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dbpedia:Royce_de_Mel

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Rear Admiral Gerard Royce Maxwell De Mel OBE was 4th Commander of the Royal Ceylon Navy and the 2nd and last Commander of the Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force. He was the first Ceylonese as well the first Sinhalese commander of the navy and was appointed in 15 August 1955. He served until 15 November 1960 and was succeeded by Rajan Kadiragamar.He was involved in the 1962 Ceylonese coup d'état attempt.

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Royce de Mel

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Ceylon British Ceylon

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dbpedia:Ceylon_Royal_Naval_Volunteer_Reserve dbpedia:Sri_Lanka_Volunteer_Naval_Force dbpedia:Sri_Lanka_Navy

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Commander of the Sri Lankan Navy Commander of the Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force

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1961-01-01Z

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1940-01-01Z