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Drill Display at the Departure of H. M. S. Gambia

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  • 1956-2-3

On the eve of the departure of H. M. S. Gambia from the East Indies Station recently the Royal Marine detachment of the ship gave a drill display on the R. N. Recreation Ground. For the first time, a representative of the Ceylon Government — Mr. A...

The Times of Ceylon Press

Grand-son of the Emperor on Board H. M. S. Gambia

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  • 1955-8-15

On board the H. M. S. Gambia, now in Trincomalee, is the grand-son of Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia. He is Mid-shipman Desta-Lij Alexander Desta, who completed his officer-cadet training at Dartmouth Naval College, in 1954. Mid-shipman, Dest...

The Times of Ceylon Press