Bibliography of the 2nd (volunteer) Battalion 1

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Abeyesinghe and Major Anton Edema
Abey’ratne, Captain Oscar M .the History of the Ceylon Light Infantry, Ceylon Daily
News,1945,pp.i-iii,1-239,Appendices,240-246
Abeysooriya,Samson- “pen portraits of Colonel TGW Jayawardena
“Aberdoneusis” – The CMI contingent at the front
Alwis Major LH de – Regimental Colours- Their History & significance,1922,pp.1-10
Archives,SriLanka National,Volumes
6289,6190,6287,6293,6294,6295,6296,6297,9298,6299,
2698ADoc No.724
The Ceylon Army Journal Vol1.No.1,1952,pp.37-39,p54
The Ceylon Army Journal Vol1 No.2,1953,pp.23-26
The Civil List 1884, The Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers pp 191-192
The Civil List 1885 The Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers pp 193-194
The Civil List 1886 The Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers 189-190
The Civil List 1887 The Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers 145-146
The Civil List 1888 The Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers 139-140
The Civil List 1889 The Ceylon Volunteers 146-147
The Civil List 1890 The Ceylon Volunteers 170
The Civil List 1891 The Ceylon Volunteers 172
The Civil List 1892 The Ceylon Volunteers 178
The Civil List 1893 The Ceylon Volunteers 178-179
The Civil List 1894 The Ceylon Volunteers 184-185
The Civil List 1895 The Ceylon Volunteers 180-181
The Civil List 1896 Ceylon Volunteer Force 185-186
The Civil List 1896 Ceylon Volunteer Force 189-190
The Civil List 1897 Ceylon Volunteer Force 189-190
The Civil List 1898 Ceylon Volunteer Force 177-178
The Civil List 1899 Ceylon Volunteer Force 177-178
The Civil List 1900 Ceylon Volunteer Force-Infantry 175-176
The Civil List 1901 Ceylon Volunteer Force-Infantry 179-180
The Civil List 1902 Ceylon Volunteer Force-Infantry 180-181
The Civil List 1903 Ceylon Volunteer Force-Infantry 184-185
The Civil List 1904 Ceylon Volunteer Force-Infantry 189-190
The Civil List 1904 CBCLI 190
The Civil List 1905 Ceylon Volunteer Force-CLI 193-194
The Civil List 1905 CBCLI 194
The Civil List 1906 Ceylon Volunteer Force CLI 214
The Civil List 1906 CBCLI 216
The Civil List 1907 Ceylon Volunteer Force CLI 216
The Civil List 1907 CBCLI 218
The Civil List 1908 Ceylon Volunteer Force CLI 204-205
The Civil List 1908 CBCLI 206
The Civil List 1909 Ceylon Volunteer Force CLI 252-253
The Civil List 1909 CBCLI 254
The Civil List 1910 Ceylon Volunteer Force CLI 235-236
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The Civil List 1910 CBCLI 237
The Civil List 1911 Ceylon Volunteer Force CLI 236
The Civil List 1912 Ceylon Volunteer Force CLI 238-239
The Civil List 1912 Cadet Companies CLI 240
The Civil List 1913 Ceylon Volunteer Force CLI 249-250
The Civil List 1913 Cadet Companies CLI 251
The Civil List 1914 Ceylon Volunteer Force CLI 263-264
The Civil List 1914 Cadet Companies CLI 265
The Civil List 1915 Ceylon Volunteer Force CLI 249-250
The Civil List 1915 Cadet Companies CLI 251
The Civil List 1916 Ceylon Volunteer Force CLI 255-256
The Civil List 1916 Cadet Companies CLI 258
The Civil List 1917 Ceylon Volunteer Force CLI 260-261
