Naval General Service Medal clasp Near East named P/MX 635940 H N SMITH CREA RN & Royal Navy Long Service & Good Conduct Medal MX 635940 H N SMITH CREA HMS CEYLON.
HMS Ceylon was a Fiji-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was of the Ceylon sub class, named after the island and British colony of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). The cruiser in the postwar era, she participated in actions in Egypt and the Korean War. In 1960 she transferred to the navy of Peru.