HISTORY OF 243 INFANTRY BRIGADE
3 Infantry Brigade Headquarters was established in Batticaloa District on 28 February 1991.
3 Infantry Brigade Headquarters was renamed as 233 Infantry Brigade Headquarters on 14 July 1995.
233 Infantry Brigade Headquarters, which was established in Kalladi, Batticaloa District, was moved to Wakkare on 19 February 2007.
234 Infantry Brigade Headquarters was again established in Kalladi, Batticaloa District on 26 June 2008.
234 Infantry Brigade Headquarters was renamed as 231 Infantry Brigade Headquarters on 10 November 2011.
231 Infantry Brigade Headquarters was renamed as 243 Infantry Brigade Headquarters on 07 July 2023.
243 Infantry Brigade Commemorafed on November 10.
Past Bde Comds
| SER | RANK | NAME | FROM | TO | |||
| 1 | LT COL | KGCGJ THILAKARATHNA RSP | 2008.06.26 | 2008.10.09 | |||
| 2 | LT COL | RGU RAJAPAKSE RSP psc | 2008.10.10 | 2009.01.17 | |||
| 3 | LT COL | KGCGJ THILAKARATHNA RSP | 2009.01.18 | 2009.02.05 | |||
| 4 | COL | KGCGJ THILAKARATHNA RSP | 2009.02.05 | 2010.01.30 | |||
| 5 | COL | SSWADUGE psc | 2010.01.31 | 2010.03.09 | |||
| 6 | COL | LM MUDALIGE RWP RSP | 2010.03.10 | 2010.03.12 | |||
| 7 | BRIG | LM MUDALIGE RWP RSP | 2010.03.12 | 2011.02.09 | |||
| 8 | BRIG | HP SENEVIRATHNE | 2011.02.10 | 2011.07.09 | |||
| 9 | COL | AASP THILAKARATHNA | 2011.09.10 | 2011.11.09 | |||
| 10 | COL | AASP THILAKARATHNA | 2011.11.10 | 2014.02.19 | |||
| 11 | BRIG | LHPP FERNANDO RWP RSP USP | 2014.02.20 | 2015.06.01 | |||
| 12 | BRIG | NDSP NIWUNHELLA RWP RSP | 2015.06.01 | 2018.11.18 | |||
| 13 | COL | GMN PERERA RWP RSP | 2018.11.18 | 2019.11.29 | |||
| 14 | COL | PKWWMGSBW PALLEKUBURA RWP RSP psc | 2019.12.02 | 2020.09.16 | |||
| 15 | COL | SPG GAMAGE RWP RSP USP | 202.09.22 | 2021.02.03 | |||
| 16 | BRIG | SPG GAMAGE RWP RSP USP | 2021.02.04 | 2021.04.29 | |||
| 17 | COL | VMN HETTIARACHCHI RWP RSP | 2021.05.01 | 2021.05.18 | |||
| 18 | BRIG | VMN HETTIARACHCHI RWP RSP | 2021.05.19 | 2021.08.07 | |||
| 19 | COL | WMNKD BANDARA RWP WSR USP Psc | 2021.08.09 | 2021.10.09 | |||
| 20 | BRIG | WMNKD BANDARA RWP WSR USP Psc | 2021.10.10 | 2023.07.06 | |||
| 21 | BRIG | WMNKD BANDARA RWP WSR USP Psc | 2023.07.07 | 2023.08.06 | |||
| 22 | BRIG | KMCS KUMARASINGHE | 2023.08.07 | 2024.11.04 | |||
| 23 | COL | KMUP KALUPAHANA USP Psc | 2024.11.05 | Up to Date |
