National War Memorial, Colombo
Memorial in Sri Lanka
National War Memorial | |
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Sri Lanka | |
For All Sri Lankan soldiers killed since World War I | |
Unveiled | June 7, 2008 |
Location | near 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 and 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.
See also
- Remembrance Day (Sri Lanka)
- Cenotaph War Memorial, Colombo
References
- Nation Jointly Salutes Our Liberators on War Heroes Day[permanent dead link]