HISTORY OF 242 INFANTRY BRIGADE
This Brigade Headquarters was initially established as 23 Brigade Headquarters - was located in the Minneriya and Welikanda areas from 1993 to 1997. Subsequently, it was repositioned as 231 Brigade Headquarters in Welikanda, Sinhapura, Punani, and Sengamuwa from 1997 to 2011. From 2011 to 2013, it was stationed in the Komari area under the designation 632 Brigade Headquarters. Since 2013, it has been renamed and restructured as 242 Infantry Brigade Headquarters, undergoing location adjustments and continuing its operations in various locations
Past Bde Comds
| SER | RANK | NAME | FROM | TO | |||
| 1 | BRIG | H S HAPUARACHCHI | 18.03.1990 | 01.06.1991 | |||
| 2 | COL | H S A PERERA | 01.06..1991 | 06.05.1992 | |||
| 3 | BRIG | S T T JAYASUNDARA RSP PSC | 06.05.1992 | 28.08.1992 | |||
| 4 | BRIG | W A A DE SILVA RSP USP | 28.08.1992 | 30.12.1992 | |||
| 5 | BRIG | J NAMMUNI | 30.12.1992 | 16.07.1993 | |||
| 6 | COL | G S C FONSEKA RSP PSC | 16.07.1993 | 22.09.1993 | |||
| 7 | BRIG | H S A PERERA | 22.09.1993 | 09.03.1994 | |||
| 8 | COL | C J RANAWEERA RSP | 09.03.1994 | 18.06.1994 | |||
| 9 | COL | W G ALWIS IG | 18.06.1994 | 05.11.1995 | |||
| 10 | BRIG | W G ALWIS IG | 05.11.1995 | 08.01.1996 | |||
| 11 | BRIG | G S C FONSEKA RSP USP PSC | 08.01.1996 | 08.01.1997 | |||
| 12 | COL | N WIJESINGHA USP IG | 08.01.1997 | 25.08.1997 | |||
| 13 | BRIG | N WIJESINGHE USP IG | 25.08.1997 | 16.10.1997 | |||
| 14 | COL | R N AKMEEMANA USP | 16.10.1997 | 11.10.1999 | |||
| 15 | LT COL | C WEERATHUNGA | 11.10.1999 | 11.01.2000 | |||
| 16 | COL | R M J A RATHNAYAKA RSP | 11.01.2000 | 06.03.2001 | |||
| 17 | COL | S W L DAULAGALA RSP USP NDU | 06.03.2001 | 28.06.2003 | |||
| 18 | COL | L A D AMARATUNGA RSP | 28.03.2003 | 02.09.2003 | |||
| 19 | LT COL | D A AMUNUGAMA RWP RSP | 02.09.2003 | 15.05.2004 | |||
| 20 | BRIG | S UDUMALAGALA RSP | 15.05.2004 | 06.09.2004 | |||
| 21 | COL | H M H A HERATH RSP PSC | 06.09.2004 | 01.12.2004 | |||
| 22 | BRIG | H M H A HERATH RSP PSC | 01.12.2004 | 19.04.2005 | |||
| 23 | LT COL | A P DE Z WICKRAMARATHNE RWP RSP | 19.04.2005 | 12.08.2005 | |||
| 24 | COL | A P DE Z WICKRAMARATHNE RWP RSP | 12.08.2005 | 28.08.2005 | |||
| 25 | LT COL | R P RAJAPATHIRANA RSP PSC | 28.08.2005 | 31.11.2005 | |||
| 26 | COL | A P DE Z WICKRAMARATHNE RWP RSP | 31.11.2005 | 08.02.2006 | |||
| 27 | LT COL | A W M P R SENAVIRATHNE RSP IG | 08.02.2006 | 19.02.2006 | |||
| 28 | COL | D S WEERAMAN PSC | 19.02.2006 | 15.02.2007 | |||
| 29 | LT COL | A L S K PERERA RWP | 15.02.2007 | 08.09.2007 | |||
| 30 | COL | A L S K PERERA RWP | 08.09.2007 | 31.12.2007 | |||
| 31 | LT COL | M D WIJESUNDARA | 31.12.2007 | 09.06.2008 | |||
| 32 | LT COL | S P SENAVIRATHNE | 09.06.2008 | 11.06.2008 | |||
| 33 | LT COL | M D WIJESUNDARA | 11.06.2008 | 03.08.2008 | |||
| 34 | LT COL | A S WIJEWICKRAMA | 03.08.2008 | 22.09.2008 | |||
| 35 | COL | A S WIJEWICKRAMA | 22.09.2008 | 29.12.2008 | |||
| 36 | COL | T J NANAYAKKARA RWP | 29.12.2008 | 11.02.2009 | |||
| 37 | LT COL | P G M V J PANANWALA RSP | 11.02.2009 | 04.08.2009 | |||
| 38 | COL | P G M V J PANANWALA RSP | 04.08.2009 | 22.10.2009 | |||
| 39 | LT COL | D M A P DISSANAYAKA RWP RSP | 22.10.2009 | 13.06.2010 | |||
| 40 | LT COL | W K GUNASOMA | 13.06.2010 | 14.11.2010 | |||
| 41 | COL | W K GUNASOMA | 14.11.2010 | 05.06.2013 | |||
| 42 | COL | P H N SIRISHANTHA | 05.06.2013 | 10.09.2015 | |||
| 43 | COL | U P R WEERAKOON WWV RWP RSP USP | 10.09.2015 | 29.10.2018 | |||
| 44 | BRIG | HDG RANASINGHE USP | 29.10.2018 | 04.10.2019 | |||
| 45 | COL | TC PEIRIS RSP USP | 04.10.2019 | 2021.02.03 | |||
| 46 | BRIG | TC PEIRIS RSP USP | 2021.02.04 | 2022.04.22 | |||
| 47 | BRIG | BGS FERNANDO USP HDMC PSC | 2022.04.22 | 2022.09.14 | |||
| 48 | COL | SAUA SOLANGAARACHCHI RSP PSC | 2022.10.10 | 2023.07.05 | |||
| 49 | BRIG | SAUA SOLANGAARACHCHI RSP PSC | 2022.10.10 | 2023.07.05 | |||
| 50 | COL | KPL AMUNUPURE RWP RSP USP | 2023.07.05 | 2024.01.01 | |||
| 51 | BRIG | KPL AMUNUPURE RWP RSP USP | 2023.01.01 | 2025.01.07 | |||
| 52 | COL | KGAT KALAKORALE RSP | 2025.01.07 | Up to Date |
