Bid farewell to outgoing Colonel Commandant Major General E P De Z Abeysekera USP on 7 May 2014
A Parade, All Ranks Lunch and a Mess Night was organized to bid farewell to outgoing Colonel Commandant Major General E P De Z Abeysekera USP on 7 May 2014 at the Regimental Headquarters, Sri Lanka Signal Corps, Panagoda. Major General E P De Z Abeysekera USP rendered more than 34 years of loyal and unblemished service to the Corps of Signal as well as to the Army as a whole. He joined the Sri Lanka Army Regular Force on 6 February 1980 and commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on 18 July 1981 and retired on the completion of his tenure at the age 55 on 8 May 2014. This senior officer was well recognized as an officer with the special quality of \"Esprit of Corps\" along with a strong individual competency in many other fields. He held quite a number of most important appointments in the Army such as Commander Infantry Brigade, Commander Signal Brigade, Chief Signal Officer, Adjutant General, Master General Ordinance and finally as Deputy Chief of Staff. Apart from that he held various other appointments in different capacities covering almost all the appointments at junior, middle grade and senior level. During the troops address at lunch he shared his valuable and unique experiences with all present which were noteworthy. On the same day evening, Major General E P De Z Abeysekera and Mrs Sandamali Abeysekera were present at the Mess Night held at Signal Regimental Officers\' Mess, Panagoda. Many senior Signal Officers along with their spouses graced the farewell dinner to pay tribute to the outgoing Colonel Commandant.
