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Nickname(s) | Derek, Derrick |
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Born | Colombo, Ceylon | 5 September 1912
Died | 11 April 1983 Colombo, Sri Lanka | (aged 70)
Allegiance | Sri Lanka |
Service | Ceylon Army, Ceylon Defence Force |
Years of service | 1939 - 1961 |
Rank | Colonel |
Service number | O/50003 |
Unit | Ceylon Artillery |
Commands | Ceylon Volunteer Force, 2nd (Volunteer) Coastal Artillery Regiment, 1st Heavy Anti-Aircraft/Coastal Artillery Regiment |
Battles / wars | World War II |
Awards | OBE (Military Division), Efficiency Decoration |
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Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1933–1936 | Hertfordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1934–1935 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 23 October 2015 |
Colonel Frederick Cecil "Derek" de Saram, OBE, ED (5 September 1912 – 11 April 1983) was a Sri Lankan lawyer, a Ceylon cricket captain, and an officer of the Ceylon Army. He led the attempted military coup of 1962.[1]