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The Gemunu Watch

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7th Battalion the Gemunu Watch[Formally 11 G W]

 

The Battalion was raised on 17th. September 1992 in Kondavil in the Jaffna Peninsula, during preparations by the Sri Lanka Army for a large scale offensive to liberate Jaffna from LTTE control. Brigadier K.S. Fernando was the first Commanding Officer. From its inception, the Battalion was intimately involved in combat operations to wrest control of areas dominated by the ruthless LTTE Terrorists. Other military tasks involved the restoration of normalcy during national emergencies, natural disasters and other calamities.

On 15th. September 2000, 11 GW was re-named 7 GW and amalgamated with 5 GW becoming 5 / 7 GW.

During the war waged to rid the Country of Tamil Militancy 7 Officers and 186 Other Ranks sacrificed their lives in combat.

3 Officers and 210 Other Ranks have been Wounded-in-Action. Some permanently.

INTER COY SPORT MEET

HERCULES EVENT AT 68 DIV

BATTALION TRAINING 2016.02.01 - 2016.04.09

24th Annevesary - 2016.09.17

CO Taking Over Lt Col MHR Fernando RWP RSP USP - 2016.01.27

RSM Taking Over WO I R M Rathnayaka - 2016.04.28

SFHQ Mullative COMD Visit - 2016.11.05

Former Commanding Officers:

Srl No Rank Name From To
1 Lt Col KS Fernando RWP RSP USP Ldmc 1992.09.17 1996.09.02
2 Maj W Wimaladasa 1996.09.03 1996.11.10
3 Maj KGS Abeysooriya RSP psc 1996.11.11 1996.12.30
4 Maj PUS Vithanage RSP 1996.12.31 1997.07.10
5 Maj DTAW Thilakarathne psc 1997.07.11 1997.08.12
6 Maj WA Wanniarachchi  RSP psc  1997.08.13 1997.12.26
7 Lt Col PUS Vithanage RSP 1997.12.26 2000.01.16
8 Maj WAA Wanniarachchi  RSP psc  2000.01.17 2002.01.08
9 Lt Col HPNK Jayapathirane RSP 2002.01.07 2005.01.18
10 Lt Col DMP Katugampola RSP 2005.01.19 2005.08.18
11 Lt Col SS Waduge psc 2005.08.19 2007.07.26
12 Col WLPW Perera RSP 2007.07.27 2008.11.13
13 Lt col AC Lamahewa RSP 2008.11.14 2010.11.30
14 Lt Col KPSA Amarakoon 2013.04.09 2016.01.25
15 Lt Col MHR Frenando RWP RSP USP 2016.01.25 2018.06.11
16 Lt Col W Dhasanayaka RSP 2018.06.12 2020.06.12
17 Lt Col SWRI De Silva RWP USP psc lsc 2020.06.12 2022.03.10
18 Maj DMCL DISSANAYAKE RWP RSP 2022.03.11 Up to date