![]() ![]() John Ambulance Association (Ceylon Centre). A wealthy estate owner, Perera bread race horses and was a member of the Ceylon Turf Club and the St. They had two children, Nimal Indrani Perera and Cecil Susantha Perera. Indrani Perera is an award winning author whose work has been published in Taproot, Otherways and The Mulberry Journal. A niece of Sir Susantha de Fonseka and a grand niece of W. Their mother was an accomplished pianist and a singer and though the father did not play. Perera married Nimal Indrani de Fonseka, daughter of Dr Fredrick Lionel de Fonseka and Regina Perera. Mallika, Indrani and Iranganie Perera were born to a musical family. In 1967, he was appointed High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Canada by prime minister Dudley Senanayake and served till 1970. In January 1958, he was appointed Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Cultural Affairs and Social Services and thereafter Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Health in May 1961. In 1953 he was appointed commissioner of motor traffic. In 1942 he was appointed commissioner of lands and land commissioner. He concurrently served at times as acting director of commerce, acting director of tourist bureau and acting acting controller of imports and exports. In 1944, he was promoted as the first director of civil aviation and tasked with the formation of Air Ceylon which took place in 1947. In 1937 he was appointed as office assistant, Kegalla Kachcheri in 1938 assistant government agent, Kurunegala in 1940, additional assistant government agent, Colombo in 1941, assistant controller of imports, exports and exchange in 1942, secretary to the minister of communication and works as well as deputy director of civil aviation and registrar of aircraft. In November 1935, he was attached to the Kalutara Kachcheri where he served as additional commission of request, additional police magistrate and office assistant. He served as additional police magistrate of Colombo. On his return to Ceylon he was attached to the Colombo Kachcheri. Having graduated with a BSc degree from the University of London, he passed the Ceylon Civil Service entrance entrance exam in London and was appointed as a cadet by the Secretary of State in January 1935. Later he served as High Commissioners of Sri Lanka to Canada. A career officer of the Ceylon Civil Service, he was the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Cultural Affairs and Social Services as Director Civil Aviation, he played a major role in the formation of Air Ceylon. You are welcome to wear a colour of your choice in memory of Indrani.Īn online obituary can be found to the left hand side of this notice under 'Facebook Funeral Notice' click and the link will open.Leslie Simon Bernard Perera, CCS, commonly known as L. ![]() This link can be accessed on the left hand side of the page of this notice, under 'Go Fund Me Page' We ask that you donate to this fund, in lieu of flowers. Rosary will be recited in Tobin Brothers Chapel, 147 Park Road, Cheltenham on Wednesday 19th February 2020 at 7pm.Ī fundraising campaign has been established to raise money for a cure for triple negative breast cancer. Following the burial, a wake will be held in Murrumbeena at 2:30PM. The funeral will leave at the conclusion of Mass for Burial at Cheltenham Memorial Park, Reserve Road, Cheltenham. There is no designated car parking, you may wish to park around Bignell Road. Peter’s Catholic Church, 844 Centre Road, Bentleigh East on Thursday 20th February 2020 at 11.30am. Funeral Mass of Indrani Perera will be offered at St. ![]()
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