The Commander-in-Chief, Ceylon was a military post created during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

to form a unified command for all British military, naval and air units in Ceylon. The first to be appointed to this post was Admiral

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Geoffrey Layton Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton, (20 April 1884 – 4 September 1964) was a Royal Navy officer. He was in command of the submarine when, under attack from German vessels, it ran aground off the Danish coast during the First World War. Despite thi ...

, whose powers exceeded that of the governor, in 1942. He was succeeded by

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Harry Wetherall Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Edward de Robillard Wetherall, (22 February 1889 – 18 November 1979) was an officer in the British Army during the First and Second World Wars. Military career Wetherall was commissioned into the Gloucestershire ...

in 1945.

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{{British Ceylon period topics Senior appointments of the British Army Military personnel of the British Empire Military history of Ceylon in World War II Ceylonese military personnel of World War II Ce British military commanders in chief

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