Defence Services School, Colombo
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The Defence Services School is a National School established in January 2007 for the children of military and police personal. Established in the refurbished old Rifle Barracks
building built in 1860 as part of the regimental headquarters of the Ceylon Rifle Regiment
regiment at Rifle Green, Slave Island, Colombo
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Rifle Barracks
Rifle Barracks was a former military barracks situated in Slave Island, Colombo. Build during the late nineteenth century as the regimental headquarters and barracks] of the Ceylon Rifle Regiment...
building built in 1860 as part of the regimental headquarters of the Ceylon Rifle Regiment
Ceylon Rifle Regiment
Ceylon Rifle Regiment was a regular native regiment formed by the British in Ceylon. Its history goes back to 1795 when five independent companies of Malays where transferred from Dutch to HEIC service...
regiment at Rifle Green, Slave Island, Colombo
Colombo
Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...
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