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THE PROUD HISTORY OF THE SRI LANKA NATIONAL GUARD

On the 01st November 1989 all the prominent battalions deployed for the VIP guard were amalgamated and the first guard battalion was upgraded as a new battalion of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force and it was placed in Male Street ,Colombo under the command of the senior officer then Major S Weragama-SLAPC.

On the 12th November 1991 the senior officer then Colonel JSB De Silva KSV assumed duties as the first Colonel of the Regiment of Sri Lanka National Guard. By this time the numbers of battalions were increasing up to ten. The Regimental Headquarters of Sri Lanka National Guard which had been temporarily set up in Male Street Colombo shifted to the Headquarter of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force BATTARAMULLA on the 14th December 1991.Thereafter on the 1st May 1992 this regiment was perfected with another six battalions (From the 11th Battalion To 16th Battalion)

In this period of time Sri Lanka National Guard Regimental Centre which had been placed in the building of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force Headquarters under the guidance the GOC of the 3DIVwas shifted to the "Punani" Army Camp on the 5th May 1993, Colonel SD Lankadewa KSV was appointed as the new Colonel of the Regiment.

Lot of difficulties had to be incurred due to the inability of doing any essential construction of the Regimental Headquarters and its maintenance to a proper plan as it had to be shifted to different places time to time. The referee to overcome these difficulties the Regimental Headquarter of Sri Lanka National Guard was in need to be established in its own premises. As a result the Regimental Headquarters was able to acquire a two acre land at Weherawatta in Kurunegala. Accordingly inspirit of a lot of hindrance and difficulties, on the 4th March 1994 the Regimental Headquarters was shifted to the place where it is beautifully located today.