Editing Ceylon Defence Force (section)

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|dates= 1881 – 11 April 1949
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The '''Ceylon Defence Force''' ('''CDF''') was established in 1910 by the Ceylonese legislation ''Ceylon Defence Force Ordinance'', which reformed the Ceylon Volunteer Force (CVF) that existed previously as the [[Military reserve force|military reserve]] in the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Crown colony]] of [[British Ceylon|Ceylon]]. At the time of forming it was only a [[Military reserve force|reserve]] force but soon developed into a [[Regular Army|regular]] force responsible for the defence of Ceylon. The CDF was under the command of the [[General Officer Commanding, Ceylon]] of the [[British Army]] in Ceylon if mobilised. However mobilisation could be carried out only under orders from the [[British governors of Ceylon|Governor]].