Richard Aluwihare
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Sir Richard Aluwihare Deputy | Osmund de Silva | |
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| Preceded by | Ranulph Bacon | |
| Succeeded by | Osmund de Silva | |
| Personal details | ||
| Born | 23 May 1895 | |
| Died | 22 December 1976 | |
| Spouse | Lucille née Moonemalle | |
| Children | Phyllis Sita, Civil servant | |
Early life and education
Richard Aluwihare was born on 23 May 1895, the son of T. B. Aluwihare and Panabokke Tikiri Kumarihamy, daughter of
Military service
With the outbreak of World War I, he enlisted in the British Army serving in the Middlesex Regiment[1] at Flanders, 1916 and was severely wounded in the Battle of the Somme.[2] He returned to Ceylon in 1920. He was the Secretary to the Kandyan deputation on constitutional reforms that was sent to England.
Civil service career
In October 1920, he was appointed to the
On 6 January 1947 he was appointed first Ceylonese
Later life
After his retirement in 1955 Aluwihare went into politics and contested the parliamentary seat of Kalawewa from the United National Party in 1956 and was soundly defeated. In June 1957, he was appointed Ceylon's High Commissioner in India[6][7] a position he retained until 1963. Aluwihare died on 22 December 1976 at the age of eighty one.
Family
He married Lucille née Moonemalle, daughter of Theodore Barcroft L. Moonemalle, member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon, on 18 October 1920. They had two daughters Phyllis Sita, who married Jayampathy Charitha Ratwatte II, later member of the State Council of Ceylon and Ena (1922 – 2015), who married a career police officer, Osmund de Silva. De Silva succeeded his father-in-law as Inspector General of Police.
Honours
He was appointed a
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Legacy
The parade ground at the Police Training College in Kalutura is named the Aluwihare Grounds.[5] The winner of the Trinity–Antonian Cricket Encounter (Battle of the Blues) is awarded the Sir Richard Aluwihare Trophy.[9] Aluwihare also has a street (Richard Aluwihare Mawatha) named after him in Matale.
References
- Lives of the First World War
- ^ Ratwatte, Charitha (29 January 2013). "World War I: The Great War Centenary". Daily FT. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ Wickramasinghe, Rohan H. (20 March 2010). "How Freeman won the NCP seat". The Island. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- Sunday Times. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Police Passing Out Parade Today". Daily News. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ de Silva, A. A. (25 September 2004). "S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike with malice to none, with charity to all". Daily News. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "High Commissioner-Designate of Ceylon presents credentials" (PDF). Press Information Bureau - Government of India. 19 June 1957. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- London Gazette. 2 June 1950. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ Abdeen, S. M. Jiffrey (16 March 2007). "Antonians have the edge over Trinity in limited over match". Daily News. Retrieved 2 September 2016.