Sri Lanka National Guard
Appearance
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Sri Lanka National Guard | |
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Active | 1 November 1989 – Present |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Branch | Sri Lanka Army |
Type | National Guard |
Role | Infantry |
Size | 35 volunteer battalions |
Part of | Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force |
Regimental Centre | Kurunegala |
Motto(s) | ස්වාර්ථයට පෙර දේශය (Sinhala: Country before Self) |
Colors | |
Anniversaries | 1 November |
Engagements | Sri Lankan Civil War |
Commanders | |
Centre Commandant | Colonel HA Keerthinatha RSP KSP psc |
Colonel of the Regiment | Lieutenant General H L V M Liyanage RWP RSP ndu |
Insignia | |
Unit flag |
The Sri Lanka National Guard (SLNG) is the largest regiment in the Sri Lanka Army. It is a volunteer regiment[1] currently made up of 35 battalions coming under the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force.
History
The number of battalions was gradually increased to 16 and named the "Sri Lanka National Guard". They were under the command of then- Lieutenant Colonel D. W. Hapuarachchi (who was also a major general[2]) SLSR as Commandant SLNG, thus becoming the largest Regiment in the Sri Lanka Army at the time.
Units
No | Unit | Formed | Disbanded | Notes |
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1 | 1st Sri Lanka National Guard | 1 November 1989 | ||
2 | 2nd Sri Lanka National Guard | 15 July 1990 | ||
3 | 3rd Sri Lanka National Guard | 14 July 1990 | ||
4 | 4th Sri Lanka National Guard | 17 August 1990 | ||
5 | 5th Sri Lanka National Guard | 1 November 1990 | ||
6 | 6th Sri Lanka National Guard | 1 November 1990 | ||
7 | 7th Sri Lanka National Guard | 1 November 1990 | Later converted as 7 (V) Sri Lanka Armoured Corps on 23 April 1998 and re-established on 23 July 2007 | |
8 | 8th Sri Lanka National Guard | 1 November 1990 | Later converted as 12 (V) Sri Lanka Artillery on 23 April 1998 and re-established on 15 August 2007 | |
9 | 9th Sri Lanka National Guard | 1 November 1990 | ||
10 | 10th Sri Lanka National Guard | 31 January 1991 | ||
11 | 11th Sri Lanka National Guard | 1 November 1990 | ||
12 | 12th Sri Lanka National Guard | 27 May 1993 | ||
13 | 13th Sri Lanka National Guard | 15 November 1992 | ||
14 | 14th Sri Lanka National Guard | 21 May 1993 | ||
15 | 15th Sri Lanka National Guard | 25 December 1992 | ||
16 | 16th Sri Lanka National Guard | 1 November 1992 | ||
17 | 17th Sri Lanka National Guard | 1 September 1996 | ||
18 | 18th Sri Lanka National Guard | 18 January 1997 | ||
19 | 19th Sri Lanka National Guard | 18 January 1997 | ||
20 | 20th Sri Lanka National Guard | 29 October 1996 | 20 July 2018 | |
21 | 21st Sri Lanka National Guard | 28 July 1998 | Later converted as 5 (V) Mechanized Infantry Regiment on 01 June 2010 | |
22 | 22nd Sri Lanka National Guard | 28 July 1998 | 20 July 2018 | |
23 | 23rd Sri Lanka National Guard | 1 July 2006 | 31 August 2018 | |
24 | 24th Sri Lanka National Guard | 1 December 2007 | 10 August 2018 | |
25 | 25th Sri Lanka National Guard | 1 December 2007 | 31 August 2018 | |
26 | 26th Sri Lanka National Guard | 30 March 2008 | 20 July 2018 | |
27 | 27th Sri Lanka National Guard | 1 August 2008 | 5 March 2015 | |
28 | 28th Sri Lanka National Guard | 27 September 2008 | 15 February 2015 | |
29 | 29th Sri Lanka National Guard | 4 November 2008 | 2 June 2015 | |
30 | 30th Sri Lanka National Guard | 7 December 2008 | 19 June 2015 | |
31 | 31st Sri Lanka National Guard | 26 December 2008 | 7 September 2015 | |
32 | 32nd Sri Lanka National Guard | 3 January 2009 | Later converted as 6 (V) Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps on 5 May 2012 | |
33 | 33rd Sri Lanka National Guard | 8 March 2009 | Later converted as 15 (V) Sri Lanka Engineers on 3 February 2014 | |
34 | 34th Sri Lanka National Guard | 8 March 2009 | 25 March 2015 | |
35 | 35th Sri Lanka National Guard | 15 March 2009 | 25 February 2012 | |
36 | 36th Sri Lanka National Guard | 28 April 2009 | 14 January 2011 | |
37 | 37th Sri Lanka National Guard | 17 November | 9 October 2010 | |
38 | 1RFT Sri Lanka National Guard | 12 June 2009 | 9 October 2010 | |
39 | HQ Bn Sri Lanka National Guard | 29 October 1999 |
Order of precedence
See also
References
- ^ South Asia Defence and Strategic Year Book. Panchsheel. 2009. p. 286. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Major General D.W Hapuarachchi (Retd) of SLSR Passes Away | Sri Lanka Army". www.army.lk. Retrieved 15 June 2021.