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Gajaba Regiment

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REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTER BATTALION

HISTORY OF REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTER BATTALION THE GAJABA REGIMENT

Regimental Centre of GajabaRegiment was inaugurated on 14thOctober 1983. Regimental Centre is the hub of the Gajaba Regiment that centrally connector to all the Regular and Volunteer Battalions. Presently there are 13 Regular Battalions and 04 Volunteer battalions administratively function under the Regimental Centre.

This organization is headed by the Regimental Centre Commandant who performs duties under the directions and guidance of Colonel of the Regiment.

Main responsibility of the Regimental Centre is to ensure proper existence of all administrative matters of battalions in liaison with the Army Headquarters such as distribution and posting of officers and Other Ranks to all Gajaba installations and Extra Regimental employments, promotions and recommendations of officers, promotions of Other Ranks within the battalions, coordinate and conduct of all kinds of training for officers and Other Ranks, nominating personnel for UN missions, coordinate all ceremonial matters, coordinate of all financial matters, coordinate recruiting for the Regiment and ensure all the other administrative and logistic system of the Regiment functioning effectively and efficiently. For this purpose, The Regimental Centre is mainly divided into three brances - General Branch, Administrative Branch and Logistic Branch.

KEY APPOINTMENTS

  Appointment Name
1 Colonel of the Regiment Lieutenant General H L V M Liyanage RWP RSP ndu
2. Centre Commandant Brig W M A B Wijekoon USP ndc
3. Deputy Centre Commandant Col S W Arachchige
4. GSO I Lt Col HMSSB Karunarathna RWP RSP USP
5. SO I(A) Lt Col HPA Senarathne RWP RSP USP
6. SO I (Log) Maj RMLUA Rathnayake
7. SO I (Vol) Col GBJ Fonseka RWP RSP
8. SO I (VA) Lt Col KK Jayasinghe
9. Adjutant Maj NA Abeygunawardana RSP USP psc
10. RSM WO I W M S Wijerathne