Osmund de Silva

Osmund De Silva was a former Sri Lankan Inspector-General of Police. He was the son of Mudliyar Thomas de Silva, founder principal of Dharmasoka College. Educated at S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia and University College, Colombo, De Silva joined the Ceylon Police Force as an Assistant Superintendent of Police, where he served in the Kegalle District before being transferred to the Police Training Academy. In 1941 he married Ena Aluvihare, the teenage daughter of Sir Richard Aluwihare, who was the serving Inspector General of Police at the time.

Osmund de Silva

Osmund De Silva was a former Sri Lankan Inspector-General of Police. He was the son of Mudliyar Thomas de Silva, founder principal of Dharmasoka College. Educated at S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia and University College, Colombo, De Silva joined the Ceylon Police Force as an Assistant Superintendent of Police, where he served in the Kegalle District before being transferred to the Police Training Academy. In 1941 he married Ena Aluvihare, the teenage daughter of Sir Richard Aluwihare, who was the serving Inspector General of Police at the time.