National War Memorial, Colombo

National War Memorial
Sri Lanka
National War Memorial
For All Sri Lankan soldiers killed since World War I
UnveiledJune 7, 2008
Locationnear 
Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte, Battaramulla

The National War Memorial in front of the Parliament complex is dedicated to all military personnel killed since World War I as well as police personal killed due to militancy.

An annual ceremony to commemorate the velour and gallantry of War Heroes is held at the site on Remembrance Day of May.[1]

The walls engraved with names of 28,619 war heroes of the Army (23,962), Navy (1160), Air Force (443), Police (2,598) & Civil Security department (456) who had sacrificed their lives in the fight against LTTE organization before May 2009.[2][3][4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "National War Heroes Day ceremony in Battaramulla". the Sunday Times. Colombo: Sunday Times. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  2. ^ "National War Heroes' Monument". www.lankapradeepa.com. Colombo. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  3. ^ "National War Heroes' Day Commemoration". www.sundaytimes.lk. Colombo: the Sunday Times. May 21, 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Sri Lanka Commemorates 15 Years of Civil War Victory; Nation Salutes Fallen War Heroes at Battaramulla War Heroes Memorial". www.newsfirst.lk. Colombo: News First. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  5. ^ "National War Heroes' Day commemoration event gets underway". www.adaderana.lk. Colombo: Ada Derana. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2025.

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