Sri Lanka National Guard | |
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Active | 1 November 1989 – Present |
Country | ![]() |
Branch | ![]() |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.