B. W. Bawa

Benjamin Bawa
Allegiance	Ceylon
Rank	Major
Unit	Ceylon Light Infantry
Commands held	Aide-de-camp to the Governor of Ceylon

Major Benjamin William "Benny" Bawa, KC, VD (1865 – 1923) was a Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) lawyer. He was an Acting Solicitor General of Ceylon and Private Secretary and Extra Aide-de-camp to the Governor of Ceylon.

The son of Ahamadu Bawa a Muslim proctor from Galle and his french wife. He was educated at S. Thomas' College and Royal College Colombo. He played at the Royal–Thomian and won the Turnour Prize.

Practicing law under James Van Langenberg, he was called to bar in 1887. Developing a practice in Kegalle and Colombo, he traveled to England in 1903 entering the Middle Temple and was called to the English Bar in 1904. On his return he developed lucrative legal practices gaining appointment as a King's Counsel. He was a member of the Council of Legal Education.

He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Ceylon Light Infantry in 1899 and was promoted to Captain in 1905. While in England he attended the School of Instruction for Officers of the Auxiliary Forces at the Chelsea Barracks. He commanded the Q (Legal) Company of the Ceylon Light Infantry. He was appointed as Aide-de-camp (ADC) to Brigadier-General Sir William Manning, Governor of Ceylon, serving as his Private Secretary until 1923.

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