Sri Lanka Light Infantry information

The Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI) is the oldest regiment in the Sri Lanka Army and the oldest infantry regiment in the army. It is made up of sixteen...

back in 1881 when Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers was created; the army was renamed as the 'Sri Lanka Army' when Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972...

The Sri Lanka Armoured Corps (SLAC) provides the armour capability of the Sri Lanka Army, with vehicles such as the T-55AM2, and type 80/88 main battle...

The Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා සිංහ රෙජිමේන්තුව Śrī Laṃkā Sinha Rejimēnthuva) is an infantry regiment of the Sri Lanka Army;...

Pioneer Corps, and the Sri Lanka National Guard consists only of volunteer units. The SLAVF traces its origins to the Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers which...

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among them he was chief of staff, colonel of the regiment of the Sri Lanka Light Infantry, general officer commanding 55 Division, 51 Division, 21 Division...

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Sri Lanka Army. He also served as the Colonel of the Regiment of Sri Lanka Light Infantry. Jagath Kodithuwakku received his education from St. Aloysius College...

Sri Lanka Light Infantry SLMC – Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps SLNG – Sri Lanka National Guard SLN – Sri Lanka Navy SLR – Self-Loading Rifle SLRC – Sri...

1st Battalion, Sri Lanka Light Infantry and that year attended the advanced infantry officers course at the United States Army Infantry School at Fort...

Ravindra "Ravi" Vimal Jayewardene (22 April 1936 – 2 April 2017) was a Sri Lankan aviator and sports shooter. He was the son of President J. R. Jayewardene...

Sri Lanka Light Infantry on 23 July 1987. Being the officer of Sri Lanka infantry he successfully commanded 4th Battalion of Sri Lanka Light Infantry...

Ranks were drawn from the Armoured Corps, Artillery, Engineers, Sri Lanka Light Infantry, Sinha Regiment and the Gemunu Watch on a volunteer basis. Lt Percy...

"1st BATTALION OF SRI LANKA LIGHT INFANTRY". army.lk. Sri Lanka Army. Retrieved 30 August 2019. "Presidential Secretariat of Sri Lanka". "Genealogy of the...

enlisted in the Sri Lanka Army as an Officer Cadet in 1981, going on to earn his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Sri Lanka Light Infantry after completing...

of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces dates back to 1881, when the British created a volunteer reserve on the island named the Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers...

at the Sri Lanka Military Academy and was commissioned on 16 December 1985 as a Second lieutenant in the 1st Battalion, Sri Lanka Light Infantry. He held...

The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF; Sinhala: ශ්‍රි ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදාව, romanized: Śrī Laṃkā guwan hamudāva; Tamil: இலங்கை விமானப்படை, romanized: Ilaṅkai vimāṉappaṭai)...

Governor-General of Ceylon. Athukorale went on command the 1st battalion, Sri Lanka Light Infantry as a Lieutenant Colonel from July 1970 to February 1976. He led...