The Civil List 1917 Cadet Companies CLI 264
The Civil List 1918 Ceylon Volunteer Force CLI 257-258
The Civil List 1918 Cadet Companies CLI 262
The Civil List 1919 Ceylon Defence Force - CLI 261
The Civil List 1920 Ceylon Defence Force - CLI 287-288
The Civil List 1921 Ceylon Defence Force - CLI 295-296
The Civil List 1922 Ceylon Defence Force - CLI 319-320
The Civil List 1923 Ceylon Defence Force - CLI 336-337
The Civil List 1924 Ceylon Defence Force - CLI 356-357
The Civil List 1925 Ceylon Defence Force - CLI 371-372
The Civil List 1926 Ceylon Defence Force - CLI 402-403
The Civil List 1927 Ceylon Defence Force - CLI
The Civil List 1928 Ceylon Defence Force - CLI 433-434
The Civil List 1929 Ceylon Defence Force - CLI 452-453
The Civil List 1930 Ceylon Defence Force - CLI 473-474
The Civil List 1931 Ceylon Defence Force - CLI 176-177
The Civil List 1932 Ceylon Defence Force - CLI 177
The Civil List 1933 Ceylon Defence Force - CLI 170
The Civil List 1934 Ceylon Defence Force - CLI 166
The Civil List 1935 Ceylon Defence Force - CLI 165
The Civil List 1936 Ceylon Defence Force - CLI 166
The Civil List 1937 Ceylon Defence Force - CLI 161
Ceylon Daily News CLI supplement 22.3.1922
Ceylon Daily News Marathon March 4.2.1941
Ceylon Daily News Parade & March past of allies honouring 15.6.1942
flags of the UN fighting for liberty
Ceylon Daily News Guard of Honour to HRH Duke of Gloucester 24.6.1942
on
Ceylon Daily News Farewell broadcast of HRH duke of 18.7.1942
Gloucester16.7.1942
Ceylon Daily News Inaugural meeting of the CLI Association 18.12.1945
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Ceylon Daily News Death of Cololonel TGJayawardena 24.12.1945
Ceylon Daily News Obituary of Lt.Col.V.VanLangenberg-CLI 11.3.1946
Ceylon Daily News CLI Band record for broadcast 25.3.1946
Ceylon Daily News Victory Contingent London bound 26.4.1946
Ceylon Daily News Ceylon Victory Contingent Impresses 18.5.1946
Ceylon Daily News Victory Pageant of pomp & power 10.6.1946
Ceylon Daily News Acting Supremo(Lieut-General Sir Montague 25.10.1946
Staford)inspects CLI
Ceylon Daily News Victory Contingent back with warm greetings 26.7.1946
Ceylon Daily News Burma Star for six CLI officers 28.11.1946
Ceylon Daily News CLI hold first post-war sports meet 1.12.1946
Ceylon Daily News Garrison sports –CLI win challenge cup 8.12.1946
Ceylon Daily News Duke of Gloucester due tomorrow 18.1.1947
Ceylon Daily News Duke of Gloucester enjoys sea bathe at 20.1.1947
Mount Lavinia
Ceylon Daily News Sir Arthur Palleser, Vice-Admiral in Colombo 20.3.1947
Ceylon Daily News Presentation of CLI colours celebrated 25.3.1947
Ceylon Daily News CSSI to begin in a modest way 14.7.1947
Ceylon Daily News Rendezvous for Ceylonese Ex-servicemen 10.8.1947
Ceylon Daily News Ceylonese Service Institute opened 12.8.1947
Ceylon Daily News General Richil on island tour 27.11.1947
Ceylon Daily News Twelve gun salute to Brigadier EPN Jones 27.1.1948
Ceylon Daily News At Queens House-The Duke of Gloucester 9.2.1948
Ceylon Daily News “we May meet again” says Duke of 17.2.1948
Gloucester
Ceylon Daily News Volunteer Force to be part of Ceylon Army 5.4.1948
Ceylon Daily News Duncan White brings fame to Ceylon 2.8.1948
