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The Sri Lanka Army Band is the official representative military band of the Sri Lanka Army. It is currently based in Panagoda, which is 20 km away from Colombo. The band was formed on 22 June 1950 with British Army Lieutenant George Perry, leading the platoon-sized band. Between 1952 and 1955, local Sri Lankan musicians were incorporated into ...
List of current Sri Lanka Army formations. The professional head of the army is the Commander of the Army, at present Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage. [1] He is assisted by the Chief of Staff of the Army (Sri Lanka). [2] The Commandant of the Volunteer Force is head of the Army Volunteer Force and is responsible for the administration and ...
List of Sri Lankan military personnel. Notable Military personnel of Sri Lanka. Sarath Fonseka. John Kotelawala. Jagath Jayasuriya. Shavendra Silva. Denzil Kobbekaduwa. Rohan Daluwatte. Gamini Kularatne.
The Sri Lanka Army is the oldest and largest of Sri Lanka's three armed services. Established as the Royal Ceylon Army in 1949, it was renamed when Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972. The Army of approximately 255,000 regular and reserve personnel including 90,000 National Guardsmen and is responsible for overseeing land-based military and ...
General Nalin Seneviratne - on the retied list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 1985-88. General Hamilton Wanasinghe - on the retired list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 1988-91. General Cecil Waidyaratne - on the retired list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 1991-93. General G. H. de Silva - on the retired list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 1994-96.
M. Sri Lankan major generals (68 P) Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps officers (1 C, 6 P) Sri Lanka Military Academy graduates (58 P) Military Intelligence Corps officers (3 P) Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police officers (1 P)
The army was officially established as the Ceylon Army in 1949, though the army traces its roots back in 1881 when Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers was created; the army was renamed as the 'Sri Lanka Army' when Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972. In 2024, the Army had approximately 150,000 personnel.
This is a list of notable Sri Lankan musicians (music artists and bands) from all genres. The musicians/bands are listed according to the alphabetical order by first name. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.