G. R. Jayasinghe

G. R. Jayasinghe
AllegianceSri Lanka
Service / branchSri Lanka Army
RankBrigadier
UnitSri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps
CommandsSri Lanka Rifle Corps,
Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps
Battles / warsSri Lankan Civil War,
Insurrection 1987-89

Brigadier G. R. Jayasinghe, VSV was a Sri Lankan military officer, who was the former head of the Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps and founder of the Sri Lanka Rifle Corps in 1984.[1][2]

Educated at Royal College, Colombo, he joined the army after leaving school. He was commissioned into the Ceylon Army Ordnance Corps as a Second Lieutenant. He served as the Commanding officer of the Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps from 1966 to 1969 and from 1969 to 1974.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Photographic exhibition". Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
  2. ^ "SRI LANKA ARMY". Archived from the original on 2011-05-09. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
  3. ^ "COMMANDING OFFICERS OF SLAOC". army.lk. Sri Lanka Army. Retrieved 5 May 2020.