Sri Lanka Artillery - Notable Members

Notable Members

  • General C. S. Weerasooriya RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, SLA - Former Commander of the Army.
  • Lieutenant General Hamilton Wanasinghe VSV, SLA - Former Commander of the Army.
  • General L. P. Balagalle VSV, USP, ndc, IG, SLA - Former Commander of the Army.
  • Major General Jayantha de S. Jayaratne, VSV, ndc, IG, SLA - former Commander Security Forces Jaffna
  • Major General Sarath Munasinghe RWP, RSP, USP - Former Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Commander Security Forces Headquarter Jaffna.
  • Major General Larry Wijeratne † - Former Brigade commander, 514 Brigade.
  • Major General Ananda Hamangoda † - Former Brigade commander, 512 Brigade.
  • Brigadier Bhathiya Jayatilleka, RSP, SLA † - former Brigade commander, 54-1 brigade
  • Colonel Fredrick C. de Saram OBE, CA - former Commanding officer, Ceylon Artillery & Leader of the Attempted military coup in 1962
  • Lieutenant Colonel Wilmot "Willie" S. Abrahams, MC, MBE, CA - former Commanding Officer, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, Ceylon Artillery & accused conspirator in the 1962 coup d'état attempt
  • Major Victor Gunasekara, CCS - former Controller of Imports Exports and Government Agent of Kegalle
  • Second Lieutenant Ajantha Mendis - National Cricketer
  • Bombardier Gratien Fernando - Leader of the Cocos Islands Mutiny

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