Ceylon Daily News The CLI Hockey team-winners of Pioneer Shield 29.8.1948
1948
Ceylon Daily News White’s praiseworthy feat 3.8.1948
Ceylon Daily News Colombo’s rousing reception to Duncan 7.9.1948
White
Ceylon Daily News Official inspection of CDF units-Sir John to 7.9.1948
deputize for Prime Minister
Ceylon Daily News Backbone of our Defence –Island must rely 11.9.1948
on Volunteer Regiments
Ceylon Daily News Inter unit sports meet – CGA beat CLI 14.9.1948
Ceylon Daily News Impressive Independence day spectacle 5.2.1948
Ceylon Daily News Decorated for efficiency 12.2.1948
Ceylon Daily News Ceylon Garrison commander –Brigadier FS 31.31949
Reid arrives in Colombo
Ceylon Daily News General Brocker inspects CLI & RASC 23.9.1949
Ceylon Daily News Army Act comes into force today 10.10.1949
Ceylon Daily News Flashback-When Queens Uncle presented 21.4.1954
Colours to the CLI by Kenneth J.Somander
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Ceylon Daily News Queen Elizabeth II presents Royal Colours to 22.4.1954
CLI
Ceylon Daily News 20th anniversary of CLI association by 17.12.1965
HRSeneviratne
Ceylon Daily News Army’s duty – HE JR Jayawardane 7.10.1978
Ceylon Daily News Presentation of colours to the SLLI by HE the 9.10.1978
president on the 10th October 1978 ,
 Message of HE president
 Ceremonies with the Colours
 Colours of a Regiment
 Message of Lt.Col.HBWjekoon.ED
 Message of Col.CMN de Silva
Ceylon Daily News History made at Army cantonment 11.10.1978
The Ceylon Manual Edited by Herbert white CCS & BF
Sulter,CCS
1905 PartXI,chapterLXIII,The Ceylon volunteer 439-442
Force
1908 ChapterLXXI,The CVF & Military expenditure 573-575
1909 ChapterLXVI The Ceylon volunteer Force 534-537
1910 ChapterLXVII The Ceylon volunteer Force 536-539
1911 ChapterLXVII The Ceylon volunteer Force 538-541
1912-1913 ChapterLXVII The Ceylon volunteer Force 497-500
Ceylon Independent Seamen’sHospital/SlaveIslandHQ 01.9.1905
Ceylon Observer Ceylon Contingent1897 20.7.1940
Ceylon Observer King&Queen meet Ceylon contingent 16.6.1946
Ceylon Observer CLI Presentation of colours XXVth 8.2.1948
Anniversary
Ceylon Observer History of the CLI 8.2.1948
Ceylon Observer Dominion parliament opens 10.2.1948
Ceylon Observer Wields CLI baton for the 5th time 6.3.1948
Ceylon Observer The Queen reviews the troops 21.4.1954
Ceylon Observer Presenting of colours 20.4.1954
Ceylon today VolVno.10,75th anniversary of CLI 10.10.1956
Ceylon Volunteer Vol1.No.1 11.6.1904
Gazette
Ceylon Volunteer Vol1.No.2 5.7.1904
Gazette
Ceylon Volunteer Vol1.No.3 10.8.1904
Gazette
Ceylon Volunteer Vol1.No.4 2.9.1904
Gazette
Ceylon Volunteer Vol1.No.5 7.10.1904
Gazette
Ceylon Volunteer Vol1.No.6 10.10.1904
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Gazette
Ceylon Volunteer Vol1.No.7 10.12.1904
Gazette
Ceylon Volunteer Vol1.No.9 15.2.1905
Gazette
Ceylon Volunteer Vol1.No.11 15.04.1904
Gazette
Ceylon Volunteer Vol2.No.2 10.7.1905
Gazette
Ceylon Volunteer Vol2.No.3 15.8.1905
Gazette
Ceylon Volunteer Vol2.No.4 15.9.1905
Gazette
Ceylon Volunteer Vol2.No.5 15.101905
Gazette
Ceylon Volunteer Vol2.No.6 Nov-Dec1905
Gazette
Ceylon Volunteer Vol2.No.7 Jan-Feb1906
Gazette
