div class=\"adn ads\" data-message-id=\"#msg-f:1830532064106048881\" data-legacy-message-id=\"19675b36b700ed71\">\n<div class=\"gs\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div id=\":5m1\" class=\"ii gt adO\">\n<div id=\":5m2\" class=\"a3s aiL \">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">During the Gallipoli campaign,\u00a0<strong>the Ceylon Planters\u2019 Rifle Corps (CPRC)<\/strong>\u00a0played a role, with a unit of around 80-130 troops serving as escorts and bodyguards for the General Commanding the 1st ANZAC Corps, Lieutenant General William Birdwood.\u00a0<strong>In total,\u00a0about 2,000 volunteers from the Ceylon Defence Force are estimated to have served with the Imperial and Allied forces, including the CPRC.\u00a0<\/strong>The CPRC unit initially sailed for Egypt in October 1914 and was later dispatched to Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula, where they performed operational duties.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Eighty of these troops were sent to Gallipoli, the first group landing there on April 25, 1915.\u00a0<\/strong>The troops were mainly used as the ANZAC commander\u2019s bodyguard.\u00a0<strong>In addition to the three buried at the Beach Cemetery, three more, who died on board hospital ships on the way home, are said to be buried in Colombo.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2025\/04\/27\/the-ceylonese-who-fought-died-at-gallipoli-in-1915\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-89537 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/BUGLER-ANZAC-COVE.jpg?resize=300%2C175&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-attachment-id=\"89537\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2025\/04\/27\/the-ceylonese-who-fought-died-at-gallipoli-in-1915\/bugler-anzac-cove\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/BUGLER-ANZAC-COVE.jpg?fit=300%2C175&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,175\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BUGLER ANZAC COVE\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/BUGLER-ANZAC-COVE.jpg?fit=300%2C175&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/BUGLER-ANZAC-COVE.jpg?fit=300%2C175&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>NOTE: SOURCES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kumar-kirinde-06482417\/?originalSubdomain=lk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em><a style=\"color: #800000;\" href=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/elanka-newsletter-sign-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly\u00a0to\u00a0your\u00a0inbox!<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ceylonese Who Fought \u2026 &amp; Died \u2026. at Gallipoli in 1915 &#8211; By Michael Roberts Source :\u00a0thuppahis A NOTE from Retd Gp Capt. Kumar Kirinde, 25 April 2025 During the Gallipoli campaign,\u00a0the Ceylon Planters\u2019 Rifle Corps (CPRC)\u00a0played a role, with a unit of around 80-130 troops serving as escorts and bodyguards for the General [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":88737,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,42710],"tags":[79254,34979,79255,29441],"class_list":{"0":"post-152217","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-aside","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-articles","8":"category-michael-roberts","9":"tag-anzac","10":"tag-capt-kumar-kirinde","11":"tag-lieutenant-general-william-birdwood","12":"tag-michael-roberts","13":"post_format-post-format-aside"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.7.1 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Ceylonese Who Fought \u2026 &amp; Died \u2026. at Gallipoli in 1915 - By Michael Roberts - eLanka<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Ceylonese Who Fought \u2026 &amp; Died \u2026. at Gallipoli in 1915 - By Michael Roberts A NOTE from Retd Gp Capt. 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