Senior Gunner, Major General P W B Jayasundara (Rtd) VSV USP ndc USACGSC IG Laid to Rest amid Military Honours

Major General P W B Jayasundara (Rtd) VSV USP ndc USACGSC IG who had served the country for more than 34 years and earned admiration as an experienced Gunner in the Regiment of Sri Lanka Artillery was laid on 12 June 2023 at Borella General Cemetery, amid a mammoth gathering of his military comrades, family members and mourners.

Secretary Defence, General G D H Kamal Gunaratne (Rtd) WWV RWP RSP USP ndc psc MPhil, Chief of Defence Staff, General L H S C Silva WWV RWP RSP VSV USP ndc psc MPhil and Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General H L V M Liyanage RWP RSP ndu, former comrades, Retired Senior Officers, Principal Staff Officers, Senior Officers, Directors and other mourners were at the ceremony to salute the late Senior Gunner officer as the dusk fell.

The military funeral was organized under the direct supervision of Major General W A S S Wanasinghe RSP VSV USP ndu, Deputy Chief of Staff and Colonel Commandant of the Sri Lanka Artillery. All arrangements to that effect were coordinated by Major General S R B Aluvihare RWP RSP, Adjutant General of the Army.

Here follows the Part 1 Order read out at the funeral;