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“SO IT WAS AT WELIKADA” I was already in Melbourne, Australia, my Step-Mother-land, when I did hear about the famous/1963 Coup that had taken place in Ceylon, and that Admiral Royce de Mel waa involved in it. Naturally, I was interested, because it was this very Admiral that interviewed me personally, as regards my migration. He asked me why I wanted to leave Ceylon, and shorten my 12 year contract with the Royal Ceylon Navy, to do it. I had to explain that it was for the benefit of my children especially, and being the man he was, and my Captain, he said to me, that my service with the R.Cy.N. would be handed back to me, if ever decided to return. Then, I heard the news about the coup, and wondered what had happened to the Admiral. Being here in Australia, I never did get the chance to find ...