Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment

The Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment is the youngest Infantry Regiment in the Sri Lanka Army. But the VIR did a tremendous job during the Humanitarian Operation with other senior Regiments. During the war scenario, most of the regular and volunteer Battalion in VIR gave the maximum contribution to make a peaceful country. However, after the Humanitarian Operation, the Army wanted to raise new Battalions for maintaining the peaceful environment in the country.

In response to the need of the Army, on 04th March 2010, the 24th Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment was raised at the Engineer Service building in Panagoda Army Cantonment. The 1st Commanding Officer was Maj TMF Kichilan RWP RSP. The battalion was consisting of 16 Officers and 375 Soldiers.

1ST BATTALION HEADQUARTERS

Commanding Officer - Maj TMF Kitchilan RWP RSP
2nd In Command - Maj HLC Baztiyanz
Adjutant - Capt HGS Gallage
Intelligence Officer - Lt RDSL Ranasinghe
Regimental Sergeant Magor - WO II SD Kusumsiri

PRESENT BATTALION HEADQUARTERS

Commanding Officer - Maj MKCJ Rathnapriya
2nd in Command - Maj MNK Gamage RWP RSP
Adjutant - Capt DDP Wijesekara
Intelligence Officer - Lt BACY Perera
Regimental Sergeant Major - WO II Upananda JP RSP

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BATTALION

• Army Cantonment 2010.03.04 to 2010.06.28
• Thawulwewa 2010.06.28 to 2011.06.18
• Kinniya 2011.06.18 to 2011.09.21
• Klapunburg 2011.09.21 to 2012.02.01
• Neenthawil 2012.02.01 to 2012.08.28
• Koorai 2012.12.27 to 2018.08.28
• Poonaryn 2018.0825 to 2021.11.08
• Kallar 2021.11.09 up to date

COMMANDING OFFICERS

Lt Col TMF Kitchilan RSP
2010.03.04 to 2014.11.05

Maj BKSL Rodrigo RSP
2014.11.06 to 2015.02.'05

Lt Col KGAT Kelakorale RSP
2015'02'05 to 2018'02'08

Lt Col ABGR Mendis
2018'02'09 to 2020'02'10

Lt Col SHS Kumarasinghe USP psc
2020'02'11 to 2022.02.03

Maj MKCJ Rathnapriya
2022'02'05 up to date

2ND IN COMMAND

Maj HLC Baztianz RWP WSP
2010'03'04 to 2012'12'30

Maj PDS Palliyaguru RWP RSP
2012'12'31 to 2013'05'23

Maj BKSL Rodrigo RSP
2012'12'31 to 2013'05'23

Maj RPSN Jayasena RSP USP
2015'08'26 to 2016'06'22

Maj TS Marso USP
2016'06'23 to 2019'06'16

Maj NRMT Nissanka RSP USPs
2019'06'17 to 2021'02'01

Maj EN Gamage
2021'02'02 to 2021'03'28

Maj MNK Gamage RWP RSP
2021'03'28 up to date

ADJUTANTS

Capt HGS Gallage
2010'03'04 to 2010'09'15

Maj IKGSNA Bandara RWP RSP
2010'09'15 to 2012'06'20

Capt EMUWRB Boyagoda
2012'06'21 to 2014'09'21

Capt DSYS Sampath
2014'09'22 to 2015'03'29

Capt PKMM Perera
2015'03'30 to 2018'06'10

Capt NK Gamagedara
2018'06'10 to 2020'01'17

Capt LVMN Jayasundra
2020'01'17 to 2020'05'03

Maj PKMM Perera
2020'05'03 to 2020'05'12

Capt PYLK Yapa
2021'05'012 to 2021'11'21

Capt ATM Silva
2021'11'22 to 2022.03.21

Capt DDP Wijesekara
2022.03.21 up to date

REGIMENTAL SERGENT MAJORS

S/501786 WI ACD Kusumsiri
2010'03'04 to 2012'12'03

S/509929 WI V Karunathilaka
2012'12'04 to 2015'12'31

S/508021 WII AS Samarakoon RSP
2016'01'01 to 2016'02'28

S/510797 WI HMS Karunarathna
2016'03'01 to 2017'07'14

S/511274 WI PH Dharmasena RSP
2017'07'15 to 2018'03'22

S/512672 WI MPDR Wijerathna RSP
2018'03'23 to 2019'12'20

S/514517 WI IG Preamarathna
2019'12'20 to 202'12'25

S/515339 WII Upananda JP RSP
2021'12'26 Up to date

PRESENT DEPLOYMENT AND DUTIES IN THE BATTALION

The unit is presently deployed in the general area of Kallar, ‎Trincomalee district. Unit is under command of 22 Inf Div and 222 Inf Bde. The total area of responsibility is 417 SQKm .

There are so many archeological sites in AOR and there are 3 static points to provide security for very important archeological sites such as Seruwawila Temple, Vilgamvehera, and Siriwaddanaramaya temples. Other than that, there are 02 X permanent roadblocks at Thopoor and Verugal. 02X static point at Sithtaru and Mananthetti area conduct for avoid the illegal sand mining in Mahaveli river.

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