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Not known thereafter. 4.Major General W L Priyantha W Perera – Vavuniya 631 Bde. Commander in Jan 2009 (under Task Force 3); 631 in Mankulam in Feb. 2009. 5.Major General A A Indrajith7 J Bandara – Mannar. 12 SLSR under 57 Division in 2008 then 641 under TF4 in 2009 which was in PTK in late Feb. 2009. NORTH CENTRAL PROVINCE 6.Major General Jagath Chinthaka Gamage – Defence Services Command and Staff College from Polonnaruwa 2007 to 2009. 7.Major General H L Vikum M Liyanage – Gajaba Regiment. Anuradhapura 8. Major General Andige Priyanka Indunil Fernando Found guilty of a public order offence by a UK court Fernando – Puttalam after making throat slitting gestures at Tamil Protestors; he is appealing. 59 Division in war. 9. Brigadier P M R H S K Herath – Kurunegala 9VIR Commander with 57 Division at Killinochchi and then 58 Division. WESTERN PROVINCE 10.Major General K Wasantha R de Abrew –Colombo Was in first contingent sent to Haiti in 20041 when child SEA started. Then 551 Division Commander leading assault on Chundikulam (south of Elephant Pass). 11.Major General N R Lamahewage –Gampaha 8GR as adjutant to Shavendra Silva in 1995-6. 12. Brigadier K N D Karunapala – Kalutara CENTRAL PROVINCE 13. Major General H P N Kumar Jayapathirane – Nuwara Eliya 14.Major General Sarada8 M S P B Samarakoon – Kandy 10th Gajaba Regiment and 581 Bde.