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- ↑ "Commandants". ceylondatabase.net. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by William Wilby as General Officer Commanding, Ceylon | Commander of the Ceylon Volunteers 1888-1893 | Succeeded by Henry Byrde |
