Ceylon World War Two Poster


This was a poster issued during World War Two to convince the Ceylonese to continue with their war effort. Ceylon became something of the British headquarters in the Far East after the fall of Singapore and Burma and its loyalty was intrinsically vital to the British war effort in the region.


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