Ceylon Volunteer Vol2.No.8 Mar-May1906
Gazette
The Ceylon Garrison Artllery,History of
20th century impressions of Ceylon(union Page 78
press,London)Volunteer corps established
in1881
Dinamina Eaton,Arthur S,”Roll of Honour”1914-1918 11.10.1978
Ferguson’s Volunteer Regiment(CLI Corps) Page 360 1883-1884
Directory Volunteers in Ceylon page 461
CLI volunteers, pages 462-463
Ferguson’s Volunteer Regiment(CLI Corps) Page 1885-1886
Directory 400
Volunteers in Ceylon page 475
CLI volunteers, pages 476-
477
Ferguson’s Volunteers in Ceylon page 565- 1890-1891
Directory 566
CLI volunteers, pages 566-
569,1076
Ferguson’s Ceylon Volunteers pages542- 1893
Directory 543
Volunteers in Ceylon page647
CLI pages 648-
650
Ceylon Mounted Infantry
page651
Ferguson’s Ceylon Volunteers pages314- 1896-1897
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Directory 315
Volunteers in Ceylon page317
CLI pages 318-
321
Ceylon Mounted Infantry
page322
Ferguson’s Volunteer Regiment pages592- 1898-1899
Directory 593
Volunteers in Ceylon
pages732
Ceylon Volunteers pages733-
737
Roll of the CMR pages737
Kandy Volunteer & public Band
pages927
Ferguson’s Volunteer Forces in Ceylon Pages702-703 1903
Directory Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers
Decoration, Warrant & Long Service Medal
page704
Roll of the CMR Volunteers pages705
Ceylon MD Contingent for South Africa, page
716
The coronation contingent page 717
The second MD contingent for South Africa,
pages718-719
The Volunteer Force, pages 386-
387
Ferguson’s The Volunteer Force pages481-482 1907-1908
Directory Volunteer Forces in Ceylon pages 776-777
Ceylon Volunteers Band, Colombo pages778
Roll of CMR pages799
CMI 1st Contingent for South Africa
pages791
The 2nd Contingent for South Africa
pages792-793
The Coronation Contingent pages 793-
794
Ferguson’s The Volunteer Force, page 478- 1913-1914
Directory 479
The CLI, page 848-
849
Volunteer Staff, page 850
CVF Band,Colombo, page 850
Exemption of volunteers from service as
Jurors, page 874
Coronation contingentHM King George
V ,page 875
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CMI 1st contingent for South Africa, page 876
CMI 2nd Contingent for South Africa, page 877
Ceylon Volunteer Rifle Association, page
1116
Ferguson’s The Volunteer Force, page 461 1914-1915
Directory The CLI, page462
The Cadet Battalion,CLI,pages815-816,461
Volunteer Staff,page817
Coronation contingent from Ceylon, page 847
CMI,1st contingent for SA,page 847
CMI,2nd contingent for SA page 848
Ferguson’s The CLI page 59-60 1917
Directory Volunteer staff, page 62
Band, CLI Colombo, page 62
Ferguson’s The CLI, pages112-113 1919-1920
Directory CLI Band, Colombo, Page 114
Ferguson’s The CLI, page 167 1920-1921
Directory CLI Band Colombo, Page 168
Ferguson’s The CLI, page 419 1922
Directory CLI Band, Colombo, page 420
Ferguson’s The CLI, page 546 1924
Directory CLI Band, Colombo, page 548
CLI Recreation Club, N’eliya (formed
April1923)
CLI Hockey team, page884
Badulla, CLI Association Football club, page 863
Ferguson’s The CLI, page 612 1925
Directory CLI Band,Colombo, page 614
CLI Hockey team, page 1023
CLI Recreation club,N’eliya,page1023
CLI sports club, page1023
