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There is plenty of evidence that he served in Ceylon. I am an Orwell fan of a kind and have several books about him. For example, "Orwell, The Authorised Biography" by Michael Shelden has a whole chapter (6) called "Servant of the Empire" about his time there. Bduke (talk) 07:52, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Bduke: Thanks for this - I guess you have provided the citation I lacked. I am left wondering why is his service in Ceylon not in the main article? Obviously an oversight ripe for you to change (certainly of significant interest and the timing is critical) with citation to support the category - my challenge was around a category out of context, which is valid. All you need to do is cite the relevance to Orwell's story and by that, to serving police officers in Ceylon (to justify the category, which I will endorse). But as far as I am aware, he may have docked there on the way to Burma but never served as a policeman in Ceylon and as far as I know, Sheldon doesn't suggest any differently. Geneus01 (talk) 20:08, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Apologies. I made a mistake and confused what I wrote. He served in Burma, not Ceylon. He may have visited Ceylon but I have no information on that. Bduke (talk) 01:52, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Bduke: I have done far worse...Geneus01 (talk) 07:02, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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