Royal Navy officer’s ashes laid to rest at Ostenburg Point, Trincomalee

In a solemn and dignified ceremony held at Trincomalee’s Ostenburg Point on 27th September 2024, the ashes of late Lieutenant Norman Schofield, a Royal Navy officer and Mrs Marian Schofield, his late spouse, were respectfully scattered at sea with full naval honours.

Lieutenant Norman Schofield enlisted in the Royal Navy as a signalman in August 1935 and received his commission in June 1947, during the Second World War. After being assigned to various ships and bases of the Royal Navy, he served as the Port Signal Officer at HMS Highflyer Naval Base in Trincomalee from 1956  until its transfer to the Sri Lankan Government in 1957.

His final wish could not be fulfilled soon after  his demise as the practice had been discontinued due to various complications but was made possible at the special request made by the Defence Adviser of the British High Commission in Sri Lanka, Colonel Darren Woods to the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera.

Defence Adviser of the British High Commission in Sri Lanka, Colonel Darren Woods and two relatives of the late officer attended the  ceremony. The ceremonial proceedings  were carried out by the Commanding Officer, officers and sailors of the Naval Dockyard.

(Navy media)