Ferguson’s The CLI, page 679 1926
Directory CLI Band,Colombo, page 681
Badulla,CLI Association Football Club
(Inaugurated 1913), page 1113
CLI hockey team, page 1116
CLI sports club, page 1116
CLI recreation club,N’eliya, page 1116
Ferguson’s The CLI page 226 1927
Directory CLI Band, Colombo, page 229
CVRA, page 1062
CLI sports club, page 1060
CLI recreation club,N’eliya, page 1060
Ferguson’s The CLI, page 235 1928
Directory CLI Band, Colombo page 237
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CLI sports club page 1132
CLI recreation club, N’eliya, page 1132
CVRA, page 1132
Ferguson’s The CLI, page 196 1929
Directory CLI Band,Colombo, page 198
Badulla,CLI Association Football Club,page 1066
CLI sports club, page
1069
CVRA page
1069
Ferguson’s The CLI, page 205 1930
Directory CLI Band, Colombo, page 207
Badulla, Detachment CLI Sports
club(inaugurated as a football club in1913 but
reorganized in 1929 to include Hockey, Soccer ,
Volleyball &cricket) Page 1114
CLI sports club, page 1116
CVRA, page 1117
Ferguson’s The CLI, page 194 1931
Directory CLI Band,Colombo, page 196
CVRA, page 1036
CLI sports club, page 1036
Badulla, Detachment CLI Sports club page
1034
Ferguson’s The CLI, page 298 1932
Directory CLI Band, Colombo, page 300
Badulla, Detachment CLI Sports club page
1152
CLI sports club, page 1154
CVRA, page 1154
Ferguson’s The CLI, page 217 1933
Directory CLI Band, Colombo, page 218
Badulla, Detachment CLI Sports club page 1160
CLI sports club, page 1162
CVRA, page 1164
Ferguson’s The CLI, page 219 1934
Directory CLI Band, Colombo, page 220
CLI sports club, page 1169
CVRA, page 1170
Badulla, Detachment CLI Sports club page
1167
Ferguson’s The CLI, page 220 1935
Directory CLI Band, Colombo, page 221
CLI sports club, page 1189
CVRA, page 1190
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Badulla, Detachment CLI Sports club page
1187
Ferguson’s The CLI, page 224 1936
Directory CLI Band, Colombo, page 225
CLI sports club, page 1218
CVRA, page 1218
Badulla, Detachment CLI Sports club page
1217
Ferguson’s The CLI, page 225 1937
Directory CLI Band, Colombo, page 226
CLI sports club, page 1260
CVRA, page 1260
Badulla, Detachment CLI Sports club page
1260
Ferguson’s The CLI, page 226 1938
Directory CLI Band, Colombo, page 228
CLI sports club, page 1276
CVRA, page 1276
Badulla, Detachment CLI Sports club page
1276
Ferguson’s CLI sports club, page1305 1939
Directory Ceylon Rifle Association page 1305
Ferguson’s CLI sports club, page1321 1940
Directory Ceylon Rifle Association page 1321
Ferguson’s CLI sports club, page1315 1941
Directory Ceylon Rifle Association page 1315
Ferguson’s CLI sports club, page1295 1942
Directory Ceylon Rifle Association page 1295
Ferguson’s CLI Association page974 1959
Directory
Ferguson’s CLI Association page993 1960
Directory
Ferguson’s CLI Association page997 1961
Directory
Daily Mirror 2nd Battalion The SLLI 22.04.1980
Gomes. CAL – Personalities of our time
Lankadheepa – 11.10.1978
Martinus,OE – life of Colonel TGW Jayawardane
Memento of the Presentation of the Presidential & Regimental Colours to the 2 nd
(V)Battalion ,The SLLI on 10.10.1978 by HE Mr.JRJayawardane President of the
DSRof SL.
