The first & present commanding officer of unit
O/3282 Lieutenant colonel BMRJ Bandara
VIR since 30.03.2008 up to now
6th (Volunteer) Battalion Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment was raised at Punani on 7 July 2008. The first Commanding Officer Was Lieutenant Colonel BMRJ Bandara. The Battalion has completed 5 Years of service. The Humanitarian Operation; launched to bring peace defeating terrorism was intensive as year 2008 dawned. 18th Battalion Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment was raised Mallavi, on 21 October 2008, as a part of Army's expansion efforts. The first Officiating Commanding Officer was Major UUKL Perera psc. 3 Officers had successively commanded the battalion. One Officer and 10 Other Ranks have laid down their lives and 70 Other Ranks had become differently able.
UNIT SPORTS ABILITIES' SHOWN OCCASIONS
Won the colonel of the regiment challenge trophy in the year 2013 & became the champions for boxing year 2013
Runners up of inter battalion boxing competition - 2014.
OPERATION HISTORY OF THE BATTALION
This battalion from 14.01.2009 after duties in mannar area under commanded to the 512 BDE after doing their duties hand over that camp to the 11 vir from 26.01.2009 date redeploy at elephant pass soranpaththu are while going the humanitarian operation. HQ deploy at soranpaththu & coys deploy at thalayadi FDL to support their tps which in the battle on humanitarian operation land attack & sea attack which came from the terrorist terminated doing very hardly their duty. Result of that on 2009.03.03 duty which infiltrate a one terrorist from the sea to one area he dead by due to fire of our solders after that captured 01 pistol 01 hand grenade radio set & imported document by B coy tps
BATTALION DEPLOYMENT
