Maj HMCCB Herath USP Lsc ato
HISTORY OF THE 4th (V) REGIMENT SRI LANKA ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS
First Coy of SLAOC(V) was established at the Panagoda Cantonment on 05 May 1980 with 6 Officers and 138 ORs. Then the new establishments was approved by the AHQ and the company was established as a Unit on 01 December 1995 and named as the 4 SLAOC(V). Maj BSG Nanayakkara was the 1st commanding officer of the Unit.
Later on, this Unit was shifted to the Dombagoda Camp on 10 October 1999 for the purpose of providing security to the Regimental Centre.
In 2001, this was shifted from Dombagoda Camp to Salawa, Kosgama. After serving one year there, the same was re-established at the Panagoda cantonment in 2002.
Since then, they had been involved with the technical and other duties of the Regimental Centre and 1 SLAOC. They were also deployed in internal security duties at the 11 Division headquarters.
Due to the shortfall of Officers of the Unit, following officers were enlisted to the Unit on pay and pension basis and were deployed in the following locations.
| S/N | Rank | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Capt | RM Rajapaksha | - Rear HQ (Vauniya) |
| 2. | Lt | SG Austin | - RHQ SLAOC) |
| 3. | Lt | KG Vincent | - QM (ATS Maduruoya) |
| 4. | Lt | NH Pathirana | - Computer Section (Maradana) |
| 5. | Lt | W Sumanasena | - QM 4 SLAOC (V) |
| 6. | Lt | TH Silva | - SLAVF (G Br) |
| 7. | Lt | S Chandrasoma | - SO III (A) 22 DIV) |
Later on this volunteer Unit was established as an independent Unit at the Welisara Government Explosives Depot premises on 1 February 2006. Their main duties included maintainance of security of the Welisara State AmmUnitions Depot, the Army AmmUnitions Depot and the maintaining of security in the adjoint areas.
An establishment of 28 Officers and 575 Other Ranks were approved for internal security duties on 09 January 2007.
This Unit was shifted to the previous Forward Ordnancce Depot location at Kandy on 10 July 2010. A billet for ORs, a cafeteria, and a welfare shop was established from the Regimental funds.
With the placement of 11 Division Headquarters at Pallekale in Kandy, technical and other administrative Ordnance activities of a Ordnance Regiment were initiated on 01 September 2010.
Lt Col EMM Fernando AATO Lsc assumed duties as the first regular Commanding Officer on 02 November 2011.
The Unit was assigned to provide Ordnance support to the Forward Ordnance Depot-Diyathalawa, Hambantota and Ordnance Store Section-Udawalawa from 01 February 2012.
COMMANDING OFFICER OF 4 REGT SLAOC (V)
| S/N | Rank | Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Maj | BSG Nanayakkara | 05.10.1999 | 01.07.2005 |
| 2. | Lt Col | BSG Nanayakkara | 01.07.2005 | 25.04.2006 |
| 3. | Maj | LARPK Liyanaarachchi | 25.04.2006 | 09.01.2007 |
| 4. | Maj | LARPK Liyanaarachchi | 09.01.2007 | 17.05.2007 |
| 5. | Maj | NDP Jayathilake | 17.05.2007 | 12.02.2009 |
| 6. | Lt Col | NDP Jayathilake | 12.02.2009 | 02.11.2011 |
| 7. | Lt Col | EMM Fernando AATO Lsc | 02.11.2011 | 14.12.2013 |
| 8. | Lt Col | J Ranahewa ato | 14.12.2013 | 14.09.2015 |
| 9. | Lt Col | WMAN Warnasooriya ato | 14.09.2015 | 11.12.2017 |
| 10. | Lt Col | JIBW Pallekumbura ato | 11.12.2017 | 31.12.2019 |
| 11. | Lt Col | WMSMB Wansekara AATO | 01.01.2020 | 04.03.2022 |
| 12. | Maj | N G J P Thilakaratne psc AATO | 04.03.2022 | 03.07.2024 |
| 13. | Maj | HMCCB Herath USP Lsc ato | 04.07.2024 | Up to Date |
