Commandant of the Volunteer Force
Commandant Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force (SLAVF) has been the title of the head of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force. The post is held by a regular officer of the rank of major general and is the fourth senior position in the army. Commandant is in charge of the Volunteer Force Headquarters and is assisted by a deputy commandant.
History[]
Established in 1956 as the Commandant Ceylon Volunteer Force, it was head by the second-ranking member of the General Staff from 1956 to 1966. Since 1966, it became the third-ranking after that of Commander of the Army and Chief of Staff. In the early 1990s with the creation of the post of Deputy Chief of Staff it became the fourth-ranking position in the army and has become a two-star (Major General) since the early 1980s.[1]
List of commandants[]
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- Colonel H. W. G. Wijeyekoon OBE ED
- Colonel M A G De Mel psc
- Colonel B R Heyn
- Colonel S. D. Ratwatte ED
- Brigadier B K V J E Rodrigo VSV ndc psc MA
- Brigadier H V Athukorale psc FBIM
- Brigadier E G Thewanaygam VSV
- Brigadier
- Major General H Wanasinghe ndc
- Major General
- Brigadier
- Major General Y Balarathna Rajah ndc
- Major General G H De Silva ndc
- Major General
- Major General
- Major General T N De Silva
- Major General
- Major General
- Major General
- Major General
- Major General
- Major General
- Major General
- Major General S H S Kottegoda WWV RWP RSP USP ndc
- Major General
- Major General G S C Fonseka RWP RSP VSV USP rcds psc
- Major General
- Major General N Mallawaarachchi RWP USP ndc psc
- Major General
- Major General
- Major General S R Balasuriya USP ndc psc IG
- Major General
- Major General
- Major General
- Major General
- Major General
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- Major General
References[]
- ^ Athukorala. "Soldier, lawyer and diplomat". Daily News. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
External links[]
- 1956 establishments in Ceylon
- Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force
- Sri Lanka Army appointments
- Lists of Sri Lankan military personnel