Colonel GTS Silva USP QLCO Lsc ato
Colonel GTS Silva USP QLCO Lsc ato was born on 04th October 1976 and he is a proud product of De Mazenod College Kandana. This Senior Officer joined the regular force of the Sri Lanka Army on 06th July 1995, as an Officer Cadet under intake 43. Following the successful completion of basic military training at the Sri Lanka Military Academy Diyatalawa, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and assigned to the Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps on 21st June 1997.
Throughout his military tenure, Colonel Tharanga Silva has undertaken various roles encompassing both operational and non-operational spheres. These include positions such as, Group Officer - 1st Regiment Sri Lanka army Ordnance Corps (Panagoda), Training Officer School of Ordnance (Dombagoda), Platoon Commander (Internal Security), Officer Commanding Ammo Dump - 5th Regiment Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps (Kankasanture), Group Officer - 5th Regiment Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps (Kankasanture), Officer Commanding Forward Ordnance Depot (Palaly), Group Officer – Base Ordnance Depot (Maradana), Staff Officer Grade III – Directorate of Ordnance Services (AHQ), Major (Admin & Quartering) – 221 Brigade (Morawewa), Staff Officer Grade II - 65 Infantry Division (Thunukkai), Regimental Adjutant - Regimental Centre Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps (Dombagoda), Directing Staff - Army School of Logistics (Trincomalee), Second in Command - 1st Regiment Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps (Panagoda), Staff Officer II - Directorate of Ordnance Services (AHQ), Deputy Commandant - Base Ordnance Depot (Ragama), Deputy Commandant Army Clothing Depot (Veyangoda), Staff Officer I (Logistics) - Regimental Centre Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps (Dombagoda), Commanding Officer - 1st Regiment Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps (Panagoda), Commandant - School of Ordnance (Dombagoda), Staff Officer 1 (Executive) - Directorate of Ordnance Services (AHQ), Chief Instructor - Army School of Logistics (Trincomalee), Colonel (Admin & Quartering) - Security Forces Headquarters - East (Welikanda), Colonel Ordnance - Directorate of Ordnance Services (AHQ) and presently he is serving as the Commandant of Base Ordnance Depot (Ragama).
Colonel Tharanga Silva’s professional development includes participation in numerous local and foreign academic and professional courses, notably the Junior Command Course No: 03 - Sri Lanka Military Academy (Diyatalawa), Computer Course No: 02 - (AHQ), Long Logistic Management Course (LLMC) No: 03 - Naval and Maritime Academy (Trincomalee) and obtained Master of Business Administration in Logistics Management, Basic Ordnance Officer Course No: 26 - (Bangladesh) , Junior Staff Course (Air Defense) No: 40 - (Pakistan), Mid-Career Course Ordnance No: 34 - (Pakistan) , Logistic Staff Course No: 59 - (Pakistan), Ammunition Technical Officer Course No: 19 - (Bangladesh), Senior Management Officer Course No: 49 - (India), Logistics Commanding Officers Course No: 01 (China) and obtained Diploma in Logistics Management, Army Logisticians University (China). The Senior Officer is the first Ordnance Officer to have served as the Staff Officer at United Nations Mission in Haiti (MINUSTHA) in year 2006 – 2007.
The Senior Officer has been conferred with Uththama Seva Padakkama, East Humanitarian Operation Medal, North Humanitarian Operation Medal, Purna Bhumi Padakkama, North and East Operations Medal, 50th Independence Anniversary Medal 1998, 75th Independence Day Commemoration Medal 2023, Sri Lanka Army 50th Anniversary Medal 1999, 75th Army Anniversary Medal 2024, Sri Lanka Armed Services Long Services Medal 1979, Sevabhimani Medal, Service Medal, Videsha Sewa Padakkama, United Nations Medal (MINUSTHA - Haiti) during his illustrious service in the Army.
He has captained the Army Tennis Team from 2004 to 2007 and received Army colors for Tennis in the year 2010. Also, Colonel Tharanga Silva has represented the Regimental Tennis and Rugby teams and has received Regimental colors for both sports in the year 2017. Presently he is the secretary of Sri Lanka Army Rugby Committee.
He is married to Mrs. Erandi Silva and blessed with two loving sons,Kushane Diyon and Devon Inesha.
