Sri Lanka,ශ්රී ලංකා,Ceylon,Borella Cemetery,Colombo,France,World War I,1914-1918, Monument (02)
Sri Lanka,ශ්රී ලංකා,Ceylon, Borella Cemetery,Colombo, France, World War I, 1914-1918, Monument. On the occasion of the Armistice day 11th November 1918 ending combat operations of the First World War, the French Embassy in Colombo had organised a little ceremony at the Monument dedicated to the French Victims of that war. Also present at this event were delegations of Great Britain, Canada, Russia, Japan, Australia, Romania, Italy, Bresil and Germany. The 2019 ceremony intended to be a reminder of the necessity to maintain peace and friendship among the nations. Therefore the honor went to all victims of wars past and present.