The Ceylon National Guard (CNG) was a former
Volunteer regiment of the
Sri Lanka Army that existed from 1963 to 1980. The CNG was formed in 1962 as part of the reforms to the
Ceylon Volunteer Force
The Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force (SLAVF) is the active-duty volunteer reserve force of the Sri Lanka Army. The SLAVF is separate from the Regular Force (known as the ''regular army'') which consists of personal who are professional soldiers an ...
in the
Ceylon Army following the
1962 Ceylonese coup d'état attempt
The 1962 Ceylonese coup d'état attempt (also known as the ''Colonels' coup'' ) was a failed military coup d'état planned in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). A group of Christian officers in the military and police planned to topple the government of Prime ...
in which several volunteer units were implicated. The 2nd (Volunteer) Coastal Artillery Regiment,
Ceylon Artillery and the 2nd (Volunteer) Signals,
Ceylon Signals Corps were disbanded and personal from these units who were found to be not part of the attempt coup were re-grouped as the 1st Battalion, CNG and 2nd Battalion, CNG. The CNG was mobilized for duty with the
Task Force Anti Illicit Immigration and during the
1971 JVP Insurrection. It was finally disbanded in 1980 after the 1st Battalion was transferred to the
Sri Lanka Armoured Corps
The Sri Lanka Armoured Corps (SLAC) provides the armour capability of the Sri Lanka Army, with vehicles such as the T-55AM2, and type 80/88 main battle tanks; the BMP infantry fighting vehicle; and the BTR-80, and WZ551 armoured personnel carri ...
as the 2nd (Volunteer) Regiment, Sri Lanka Armoured Corps in 1979 and the 2nd Battalion was transferred to the
Sri Lanka Artillery as the 5th (Volunteer) Regiment, Sri Lanka Artillery in 1980.
Units
* 1st Battalion, Ceylon National Guard
* 2nd Battalion, Ceylon National Guard
Notable members
*
Karu Jayasuriya - Former Speaker of Parliament and Minister
See also
*
Sri Lanka National Guard
References
Disbanded regiments of the Sri Lankan Army
Military units and formations established in 1971
Military units and formations disestablished in 1980
Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force
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