Cocos Islands mutiny
1942 attempted mutiny by British Sri Lankan soldiers on a base in the Cocos/Keeling Islands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Cocos Islands mutiny was a failed mutiny by Sri Lankan soldiers against British officers, on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands on 8 May 1942, during the Second World War.
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Cocos Islands mutiny | |||||||
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Part of World War II | |||||||
Map of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Ceylonese mutineers | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Captain Gardiner | Gratien Fernando | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
26 men Six-inch (152 mm) guns |
15 men 1 Bren light machine gun Six-inch (152 mm) and nine-inch (227 mm) guns | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 killed 1 wounded |
3 executed 8 imprisoned |
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The mutineers attempted to seize control of the islands and disable the British garrison. However, the mutiny was defeated, the mutineers punished, and the three ringleaders executed; the only British Commonwealth servicemen to be executed for mutiny during the Second World War.