25th Battalion the Gemunu Watch

This battalion was established on 12th September 2008, as 3rd Wanni RFT battalion of the Gemunu Watch. Initially, the Bn comprised with Officers and other Rankers those who were medically categorized due to battle or non-battle injuries.

Later, on 11 December 2008, this battalion was re-established as 1 RFT Bn of the Gemunu Watch under 612 BDE which was located in Madu area to provide security for re captured areas from the LTTE in general area Mannar and Palampiddi. While providing support to ongoing Wanni operation at that time. 

As a result of conversion of RFT battalions to normal infantry battalions, this battalion was re-named as 25th battalion the Gemunu watch on 20 September 2009

Later, this battalion was re-deployed in general area Pesalei under 543 Bde. The first battalion collective training session was successfully competed at veddithalathive Battalion Training School from 29 February 2012 to 9 March 2012.

On 27 December 2012 , AOR was handed over to 21(V) Battalion the Gemenu watch and we were re -deployed to General Area Nedunkandal under the 541 BDE.The AOR covered the general areas of Parapakadaththan, Nanatan, Vankalei, Adampan, Andamkulam and in addition we were responsible to conduct CIMIC activities in above mentioned areas. Finally the battalion Hq was redeployed to the present location at Sirinathakulam on 28 March 2013 under the same BDE

The Second session of the battalion collective training was successfully competed at Veddithalathive Battalion Training School from 08 April 2014 to 29 May 2014 and the third battalion training session also successfully competed at Manik fram Battalion Training School from 21 April 2016 to 11 June 2016.

At present the battalion is conducting routing security deployments under 541 Bde while conducting training and welfare developments for our troops

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