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Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps

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History of 7 SLAWC

7th Battalion Womens Corps is the newest entry to the Corps of Women in the Sri Lanka Army. Battalion was raised on 1st August 2010 and was ceremonially formed on 23rd August 2010 at the premises of Rear Hed Quarters 3(V) VIR, and raised its flag at Myliddy - Jaffna on 1st September 2010.


1st Commanding Officer:

Major TC Kathriarachchi of 1 SLAWC was the first Commanding Officer of the Battalion. Major TC Kathriarachchi SLAWC has previously commanded the 1st Corps of Women’s Corps and the 3rd Battalion of Women’s Corps and continued to command the 7th Battalion to date.

The Battalion was posted 15 x 500 Officers and Other Ranks at the inception. The 500 ORs comprised of 186 Regular cadres and 314 Volunteer cadres, who were absorbed to the Regular Force w.e.f 01 August 2010.

The first Second in Command was Major CKE Rajaguru SLAWC and the first Adjutant was Lieutenant GM Bodaragama SLAWC. Warrant Officer II Gomas BJP was the first Regimental Sergeant Major of the Battalion.

Till August 2011, 7 x Officers from the 5 Volunteer Battalions served as attached troops to the Battalion due the inability of all 15 Officers initially posted to be deployed in Jaffna.

Key Appointment Holders

Commanding Officers

Ser   Name   From   To
1. Major TC Kathriarachchi SLAWC 2010.08.01 2014.02.10
2. Major CKE Rajaguru SLAWC 2014.02.10 2014.12.18
3. Major NK Rathnayake SLAWC 2014.12.18 2016.10.14
4. MajorGS Rankotge SLAWC 2016.10.14 2018.02.07
5. Major DCN Bombuwala SLAWC 2018.02.07 2019.10.16
6. Major JRPK Galhena SLAWC 2019.10.17 2021.08.09
7. Lt Col GRAIMK Gamlath RSP USP psc SLA 2021.08.09 To date

Second in Commands

Ser   Name   From   To
1. Major CKE Rajaguru SLAWC 2010.08.01 2011.09.14
2. Major RMTI Gunatilake SLAWC 2011.09.14 2013.06.05
3. Major GS Rankotge SLAWC 2013.06.05 2014.11.10
4. Major DCN Bombuwala SLAWC 2014.11.10 2015.12.31
5. Major KN Abeywikrama SLAWC 2016.01.01 2017.01.02
6. Major IP Wanasinghe SLAWC 2017.01.02 2017.05.29
7. Major EMHC De Saram psc SLAWC 2018.07.03 2020.05.17
8. MajorHHH De Silva SLAWC 2020.05.17 2020.11.12
9. Major LU Arambawaththa SLAWC 2020.11.12 2022.01.02
10. Maj JHDIK Katuwangoda SLAWC 2022.01.02 To date

Adjutants

Ser   Name   From   To
1. Lieutenant GM Bodaragama SLAWC 2010.08.01 2011.02.01
2. Lieutenant EMHC de Saram SLAWC 2011.02.01 2011.06.05
3. Lieutenant SGM Premathilake SLAWC 2012.02.03 2012.08.01
4. Captain JRPK Galhena SLAWC 2012.08.01 2013.06.01
5. Lieutenant RMN Weerakkody SLAWC 2013.06.01 2013.09.01
6. Lieutenant DSDI Jayaweera SLAWC 2013.09.01 2014.01.01
7. Lieutenant SE Kapugamage SLAWC 2014.01.01 2015.05.21
8. Capt Wimalarathne SLAWC 2015.05.21 2016.04.01
9. Capt Bandara SLAWC 2016.04.01 2016.10.18
10. Lieutenant LKK Perera SLAWC 2016.10.18 2017.04.18
11. Lieutenant Jayasundara SLAWC 2017.04.18 2018.09.17
12. Lieutenant VHLR Herath SLAWC 2018.09.17 2019.05.03
13. Lieutenant NA Senanayake SLAWC 2019.05.03 2020.10.21
14. Lieutenant MRD Peiris SLAWC 2020.10.21 2021.12.02
14. Lt KLASM Jayasena SLAWC 2021.12.02 To date

Regimental Sergeant Majors

SER NAME FROM TO
1 WO1     BJP Gomes 2010.08.20 2011.03.28
2 WO 11  Jayawardhane CP 2011.03.28 2012.09.01
3 WO 11  Manoja Priyanagani HP 2013.07.31 2015.08.01
4 WO1     RAN Hemanthi 2015.08.01 2016.10.15
5 WO1     KCK Perera 2016.12.07 2017.09.10
6 WO1     HRR Nilanthi 2017.09.12 2021.01.15
7 WO1      JMP Jayasinghe 2021.05.20 2022.04.01
8 WO11   Pushpakumari S 2022.04.08 To Date