Commandant of the Volunteer Force

Commandant Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force has been the title of the head of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force. The post is held by a regular officer of the rank of major general and is the fourth senior position in the army. Commandant is in charge of the Volunteer Force Headquarters and is assisted by a deputy commandant.

History

Established in 1956 as the Commandant Ceylon Volunteer Force, it was head by the second-ranking member of the General Staff from 1956 to 1966. Since 1966, it became the third-ranking after that of Commander of [the Army (Sri Lanka)|Commander of the Army] and Chief of [Staff of the Army (Sri Lanka)|Chief of Staff]. In the early 1990s with the creation of the post of Deputy [Chief of Staff of the Army (Sri Lanka)|Deputy Chief of Staff] it became the fourth-ranking position in the army and has become a two-star since the early 1980s.

List of commandants

Colonel H. W. G. Wijeyekoon OBE ED
Colonel Maurice [de Mel|M A G De Mel] psc
Colonel B R Heyn
Colonel S. D. Ratwatte ED
Brigadier B K V J E Rodrigo VSV ndc psc MA
Brigadier H V Athukorale psc FBIM
Brigadier E G Thewanaygam VSV
Brigadier C. A. M. N. Silva VSV USAWC
Major General H Wanasinghe ndc
Major General S M A Jayawardena VSV ndc psc
Brigadier N G A L D S De Wijesekara
Major General Y Balarathna Rajah ndc
Major General G H De Silva ndc
Major General C J Abayaratna
Major General A M U Seneviratne ndc
Major General T N De Silva
Major General W R Wijeyaratne
Major General H S Hapuarachchi USP
Major General E H Samaratunga USP
Major General J Nammuni USP
Major General A K Jayawardhana RWP RSP rcds psc
Major General H N W Dias RWP RSP VSV USP ndc IG
Major General A E D Wijendra RSP USP ndc psc MSC
Major General S H S Kottegoda WWV RWP RSP USP ndc
Major General A M C W P Seneviratna UPS ndc psc
Major General G S C Fonseka RWP RSP VSV USP rcds psc
Major General M D S Chandrapala USP ndu psc
Major General N Mallawaarachchi RWP USP ndc psc
Major General D V S Y Kulatunga RSP USP ndc psc
Major General U B L Fernando RWP RSP ndu psc
Major General S R Balasuriya USP ndc psc IG
Major General J J P S T Liyanage RSP USP ndc IG ldmc
Major General D R A B Jayathilaka RWP RSP VSV USP ldmc
Major General A W J C [De Silva RWP USP ndu psc]
Major General S A P P Samarasinghe RSP USP psc
Major General S W L Daulagala RSP USP ndu
Major General HCP Goonetilleke RSP VSV USP ndc psc
Major General MHSB Perera RWP RSP USP ndu psc PhD
Major General A P de Z Wickramaratne RWP ndu psc
Major General G R H Dias VSV USP ndc psc IG
Major General S D T Liyanage WWV RWP USP ndc psc
Major General L M Mudalige RWP RSP ndu
Major General N A Dharmaratne WWV RWP RSP ndu psc
Major General H J S [Gunawardena RSP VSV USP ndc psc]
Major General T S Bangsajayah RWP RSP VSV USP ndu
Major General P R Wanigasooriya VSV USP ndu USACGSC
Major General J M U D Jayasinghe
Major General K N S Kotuwegoda ndc IG
Major General C D Weerasuriya RWP RSP ndu
Major General D G S Senarath Yapa RWP RSP ndu