RESTRICTED SRI LANKA ARMY VOLUNTEER FORCE OFFICERS SENIORITY LIST As at 10th March 2018 Published under THE AUTHORITY OF COMMANDANT OF THE SRI LANKA ARMY VOLUNTEER FORCE A P DE Z WICKRAMARATNE RWP ndu psc MAJOR GENERAL COMMANDANT OF THE SRI LANKA ARMY VOLUNTEER FORCE RESTRICTED RESTRICTED His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena The President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces and Minister of Defence i RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Honourable Ruwan Wijewardene The State Minister of Defence ii RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Mr. Kapila Waidyaratne, P.C. Secretary, Ministry of Defence iii RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Lieutenant General N U M M W Senanayake RWP RSP USP USACGSC Commander of the Sri Lanka Army iv RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Major General A P de Z Wickramaratne RWP ndu psc Commandant Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force v RESTRICTED RESTRICTED SER NO CONTENTS PAGE NO 1. Sri Lanka Army Regiments and Corps - 1 2. Senior Appointments Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force - 2 - 6 3. Battalions under Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force - 7 - 13 4. Abbreviations - 14 - 15 5. Field Commissioned Officers a. Brigadiers, Colonels, Lieutenant Colonels - 17 - 22 b. Majors - 23 - 34 c. Captains - 35 - 54 d. Lieutenants - 55 - 67 e. Second Lieutenants - 69 - 72 6. Direct Enlisted Officers a. Sri Lanka Artillery - 75 b. Sri Lanka Engineers - 76 c Sri Lanka Signals Corps - 77 d. Military Intelligence Corps - 78 e. Corps of Engineer Services - 79 - 81 f. Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps - 82 - 83 g. Sri Lanka Electrical & Mechanical Engineers - 84 h. Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps - 85 - 8 9 i. Sri Lanka Rifle Corps - 90 j. Sri Lanka Army Pioneer Corps - 91 7. Officers in the Sri Lanka Army Women’s Corps - 95 - 99 vi RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 8. Quartermasters - 101- 102 9. Regiments/ Corps Seniority- Field Commissioned Officers a. Sri Lanka Armoured Corps - 105 b. Sri Lanka Artillery - 109 - 110 c. Sri Lanka Engineers - 113 - 114 d. Sri Lanka Signal Corps - 117 e. Sri Lanka Light Infantry - 121- 124 f. Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment - 127 - 129 g. The Gemunu Watch - 133 - 136 h. The Gajaba Regiment - 139 - 142 i. The Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment - 145 - 147 j. Mechanized Infantry Regiment - 151 k. Military Intelligence Corps - 155 - 156 l. Corps of Engineer Services - 159 - 162 m. Sri Lanka Army Service Corps - 165 n. Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps - 169 o. Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps - 173 p. Sri Lanka Electrical & Mechanical Engineers - 177 q. Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps - 181 - 185 r. Sri Lanka National Guard - 189 - 197 s. Sri Lanka Rifle Corps - 201 t. Sri Lanka Army Pioneer Corps - 205 - 206 vii RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 10. Officers of the General Reserve - Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force - 209 - 214 11. Professional Officers - Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force - 217 - 221 viii RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1. SRI LANKA ARMY REGIMENTS AND CORPS a. SLAC - Sri Lanka Armoured Corps b. SLA - Sri Lanka Artillery c. SLE - Sri Lanka Engineers d. SLSC - Sri Lanka Signal Corps e. SLLI - Sri Lanka Light