Historic Images of Sri Lanka
View of Colombo Docks Sri Lanka in 1942
Photograph Title: Colombo’s waterfront before assault
Photograph Copyright: Associated press, New York
Date: 15 April 1942
The warehouses, docks and lines of bullock wagons along the waterfront of Colombo, Ceylon as they (Japanese aircraft) appeared before the fierce assault by Jap bombers April 5.
Military Hospital seen across Beira Lake Colombo Sri Lanka early 1900s #IMG784 Military Hospital seen across Beira Lake is in the heart of the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka and surrounded by many important businesses. Lake occupied approximately 165 hectares of land in early 1900s and it has been reduced to mere 65 hectares today.
History 31 jan to 31 march 1942. Also , iwas billeted with tea planter famlly in kandy with my mother after escaping from singapore on 31 jan 1942 trying to identify kandy family..wentodentist in colombo on25 feb 1942, aged 4 years