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Order of the British Empire. Commander, (CBE) Civil Division. 1929 - Thomas Edward Dutton, General Manager, Government Railway, Ceylon.; Officer, (OBE) Civil Division. 1929-Louis Edmund Blaze, Founder and principal of Kingswood College, Kandy, in recognition of his services to Education.
The British Ceylon period is the history of Sri Lanka between 1815 and 1948. It follows the fall of the Kandyan Kingdom into the hands of the British Empire. [6]
The governor of Ceylon was the representative in Ceylon of the British Crown from 1795 to 1948. In this capacity, the governor was president of the Executive Council and Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces in Ceylon. The governor was the head of the British colonial administration in Ceylon, reporting to the Colonial Office.
Pages in category "Ceylonese recipients of British titles" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. ... 1953 Coronation Honours (Ceylon)
This category include titles and persons of appointed to these by British Governor of Ceylon. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
The following persons have served as British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, previously known as Ceylon. Countries belonging to the Commonwealth of Nations typically exchange High Commissioners rather than Ambassadors. Though there are a few technical differences, they are in practice one and the same office.
The proclamation of the Queen's style and titles published in the Ceylon Government Gazette, 1953. The Royal Titles Act was passed by the Parliament of Ceylon on 26 March 1953, which granted parliament's assent to the adoption of separate royal style and titles in relation to Ceylon. The bill received royal assent on 7 April 1953.
During the British administration a Rate Mahatmaya would head a revenue district, a Korale and would e the Kandian equivalent to a Mudaliyar in the lower country or the coastal regions. New appointments were stopped in the 1931 after the abolition of the native department, while current holders retained their posts until their retirement while ...