Basil Henricus

Major Basil Cholmondel Henricus (30 October 1922 – 4 August 2002) was a Sri Lankan boxer.

At aged thirteen he took part in the Stubbs Shield Boxing Meet and won his weight.

He retained the National Boxing Championship till 1946, having defeated Eddie Gray and retired due to an injury from a motorcycle accident.

[2] Following his schooling and the on-set of World War II, he served as sports instructor from 1941 to 1942 in the Essential Services Corps and in the Ceylon Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.

After the formation of the Ceylon Army, Henricus transferred to the regular force and was attached to the Ceylon Corps of Military Police and went on to serve as its commanding officer from September 1964 to October 1969 with the rank of Major.