Milne,J.Hogarth – Great Britain in coronation Year
Modder, Major Frank H.- History of the Volunteer Corps 1882,pp.i-iii.General
Directory,Index & Corrigenda
Neil,Dr.Andreas.The History of the Ceylon Army Medical Corps,1881-1953.Caxton
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Abeyesinghe and Major Anton Edema
printing works,Colombo.1953,pp-i-iv,1-67.refer pages 1-11 for information on the
SLLI(V)
The Prince of Wales Eastern Book- Record of the Voyages of HMS Renown 1921-
1922
Ratnapura Aloysian,1898-1948,Article “Ratnapura Detachment” p.171
Souvenier issued by the SLArmy on the occasion of the Presentation of the
Presidential Regimental Colours by the President of the DSRof SL & COC of the
Armed Forces,HE JRJayawardane to the 1st &2nd (V) battalion SLLI,at the Army
Cantonment Panagoda,on 10.10.1978
Roll of the Ceylon Mounted Infantry
Sessional Papers
Cadet Battalion,Ceylon Light Infantry Correspondence 3of 1911
Relating to Ceylon Engineering Corps & Ceylon Garrison Artillary-47 of 1928
Organization of Volunteer Force,Report of Committee suggesting measures to
popularize the Volunteer Regiment, 21 of 1908, 16 of 1881
History of the 1 Battalion The SLLI
st
1974
Sunday Observer: Presidential Colours to the Infantry 8.10.1978
Sunday Observer Memories of the CLI by Janaka Perera 13.4.1980
Times of Ceylon –Story of the Infantry by Major WRGeorge,SECC 10.12.1945
Times of Ceylon Duke pleased with the record of the CLI 17.2.1948
Times of Ceylon Vice Admiral visits the Garrison HeadQuaters (CDN-27.5.1948)
27.5.1948
Times of Ceylon Presentation of Colours Another link with the Royal family
20.4.1954
Times of Ceylon Green Book CLI Hockey team Page 289
1921
1922 CLI Hockey team 577
CVRA 579
1923 Visit of Prince of Wales 1
CLI Hockey team 529
CVRA 529
1924 CLI Sports Club 416
CVRA 419
1925 CLI Sports Club 478
CVRA 479
1926 CLI Sports Club 497
CVRA 499
1927 CLI Sports Club 512
CVRA 514
1929 CLI Sports Club 522
CVRA 524
The CLI Report for 1928 pp
1930 CLI Sports Club 525
CVRA 527
The CLI report 1929 19-20
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1931 CLI Sports Club review for 1930 510
CVRA 513
The CLI report 27-28
1932 The CLI report review for 1931
CLI Sports Club
CVRA
1933 The CLI report review for 1932 37-38
CLI Sports Club 565
CVRA 567-568
1934 The CLI report review for 1933 42-43
CLI Sports Club 605
CVRA 609
1935 The CLI report review for 1934 31-32
CLI Sports Club 601
CVRA 604
1936 The CLI report review for 1935 29-30
CLI Sports Club 602
CRA 604
1937 The CLI report review for 1936 31-32
CLI Sports Club 625
CRA 628
1938 The CLI report review for 1937 32-33
CLI Sports Club 626
CRA 628
1939 CLI Sports Club 640
CRA 643
1940 CLI Sports Club 514
Rifle Association of Ceylon 559
1941 CLI Sports Club 429
Rifle Association of Ceylon 469
The Visit of the Royal Highness The Duke &Duchess of Cornwall & York to Ceylon –
April 12th to 15th 1901 – Ceylon Government Press
Wright Arnold. Ed. Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon, Lloyds Greater
Publishing Co.London.1907,-Volunteering pp 858 – 862
Wright, Colonel TY, ”Ceylon in my Time”
Slave Island
 Slave Island during Dutch times :description of in Ceylon & the Sinhalese by
HC Sirr.Vol1.Ch.3.p46 et.seq
 CALR,Vol.5 no.3.p.119
 Percivel’s Ceylon p.99
 DBUJl.Vol.27.p19
 Mrs.Gordon Cummings’Two Happy years in Ceylon’Vol1.Ch.2.p.53sq.
 Ceylon Pearl of the East Ch.15.p320sq.
 Scenery & Reminiscences of Ceylon. Deschamps -p33-34
 Derivation of Compagnie Vidiya.DBUJl.Vol.22.p125
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 CALR Vol.5.Vol.3.p.119;Vol8.no.2.p.131
History of Ceylon Rifle Regiment by Colour Sgt.HLCoher,-United Service Magazine
1860.
Binham’s History of the PWD.Vol2.Ch.1p.24 note
Ceylon in1883 by J Ferguson Apendix4, p.241.sq.
Reforms in Military Uniforms in Ceylon, DBUJl Vol.40.pt.1.p.23.sq.History of Ceylon
Native Infantry Regiments in Ceylon. CALR Vol.15no.2.p.63.et.seq.
Henry Marshalls ‘General description of the Island Ceylon’ Ch.1.p.19.p23. Mil.
Defence p24-25
History of the CGA formerly CAV by Times of Ceylon,1927.100pages.
