Jayantha de S. Jayaratne

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Jayantha de S. Jayaratne
AllegianceSri Lanka
Service/branchSri Lankan Army
RankMajor General
UnitSri Lanka Artillery
Commands heldCommander Security Forces Headquarters - Jaffna (SF HQ (J))
Battles/wars1971 Insurrection,
Sri Lankan Civil War
Insurrection 1987-89
AwardsVishista Seva Vibhushanaya

Major General Jayantha de S. Jayaratne, VSV (died 1988) was a Sri Lankan military leader, who was the former Commander Security Forces Headquarters - Jaffna (SF HQ (J)).

Educated at Royal College, Colombo, where he was contemporizes of Lalith Athulathmudali. He joined the Ceylon Army after completing his schooling and received his basic officer training at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. On his return to Ceylon he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the 4th Field Regiment, Ceylon Artillery. He was the first to become qualified as an Instructor in Gunnery.[1] In 1963, he was transferred to the newly formed 4th Field Regiment following the attempted military coup. He served as the commanding officer of the 4th Field Regiment, Sri Lanka Artillery February 1981 to January 1982.[2]

Major General Jayaratne was a graduate of the National Defence College, India. He was awarded the Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya (VSV) in 1987 and died in 1988.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Major General Gratian Silva VSV-(1933 -2015)". asiantribune.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. ^ "4TH FIELD REGIMENT OF SRI LANKA ARTILLERY". army.lk. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  3. ^ Sarath Munasinghe, A Soldier's Version (2000), p. 60
Military offices
Preceded by
 Commander Security Forces Headquarters - Jaffna Succeeded by
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