Talk:Commander-in-Chief, Ceylon

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If the first Commander-in-chief was appointed in 1942 then why is this a list of persons beginning in 1904? And why is Sir Geoffrey Layton not included on the list, when the article states he was the first Commander-in-chief? Dan arndt (talk) 09:52, 28 December 2014 (UTC)

This article has no references or sources that back up what it says. The information was spun off from General Officer Commanding, Ceylon which I have recently updated, with sources and created this article as a placeholder as this version had multiple post and still no refs. Cossde my main reason for removing that information here was because you neglected to write an edit summary and to add any sources or references to where you got the information from. I only moved it here because it might be valuable info that shouldn't be lost and this article is already very poor. Other wise I would have deleted it. Please take better care of your edits, for other editor's sake. Feel free to expand and do what ever to this article, but make sure it is properly sourced--Blackknight12 (talk) 18:57, 29 December 2014 (UTC)

based on your comments Blackknight12 does that mean that the position of Commander-in-Chief, Ceylon only existed during World War II and there was only two people ever appointed to that position? If that is the case the shouldn't the list in the article be removed as it would make more sense...Dan arndt (talk) 23:48, 29 December 2014 (UTC)

Everything related to Commander-in-Chief, Ceylon here on wikipedia was included or edited by Cossde, to my knowledge. It is the first I have come across the post so I am only familiar with it on wikipedia and have not seen it anywhere else. That doesnt mean the post did not exist, it means I cant answer your question and I'm as clueless as you. Cossde, can you answer these questions?--Blackknight12 (talk) 02:24, 30 December 2014 (UTC)

My apologies Blackknight12 about the last edits. Commander-in-chief, Ceylon was a post reserved for the British Colonial Governor unit world war two when Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton was appointed as Commander-in-chief, Ceylon with powers over riding that of the Governor. Cossde (talk) 19:05, 1 January 2015 (UTC)