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    1. [SOG-UK] HMS Anderson, Ceylon
    2. Keith Wood
    3. 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?

    04/04/2014 08:36:32