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My Father Felix Reginald Sirimanne – Yashwanth Dahanayake Source:Lankagazette My Father Felix Reginald Sirimanne may have been born about the year 1902 or 3, and schooled in Trinity College, Kandy. My close friends have been telling me that I should be proud of the achievements of my Dad in school in excelling in the sports field in Boxing and Rugby, which my dad had never spoken about other than my seeing few cups displayed on a cupboard at home in Nugegoda. One thing that I still remember is that he had tattooed the Trinity College crest with lion on the left upper arm- quite a large one. As I was so keen to find out my Dad’s sports achievements in School, this year (2017) I had the opportunity to visit the school during our annual winter-escape holiday from Sydney- to Kandy, Sri Lanka We did make an appointment to see school ...