List of Old Boys from Trinity College Kandy who served in the 3 Armed Forces of Sri Lanka during the 27-year war against the LTTE (23rd July 1983-18th May 2009):
1. SRI LANKA ARMY
The Sri Lanka Army is the oldest and largest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces and is responsible for land-based military and humanitarian operations. Established as the Ceylon Army in 1949, it was renamed when Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972.
SRI LANKA ARMOURED CORPS
Lieutenant General D L Kobbekaduwa RWP RSP VSV USP rcds psc
Major General N R Marambe RWP RSP USP psc
Major General N A Ranasinghe RSP USP ndc psc Isc
Major General A M Perera RWP RSP psc
Brigadier N P Fernando psc
Colonel G Balasuriya RSP USP psc
Lieutenant Colonel P R Aturaliya psc
Lieutenant Colonel M A Izadeen RSP
Major P W N P W B S U B Pilimatalawwe
Major U K K W M R A W I A B Kulatunge
Capt A K H Ekanayake RSP
SRI LANKA ARTILLERY
Lieutenant Colonel W N Somasiri
Major S Karunatillaka
SRI LANKA ENGINEERS
Brigadier W K G Aryaratne RSP USP
SRI LANKA SIGNALS CORPS
Major General C J Abeyratne VSV USP
Lieutenant Colonel A R Samarasinghe
SRI LANKA LIGHT INFANTRY
Brigadier C Wimalasiri
Captain W M D B B Weerasekara
SRI LANKA SINHA REGIMENT
Lieutenant Colonel L C R Jayasuriya RSP psc
GEMUNU WATCH
Lieutenant General P S B Kulatunge RSP VSV USP USAWC
Lieutenant Colonel A M Muttalib
GAJABA REGIMENT
Major I M Deen
Major E A T S Daluwatta RWP
VIJAYABAHU INFANTRY REGIMENT
Brigadier T R T Jayatunga
COMMANDO REGIMENT
Lieutenant Colonel K H M S Wickramaratne RSP
Major M S I Aluwihare RSP
Major M S Hameed psc
Capt Keegal
SPECIAL FORCE REGIMENT
Colonel A F Laphir PWV RWP RSP USP
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE CORPS
Major S Vidurupola
CORPS OF ENGINEER SERVICES
SRI LANKA ARMY SERVICE CORPS
Lieutenant Colonel A S G Fernando
SRI LANKA ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS
Brigadier J P A Jayawardena USP
SRI LANKA ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
Lieutenant Colonel J L Weerasinghe
SRI LANKA CORPS OF MILITARY POLICE
Colonel C S Atipola Lsc
SRI LANKA ARMY GENERAL SERVICE CORPS
Colonel H K N Silva RWP
Lieutenant Colonel K Daulagala
Lieutenant Colonel E P B S M R R D Ekanayake
Major P Saputhanthri
SRI LANKA ARMY VOLUNTEER FORCE
General A V Ratwatte (Deputy Minister of Defence)
Major General N Panabokke KSV
Major General A Amunugama KSV
SRI LANKA SINHA REGIMENT
Capt Y G N W K C Yaparathne
SRI LANKA RIFLE CORPS
Lieutenant N T B Dasanayake
Lieutenant S B Dissanayake
Lieutenant R Roberts
SRI LANKA NATIONAL GUARD
Captain W W Gunatilleke
2. SRI LANKA NAVY
The Sri Lankan Navy is the naval arm of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces. Established in December 9th 1950, the Sri Lanka Navy is responsible for the maritime defence of the Sri Lankan nation and its interests.
Commodore T Sinniah
Captain A B C Dhanapala
Captain Kulatunga
Commander S K Bahar
Commander Anjana Dissanayake
Lieutenant Malalasekera
3. SRI LANKA AIR FORCE
The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) is the air arm and the youngest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces. It was founded on 2nd March 1951 as the Royal Ceylon Air Force.
Air Commodore S Rambukwella USP isc AMIPM
Air Commodore P B Ratnayake RWP USP psc qfi
Group Captain T B Marambe
Group Captain S R Gunaratne WWV RWP RSP MSc (Def Studies) in Mgt psc qfi
Group Captain S Hendawitharana RSP psc
Wing Commander R H Hulangamuwa
Wing Commander S P A De Silva
Wing Commander K H Ekanayake
Squadron Leader J A Pathikirikorale
Squadron Leader K G L K Kapugama BSc (Def Studies)
Flight Lieutenant L A De C Wijetunga
Flight Lieutenant H T T K Senaviratne
Flight Lieutenant A Malalasekara
Flight Lieutenant M Abeywickrama
Flight Lieutenant D T Gunasekara
Flight Lieutenant D N S Weerarathne
Flight Lieutenant D Abayanayake
Flying Officer S C B Madurawala
Flying Officer S Herath
Flying Officer I Samaranayake
Credit goes to General N A Ranasinghe for compiling this list of names. Apologies if some of the names are not mentioned. This post will be updated if they become available.
These warriors risked their lives to safeguard and liberate our motherland from terrorists, waging war against the LTTE. We owe our lives to them for their sacrifices. Some of them are not among us today as they have passed away during combat.. may their souls rest in peace.
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