W. C. S. Ingles
W. C. S. Ingles R. S. Templeton | |
|---|---|
| Succeeded by | A. J. Wickwar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 November 1868 |
| Died | 29 July 1953 |
Surveyor General of Ceylon and an official member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon.[1]
Born in
R. S. Templeton, and held the office until 1923. He was succeeded by A. J. Wickwar.[2] He was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
.
Having served in the ranks of the
Ceylon Artillery Volunteers on 13 February 1909. Promoted to Lieutenant in February 1911 and Captain on the Reserve in September 1915 on his appointment as Surveyor-General. He was mobilized for war service and after the war returned to the active list having been appointed a Captain in October 1921, and became a Major on the reserve in September 1923. He was awarded the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal in 1921 and the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration in 1925. Retiring to Yarmouth in the Isle of Wight, he died on 29 July 1953.[3]
References
- ^ "APPOINTMENT BY THE GOVERNOR" (PDF). Ceylon Government Gazzet. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "History". Survey Department of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ "Long Service Medals from the Collection formed by John Tamplin Pair: Major Walter Culpepper Stanser Ingles, Ceylon Garrison Artillery". dnw.co.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2021.