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The Gemunu Watch

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11th Battalion the Gemunu Watch

 

This Bn was raised on 4th Sep 1996 at Thirunaweli – Jaffna and Major W Wimaladasa was the first commander of the battalion. later it was amalgamated with the 7 GW on 17th May 2005 and named 7 / 11 GW.

During the last stage of war between LTTE this Bn again formed at 1GW - Diyatalawa on 4th Oct 2007 and Battalion Day remain as 4th Sep . Present Col of the Regiment Maj Gen PUS VITHANAGE RSP ndu Commanded this Battalion during the period of 31 December 1996 to 10 July 1997.

Since its inception Battalion was involved actively in offensive operations where Five officers and one hundred and five other ranks made their supreme sacrifice on behalf of the motherland. Five hundred and fourty two got wounded in the action and two were missing in action.

BATTALION TRAINING

BATTALION TRAINING AT BTS KALYANIPURA ON 28.04.2014 TO 05.06.2014

BATTALION TRAINING AT BTS KALYANIPURA ON 20.04.2016 TO 11.06.2016

BATTALION TRAINING AT BTS KALYANIPURA ON 20.04.2016 TO 11.06.2016

Former Commanding Officers:

Srl No Rank Name From To
1 Major W Wimaladasa 1996.09.03 1996.11.10
2 Major KPS Abeysuriya 1996.11.11 1996.12.30
3 Major PUS Vithanage RSP 1996.12.31 1997.07.10
4 Major WAA Wanniarachchi RSP 1997.07.11 1997.12.26
5 Lt Col PUS Vithanage RSP -1997.12.26 2000.01.16
6 Lt Col WAA Wanniarachchi RSP 2000.01.17 2002.01.06
7 Lt Col HPNK Jayapathirana RSP 2002.01.07 2005.01.18
8 Lt Col API Fernando 2007.10.04 2008.12.17
9 Lt Col ST Fernando RSP psc 2008.12.27 2012.04.26
10 Lt Col PDU Kumarasiri RSP psc 2010.03.13 2012.04.26
11 Lt Col KJNMPK Nawarathna RSP 2012.04.26 2014.05.07
12 Lt Col DKR Perera 2014.05.07 2017.01.04
13 Lt Col EWMWKB Abeyratne RWP RSP psc 2017.01.04 2019.01.28
14 Maj UR Gallage RSP USP 2019.01.29 2020.02.13
15 Lt Col PW Karunaratna RSP USP 2020.02.13 2021.12.12
16 Lt Col PMMT Pathiraja RWP RSP 2021.12.13 Up to now