History
Established in 1956 as the Commandant Ceylon Volunteer Force, it was head by the second-ranking member of the General Staff from 1956 to 1966. Since 1966, it became the third-ranking after that of Commander of the Army andList of commandants
* Colonel H. W. G. Wijeyekoon OBE ED * Colonel M A G De Mel psc * Colonel B R Heyn * Colonel S. D. Ratwatte ED * Brigadier B K V J E Rodrigo VSV ndc psc MA * Brigadier H V Athukorale psc FBIM * Brigadier E G Thewanaygam VSV * Brigadier C. A. M. N. Silva VSV USAWC * Major General H Wanasinghe ndc * Major General S M A Jayawardena VSV ndc psc * Brigadier N G A L D S De Wijesekara * Major General Y Balarathna Rajah ndc * Major General G H De Silva ndc * Major General C J Abayaratna * Major General A M U Seneviratne ndc * Major General T N De Silva * Major General W R Wijeyaratne * Major General H S Hapuarachchi USP * Major General E H Samaratunga USP * Major General J Nammuni USP * Major General A K Jayawardhana RWP RSP rcds psc * Major General H N W Dias RWP RSP VSV USP ndc IG * Major General A E D Wijendra RSP USP ndc psc MSC * Major General S H S Kottegoda WWV RWP RSP USP ndc * Major General A M C W P Seneviratna UPS ndc psc * Major General G S C Fonseka RWP RSP VSV USP rcds psc * Major General M D S Chandrapala USP ndu psc * Major General N Mallawaarachchi RWP USP ndc psc * Major General D V S Y Kulatunga RSP USP ndc psc * Major General U B L Fernando RWP RSP ndu psc * Major General S R Balasuriya USP ndc psc IG * Major General J J P S T Liyanage RSP USP ndc IG ldmc * Major General D R A B Jayathilaka RWP RSP VSV USP ldmc * Major General A W J C De Silva RWP USP ndu psc * Major General S A P P Samarasinghe RSP USP psc * Major General S W L Daulagala RSP USP ndu * Major General HCP Goonetilleke RSP VSV USP ndc psc * Major General MHSB Perera RWP RSP USP ndu psc PhD * Major General A P de Z Wickramaratne RWP ndu psc * Major General G R H Dias VSV USP ndc psc IG * Major General S D T Liyanage WWV RWP USP ndc psc * Major General L M Mudalige RWP RSP ndu * Major General N A Dharmaratne WWV RWP RSP ndu psc * Major General H J S Gunawardena RSP VSV USP ndc psc * Major General T S Bangsajayah RWP RSP VSV USP ndu * Major General P R Wanigasooriya VSV USP ndu USACGSC * Major General J M U D Jayasinghe * Major General K N S Kotuwegoda ndc IG * Major General C D Weerasuriya RWP RSP ndu * Major General D G S Senarath Yapa RWP RSP nduReferences
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