Infantry f. SLSR - Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment g. GW - The Gemunu Watch h. GR - The Gajaba Regiment i. VIR - The Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment j. MIR - Mechanized Infantry Regiment k. CR - Commando Regiment l. SF - Special Force Regiment m. MIC - Military Intelligence Corps n. CES - Corps of Engineer Services o. SLASC - Sri Lanka Army Service Corps p. SLAMC - Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps q. SLAOC - Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps r. SLEME - Sri Lanka Electrical & Mechanical Engineers s. SLCMP - Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police t. SLAGSC - Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps u. SLAWC - Sri Lanka Army Women’s Corps v. SLNG - Sri Lanka National Guard w. SLRC - Sri Lanka Rifle Corps x. SLAPC - Sri Lanka Army Pioneer Corps 1 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED SENIOR APPOINTMENTS - SRI LANKA ARMY VOLUNTEER FORCE 1. Commandant Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force - Maj Gen A P de Z Wickramaratne RWP ndu psc 2. Deputy Commandant Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force - T/Maj Gen L F Kasthuriarachchi 3. Principal Staff Officer - Brig K W R de Abrew RWP RSP USP psc Hdmc 4. Staff Officer I (Comdt’s Sec) - Lt Col M A M T Senaviratne USP VIR 5. ADC to the Comdt SLAVF - Capt A V C T Vithanage SLSR 6. STAFF OF HQ SLAVF a. Inspector of Training - Brig H P J Mayadunne RSP b. Brigadier (Administration) - Brig T T P Silva c. Brigadier (Logistics) - Brig P A Kaluarachchi d. Colonel Military Secretary (Volunteer) - Col D C V K Kulathunga USP e. Colonel (General Staff) - Col M G A N B Mahathuwakkara RWP RSP f. Colonel (Training) - Col S L P Wijegunawardana g. Colonel (Administration) - Col L B D H S Lakshman h. Recruiting Officer - Col W P R Wijeratne i. Colonel (Engineering) - Lt Col R M D Ratnayake CES (Offg) j. Colonel (Welfare & Public Relations) - Vacant 2 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 7. COLONEL OF THE REGIMENT AND REGIMENTAL CENTRE COMDTS a. SRI LANKA NATIONAL GUARD (1) Colonel of the Regiment - Maj Gen R W W A D B Rajaguru RWP RSP USP ndc psc (2) Centre Commandant - Col S B Kohona (Offg) (3) Deputy Centre Commandant - Col K A W N H Bandaranayake USP b. SRI LANKA ARMY PIONEER CORPS (1) Centre Commandant - Col K C Dharmasena RSP 8. SRI LANKA ARMY VOLUNTEER FORCE TRAINING SCHOOL a. Commandant - Col A J Gunawardena RSP b. Commanding Officer - Lt Col S L Gamlath SLA 9. COLONEL COORDINATING OFFICERS AND CHIEF COORDINATING CIVIL AFFAIRS OFFICERS – SF HQs a. SECURITY FORCE HEADQUARTERS (JAFFNA) (1) Senior Colonel Coordinating Officer - Lt Col T S B R Fernando SLNG (Overlook) (2) Chief Coordinator Civil Affairs - Lt Col J M T N B Karunathilaka SLSR (3) Assistant Colonel Coordinating Officer - Lt Col T S B R Fernando SLNG 3 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED b. SECURITY FORCE HEADQUARTERS (WANNI) (1) Senior Colonel Coordinating Officer - Col K P Nugegoda RWP RSP (2) Chief Coordinator Civil Affairs - Lt Col B M R J Bandara VIR (3) Assistant Colonel Coordinating Officer - Lt Col S W S P A W M R J S B Ratwatte RSP GR c. SECURITY FORCE HEADQUARTERS (EAST) (1) Senior Colonel Coordinating Officer - Col M P P Perera (2) Chief Coordinator Civil Affairs - Lt Col R A T Ranasinghe RSP VIR (3) Assistant Colonel Coordinating Officer - Lt Col G S Amarasinghe VIR d. SECURITY FORCE HEADQUARTERS (KILINOCHCHI) (1) Senior Colonel Coordinating Officer - Col K M Thilakarathna (Overlook) (2) Chief