brothers. Throughout the early 20th century, they used the Chilaw Association as a vehicle to campaign for independence from British rule. Dr. J.A.E.Corea died in Chilaw, Sri Lanka in 1939. See also Dominicus Corea Charles Edgar Corea Victor Corea Ivan Corea Vernon Corea Ernest Corea List of political families in Sri Lanka Edirimanne Corea Family Union Church of Ceylon Mahatma Gandhi's visit to Chilaw, Sri Lanka References Bibliography The Mahavamsa - History of Sri Lanka, The Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka Ceylon and the Portuguese, 1505-1658 By P.E. Peiris (1920) The Conquest of Ceylon (Volumes 1-6) By Fr. Fernao de Queyroz, tr. Fr. S. G. Perera, Ceylon Government Press, (1930) Great Sinhalese Men and Women of History - Edirille Bandara (Domingos Corea) By John M. Senaveratna, (1937) A History of Sri Lanka By Professor K.M.De Silva (1981) The Fall of a Warrior - Edirille Bandara By Sarath Kumarawardane (2006) Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon: Its History, People, Commerce, Industries and Resources By A.W. Wright, Asian Educational Services, India; New Ed edition (15 December 2007) External links The Mahavamsa History of Sri Lanka The Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka Mahatma Gandhi and the Corea Family of Chilaw The Family Gatherings of Sri Lankan Society By Dr. Mirando Obeysekere, Daily News, Sri Lanka 1870 births Sinhalese civil servants 1939 deaths James Alfred Ernest People from Chilaw Gandhians