Osmund de Silva

Osmund de Silva
OBE
13th Inspector General of Police (Ceylon)
In office
26 July 1955 – 24 April 1959
Preceded byRichard Aluwihare
Succeeded byM. Walter F. Abeykoon
Personal details
Bornc.1901[1]
Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka[2]
Diedc. 1980
SpouseEna née Aluwihare
ProfessionPolice officer

Santiago Wilson Osmund De Silva OBE (25 December 1909 - c. 1980) was Ceylonese police officer. He was the thirteenth and the first Ceylonese career police officer to become Inspector-General of Police (1955–1959).

  1. ^ Jayasena, Ananda (30 December 2010). "Infamous Coup D'état". Daily News. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  2. ^ Jasentuliyana, Nandasiri (2016). Same Sky, Different Nights. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781524600419.