(RBN.no.19995)
Government Sessional paper no.47 of 1928(7pages)
Sessional papers no.16 of 1881(2pages)
Sessional paper no.20 of 1911
Souvenir of the 1910 &1911 Volunteer Camps at Diyatalawa: by Capper
&Sons.1910(RBN.no.8959)1911(RBN,no.9704)
History of the Volunteer Movement by AMJFerguson 1912(RBN.n.10330)
Military land at Kew road Slave Island,Fileno.707(1898-1903)(boxno136)
File nos.2426 & 2426A (1911-1917) * missing?
CLI File no.2698A(1905-1913)File no.2788E(mobilization in 1917
Geoffery Powell – Kandyan Wars
Roland Raven Hart The Dutch war with Kandy
MSC de Silva-The Sinhalese army during the Portuguese, Dutch & British
periods1505-1815
SZ 32(1)1971;19-87;15plates
Manikka Ariyapala-Military Organization & Warfare society in medieval
Ceylon(1956)Ch.7p.160-175
Ceylon Army Journal. Ed.by Lt.col.A.Muthukumaru(1952-1955) Nos.55591, 58572,
62192,65322
Ceylon & the War (by the Information officer) 1939-1940. Nos.37395, 37535, 37758,
37770,37868,38064,38312,38455,38681,38682,38818
CLI Rules & regulations-1934.No29381
CLI Association Hand Book 1946.No.45847
Comrades of the great War Annual 1929No.21890
Comrades Book 1933 No.27694
Comrades Book 1940 No.38872
The Echelon by HGR Stevenson 1916.Nos.12409,12476,12745,12803
The Echelon Review Regimental Magazine by Sgt.F.Doughty 1922. Nos.15810,
15860,15941,15972,16028,16087
The Gunner(Bulletin of the Ceylon Artillery Association 1948)No.48777
Horse & Foot (Regimental Magazine of the CMR & CPRC.1930(22241)1931(23463)
1932(24606)1935(29458)1936(31795)1397(32390,33407)1938(34295)1939(35991)
1940(37308)
The Ceylon Independent Christmas Numbers.1915(12227)1916(12811)1919(14413)
Lloyd’s Chrismas & Easter Annuals 1926 to
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1949.Nos.19634,19885,20344,23359,35879,40840,44874,48097,49220
Morning Leader Year Book& Diary 1914-1917, Nos.11018, 11670, 12292, 12293,
13339
Plate’s Annual.1915-1941. Nos.12178, 15004,15737, 16397, 17214, 18029, 18850,
19625,21050,21993,23203,24326,25519,27757,29093,30538,32175,33793,35806,3
7317,38940,40744
Observer Annual.1937-1955. Nos.33789, 35722, 38800, 47399, 48459, 49780,
51295, 53220, 55047,58535,61735,64948.
Sociability. The Gordon Highlanders Chronicles.1891.Nos1487,1523,1534,1570
Sports in Ceylon by EW. Foenander 1923.No.17430
Sporting Chronicles.1920.Nos.149902,15025
Sports Annual, the Ceylon.1908-1914.Nos.7497,8702,9371,9985,11251
Sports Magazine, The Ceylon-1918.No.13553
Sportsman’s Annual & Directory 1923.No.16959
Times of Ceylon Christmas Numbers, 1910-1952. Nos.9225 ,9881, 10537, 11195,
11701,12217,12784,13345,13817,14406,14997,15676,16409,17232,18012,18812,
18825,19597,20278,21048,21897,23139,24250,25535,27754,29147,29147,30564,
32013,33883,35701,37270,38900,40810,53805,55812.
Volunteer Gazette, The Ceylon, 1904-1906. Nos.6090, 6141, 6160, 6180, 6260,
6262,6284,6359,6401,6455,6473,6527,6549,6603,6606,6685,6772
Oriental & India Office Collection. L/mil/17/12/61-62
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 Bibliography of the 2nd (volunteer) Battalion 14

The Sri Lanka Light Infantry Compiled by Brigadier AER

Abeyesinghe and Major Anton Edema
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