National War Memorial, Colombo

National War Memorial
Sri Lanka
National War Memorial
For All Sri Lankan soldiers killed since World War I
Unveiled	June 7, 2008
Location	near  Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte, Battaramulla

The National War Memorial in front of the Parliament complex is dedicated to all military personnel killed since World War I to civil War and police personal killed due to militancy.

An annual ceremony to commemorate the velour and gallantry of War Heroes is held at the site on Remembrance Day of May. ^[1]

The walls engraved with names of 28,619 war heroes of the Army (23,962), Navy (1160), Air Force (443), Police (2,598) & Civil Security department (456) who had sacrificed their lives in the fight against LTTE organization before May 2009. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

See also

• Remembrance Day (Sri Lanka)
• Cenotaph War Memorial, Colombo

References

1. "National War Heroes Day ceremony in Battaramulla". the Sunday Times. Colombo: Sunday Times. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
2. "National War Heroes' Monument". www.lankapradeepa.com. Colombo. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
3. "National War Heroes' Day Commemoration". www.sundaytimes.lk. Colombo: the Sunday Times. May 21, 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
4. "Sri Lanka Commemorates 15 Years of Civil War Victory; Nation Salutes Fallen War Heroes at Battaramulla War Heroes Memorial". www.newsfirst.lk. Colombo: News First. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
5. "National War Heroes' Day commemoration event gets underway". www.adaderana.lk. Colombo: Ada Derana. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2025.

External Links

• Nation Jointly Salutes Our Liberators on War Heroes Day ^{[ permanent dead link ]}