Ruhunu Regiment - Misplaced Pages

National Service Regiment
Active	1954 - 1956
Country	Ceylon
Branch	Ceylon Army
Role	Reserve Infantry
Size	1 Battalion, 1 Detachment
Commanders
Notable commanders	Lieutenant Colonel Rex De Costa, MBE

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The Ruhunu Regiment was a former Military reserve force of the Ceylon Army. The regiment was raised in 1954 in Galle with a detachment in Matara. It was disbanded in 1956 when S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike became prime minister as he considered the unit to be loyal to the opposition. Its personnel made up volunteer units of the Gemunu Watch when it was formed in 1962. Raised along with the Rajarata Rifles, it was one of only three geographically based regiments in the Sri Lanka Army.

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GENERAL TI WEERATHUNGA VSV ndc jssc (Retd) REMEMBERED.

v t e Regiments and corps of the Sri Lanka Army
Combat Arms	Armoured Corps Sri Lanka Light Infantry Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment Gemunu Watch Gajaba Regiment Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment Mechanized Infantry Commandos Special Forces Rifle Corps National Guard
Support Arms	Artillery Engineers Signals Corps
Support Services	Military Intelligence Engineer Services Regiment Service Corps Medical Corps Ordnance Corps Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Corps of Military Police General Service Pioneer Corps Women's Corps
Disbanded	Ceylon Mounted Rifles Ceylon Planters Rifle Ceylon Railway Engineer Ceylon Rifle Colombo Town Guard National Service Regiment Post and Telegraph Signals Ruhunu Regiment Ceylon National Guard Rajarata Rifles President's Guard

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