I see that you posted about this place in January, 1999. Still hunting? Tom On Sat, 05 Apr 2014 02:36:32 +0000, Keith Wood wrote: >My father was stationed at HMS Anderson, Ceylon, during WW2. > >I am trying (unsuccessfully) to locate exactly where this was. > >I have been told it was located in a jungle clearing not too far from >China Bay (East coast). But I have also been told it was at the Anderson >Golf Links, Columbo (West coast). This latter shows up with google >searches, but I can't find any reference back to any formal source. > >I do wonder if both might be true (the golf club first, where it >acquired the name, then on to a more suitable location once they got >themselves organised). > >My father's photographs of the place are certainly more consistent with >the second suggested location (he arrived turn of the year 1943/4, and >remained until the end of 1945). > >The trouble is, I can't get a better location than "near China Bay". > >Any suggestions as to how to better identify its location? > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOG-UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Cheers, Tom <tomp@st.net.au> Tom Perrett