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Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment

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THE 11th VIJAYABAHU INFANTRY REGIMENT

11th Bn The Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment was raised on 10.01.1997 at Achchuweli, Jaffna under 511 Bde and 51 Div. as per the raising orders published under ARO/114/96/G/SD/51 dated 16.12.1996. the 1st Commanding Offr was Maj WGMG Epa. 17 X 654 tps were transferred from 1,4, 5, 7, 8 VIR Bns and RHQ VIR for the raising of the Bn. Bn HQ, Adm Coy and D Coy was dep at Achchuweli and also A Coy at Chunnakam, B Coy at Neerveli and C Coy at Urumpirai

During the years of 1997 and 1998 Bn performed search and clear ops, route clearing and picket duties in JFN peninsula. In the year 1999 Bn participated for the op Jayasikurui and later on Bn dep at Pranthan def and conducted limited ops. During these periods Bn suffered no of deaths , casualties and recovered considerable no of terr wpns, expl and mil eqpts.

On 05.09.1999 due the lack of tps in Bns 11 VIR was disbanded and all tps, documents and accounts were handed over to 4 VIR. At the inception of the EELAM war IV 11 Bn was re opened on 15.11.2007 under 524 Bde, 52 Div and SF HQ (J) at Pallepai, JFN. The 1st CO of the reopened Bn was Maj WSB Nayakaratne RSP and 12 X 432 tps were transferred from 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 VIR Bns. In Pallepai area the Bn dominated the area incl VVT performing route pickets, route clearing, ptrls, ambs, clearing ops and coord and search ops

On 24.12.2007 The Bn was re dep at Ariyalai, JFN. During the Humanitarian op there was a imminent thret to JFN town through Ariyala and under the close supervision of then Comd, SF HQ (J) Bn was performed commendable duty not allowing terr to infiltrate cape of Ariyalai and exploit further. On 25.01.2009 the Bn was re dep at Thanankilappu JFN and later again dep at Chavakachcheri on 24.10.2009. In this area Bn performed route picket duties and civil affairs duties. During this period on 01.11.2009 Maj URWKR Kemarathne RSP took over the Bn as the 2nd Commanding Officer.

PAST COMMANDING OFFICERS

O/50955 Major WGMG Epa
10.01.1997 TO 22.02.1997

 

O/60609 Major DMDCD Gunawardane psc
03.03.1997 TO 07.01.1998

O/60652 Major PGMVJ Pananwala RSP
08.07. 1998 TO 20.03.1999

 

O/60534 Major DCJW Jayasekara
20.03. TO 05.09.1999

 

O/61717 Lieutenant Colonel WSB Nayakarathne RSP
15.11.2007 TO 01.11.2009

O/62121 Lieutenant Colonel URWKR Kemarathne RSP
01.11.2009 TO 02.06.2014

 

O/63518 Major LI Prasanna RWP
03.06.2014 TO 23.06.2014

 

O/62964 Lieutenant Colonel HPDS Gunawardana RSP
24.06.2014 TO 27.10.2014

 

O/63187 Major IGJPK Thilakaathna
28.10.2014 TO 17.11.2014

 

O/62964 Lieutenant Colonel HPDS Gunawardana RSP
18.11.2014 TO 07.02.2018

 

O/64058 Major N Dissanayaka
08.02.2018 Up to Date

 

PRESENT DEPLOYMENT