Q:Facts: - caption: thursday , 5 september 2013 - birth name: veerahennedige francisco fernando - death date: 8 august 1848 - relations: marcellenus in law -rrb- fernando -lrb- uncle -rrb- gunnepana arachchi -lrb- father - children: one daughter - birth date: 7 november 1812 - name: veera puran appu - parents: kalistoru -rrb- fernando -lrb- father -rrb- madam helena -lrb- mother - birth place: uyana kandy , moratuwa , western province , kingdom of Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of puran appu .
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weerahennadige francisco fernando alias puran appu -lrb- sinhala -rrb- is one of the notable personalities in sri lanka 's history .he was born on november 1812 in the coastal town of moratuwa .he left moratuwa at the age of 13 and stayed in ratnapura with his uncle , who was the first sinhalese proctor , and moved to the uva province .in early 1847 , he met and married bandara menike , the daughter of gunnepana arachchi in kandy .he was captured by the british after the failure of matale rebellion along with gongalegoda banda and ven .kudapola thera .he was executed by a firing squad on august 8 , 1848 .his body barred in matale .