Coordinator Civil Affairs - Lt Col K R S P K Kahagalla SLLI (3) Assistant Colonel Coordinating Officer - Lt Col B J Lekamge RSP SLLI e. SECURITY FORCE HEADQUARTERS (MULLAITIVU) (1) Senior Colonel Coordinating Officer - Col W M Badrakumara (2) Chief Coordinator Civil Affairs - Lt Col A R Obeysekera SLSC (3) Assistant Colonel Coordinating Officer - Lt Col P H S Gunasekara VIR 4 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED f. SECURITY FORCE HEADQUARTERS (WEST) (1) Senior Colonel Coordinating Officer - Col M H M L S K Weerasekara (2) Chief Coordinator Civil Affairs - Vacant (3) Assistant Colonel Coordinating Officer - Lt Col F H A Weerasinghe GR g. SECURITY FORCE HEADQUARTERS (CENTRAL) (1) Senior Colonel Coordinating Officer - Col J D C G Jayasinghe 10. COLONEL COORDINATING OFFICERS – DIV HQs a. Colonel Coordinating Officer - 11Div - Col S N Samarawickrama b. Colonel Coordinating Officer - 12Div - Col K K K G Magnus c. Colonel Coordinating Officer - 14Div - Col C M M S J Silva d. Colonel Coordinating Officer - 21Div - Col S B Sudharmasiri e. Colonel Coordinating Officer - 22Div - Col H M N B Herath f. Colonel Coordinating Officer - 23Div - Lt Col J M L Jayasundera RWP SLSR g. Colonel Coordinating Officer - 24Div - Col W G P Sisira Kumara RSP h. Colonel Coordinating Officer - 51Div - Col P N Liyanage RWP i. Colonel Coordinating Officer - 52Div - Col D L D D Jayasooriya j. Colonel Coordinating Officer - 53Div - Vacant k. Colonel Coordinating Officer - 54Div - Col M T K R Silva l. Colonel Coordinating Officer - 55Div - Col D H K S Wijeratne 5 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED m. Colonel Coordinating Officer - 56Div - Col G G A Priyantha RSP n. Colonel Coordinating Officer - 57Div - Lt Col W M D S K Gunawardena GR (Offg) o. Colonel Coordinating Officer - 58Div - Col M D B M S Jayamanne p. Colonel Coordinating Officer - 59Div - Col J A D T S K Jayasuriya q. Colonel Coordinating Officer - 61Div - Vacant r. Colonel Coordinating Officer - 62Div - Col K N Perera s. Colonel Coordinating Officer - 64Div - Lt Col W R J Makawita SLA (Offg) t. Colonel Coordinating Officer - 65Div - Col K M Thilakarathna u. Colonel Coordinating Officer - 66Div - Col N D P Jayatilaka v. Colonel Coordinating Officer - 68Div - Lt Col H S Ratnayake SLSR (Offg) 6 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED BATTALIONS UNDER SRI LANKA ARMY VOLUNTEER FORCE 1. 7 (V) SLAC - 7 (Volunteer) Regiment Sri Lanka Armoured Corps 2. 5 (V) SLA - 5 (Volunteer) Regiment Sri Lanka Artillery 3. 12 (V) SLA - 12 (Volunteer) Regiment Sri Lanka Artillery 4. 4 (V) SLE - 4 (Volunteer)Regiment Sri Lanka Engineers 5. 15 (V) SLE - 15 (Volunteer) Regiment Sri Lanka Engineers 6. 2 (V) SLSC - 2 (Volunteer) Regiment Sri Lanka Signal Corps 7. 2 (V) SLLI - 2 (Volunteer) Battalion Sri Lanka Light Infantry 8. 5 (V) SLLI - 5 (Volunteer) Battalion Sri Lanka Light Infantry 9. 9 (V) SLLI - 9 (Volunteer) Battalion Sri Lanka Light Infantry 10. 14 (V) SLLI - 14 (Volunteer) Battalion Sri Lanka Light Infantry 11. 16 (V) SLLI - 16 (Volunteer) Battalion Sri Lanka Light Infantry 12. 17 (V) SLLI - 17 (Volunteer) Battalion Sri Lanka Light Infantry 13. 18 (V) SLLI - 18 (Volunteer) Battalion Sri Lanka Light Infantry 14. 21 (V) SLLI - 21 (Volunteer) Battalion Sri Lanka Light Infantry 7 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 15. 2 (V) SLSR - 2 (Volunteer) Battalion Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment 16. 3 (V) SLSR - 3 (Volunteer) Battalion Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment 17.