The Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI) is the oldest regiment in the

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and the oldest infantry regiment in the army. It is made up of ten regular battalions and five volunteer battalions, and is headquartered at the

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, Panagoda. Over the years it has become the most distinguished and dependable regiment in the army.

History

The regiment's origins can be traced back to the formation of the Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers (CLIV) force which was formed on 1 April 1881 by a proclamation issued by the

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as a

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unit in

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. The first commanding officer of the force was

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John Scott Armitage and the Colonel of the Regiment was Albert Edward,

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. The regiment's current Regimental March ''I am Ninety Five'' and the Regimental Bugle Call were adopted soon after this. In the same year,

accepted the Honorary Colonelcy of the Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers, and the unit adopted his crest and motto as its badge. In 1892, a

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company was formed and later it became a regiment of its own by the name of the Ceylon Mounted Rifles. The Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteer force troops were sent to

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in 1900, where they took part in the

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. As a result of their service, the force was awarded a

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from the Duke of York. In 1902,

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became the Colonel-in-Chief. In 1910, after the formation of the

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, the CLIV became a part of it and was renamed the Ceylon Light Infantry. With the outbreak of

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, CLI was mobilized and consisted of two battalions and was under the command of

John Kotelawala General Sir John Lionel Kotelawala ( si, ශ්‍රිමත් ජෝන් ලයනල් කොතලාවල; 4 April 1897 – 2 October 1980) was a Sri Lankan statesman, who served as the 3rd Prime Minister of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) fro ...

. The CLI soon expanded and was deployed for home defense and overseas in the

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and the

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. The third battalion was raised in 1941, a fourth battalion in late 1942, and a fifth battalion in April 1943. One battalion each was deployed at

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Kandy Kandy ( si, මහනුවර ''Mahanuwara'', ; ta, கண்டி Kandy, ) is a major city in Sri Lanka located in the Central Province. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills ...

and

Trincomalee Trincomalee (; ta, திருகோணமலை, translit=Tirukōṇamalai; si, ත්‍රිකුණාමළය, translit= Trikuṇāmaḷaya), also known as Gokanna and Gokarna, is the administrative headquarters of the Trincomalee Dis ...

, with the fourth battalion under training and one battalion reserved for special duties. Soon after the war a regular element of the regiment was formed to take up garrison duties in

. This unit was named the Mobilised Detachment of Ceylon Light Infantry (Mob. Det., CLI). PM visits the 1st Bn CLI

Ceylon gained its independence from

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in 1948 and after the Army Act of 1949 was passed the CLI became the Ceylon Infantry Regiment and came under the newly formed

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. In 1950, the regiment was reorganized, with two battalions being formed: the 1st Battalion, The Ceylon Light Infantry, became a regular unit and the Volunteer Battalion was re-designated as the 2nd (Volunteer) Battalion, Ceylon Light Infantry. The regiment was deployed for counter insurgency operations during the 1971 Insurrection and in 1972, when Sri Lanka became a

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, the regiment changed its name to Sri Lanka Light Infantry. Since the early 1980s units of the regiment have been deployed to the northern parts of the island. After being deployed, a patrol from the 1st Battalion's 'C' Company – designated

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– was ambushed, marking the beginning of the Sri Lanka civil war. Since then the SLLI has been deployed on combat operations throughout the island and has expanded a total of 15 battalions. The regiment also took part in the

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in 2003.

Regimental colours

The regimental colours were awarded in 1921 and on 22 March 1922 the Ceylon Light Infantry was awarded with the King's and the

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. When the regular 1st Battalion was formed in 1949, HM Queen

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presented the new colours to the battalion. The Queens and Regimental Colours were presented to the 1st Battalion on 21 April 1954. With the declaration of the Republic of Sri Lanka, the colours were laid to rest within the regimental museum on 29 June 1974. On 10 October 1978, H.E. President J.R. Jayawardena awarded President's and Regimental Colours to both the 1st and 2nd Battalions.

Regimental insignia

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/ref> With the declaration of the Republic of Sri Lanka the regiment's 1st and 2nd Battalions decided to retain as much of the configuration and pattern of the badge as possible, although a new insignia was introduced consisting of a silver bugle horn bound in brass to represent the regiment's role as a light infantry unit, and three paddy sheaves to signify prosperity. It also retained the motto of the

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''ICH DIEN'', which was adopted as the motto of the regiment in its translated form ''I SERVE''.

Units

Regular battalions

*1st Sri Lanka Light Infantry (formed on 1950) *3rd Sri Lanka Light Infantry (formed on 16 December 1985 at Thissawewa camp

Anuradhapura Anuradhapura ( si, අනුරාධපුරය, translit=Anurādhapuraya; ta, அனுராதபுரம், translit=Aṉurātapuram) is a major city located in north central plain of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of North Central ...

, later re-designated as the 1st Mechanized Infantry Regiment) *4th Sri Lanka Light Infantry (formed on 5 May 1987 at Monkey Bridge camp

) *6th Sri Lanka Light Infantry (formed on 8 June 1990 at

) *7th Sri Lanka Light Infantry (formed on 20 November 1992 at Mandative) *8th Sri Lanka Light Infantry (formed on 16 January 1993) *10th Sri Lanka Light Infantry (formed on 23 January 1994 at Mathagal and disbanded 1999. reformed 5 May 2001) *11th Sri Lanka Light Infantry (formed on 25 June 2007) *12th Sri Lanka Light Infantry (formed on 3 December 2007) *15th Sri Lanka Light Infantry *19th Sri Lanka Light Infantry *20th Sri Lanka Light Infantry *23rd Sri Lanka Light Infantry (formed on 23 July 2009) *24th Sri Lanka Light Infantry (formed on 25 September 2009) *25th Sri Lanka Light Infantry (formed on 20 September 2010) *26th Sri Lanka Light Infantry (formed on 20 September 2010) *RHQ Battalion Sri Lanka Light Infantry (RFT) (Formed on 23 October 1989 at

)

Volunteer battalions

*2nd (V) Sri Lanka Light Infantry (Formed on 1 April 1881) *5th (V) Sri Lanka Light Infantry (Formed on 15 August 1987 from disbanded 7 (V) SLAC) *9th (V) Sri Lanka Light Infantry (Formed on 1 November 1993 at Milady South) *14th (V) Sri Lanka Light Infantry (Formed on 31 December 1996 at

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) *16th (V) Sri Lanka Light Infantry (Formed on 1 December 2007) *17th (V) Sri Lanka Light Infantry (Formed on 30 March 2008) *18th (V) Sri Lanka Light Infantry (Formed on 1 January 2009 at Kelanimulla Camp and disbanded on 29 July 2018) *21st (V) Sri Lanka Light Infantry (Formed on 16 March 2009 and disbanded on 29 July 2018) *22nd (V) Sri Lanka Light Infantry (Formed on 14 January 2009 and disbanded on 30 March 2012)

Deployments

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**Home defence **Western front *

**Home defence **Seychelles **Cocos Islands * 1971 Insurrection *

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* Sri Lankan Civil War **

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Recipients of the Parama Weera Vibhushanaya

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W. I. M. Seneviratne *

H. N. R. Semasinghe

Recipients of the Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya

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K. M. U. B. Konarasinghe 6th Sri Lanka Light Infantry * Sargent U. M. Ekanayake 7th Sri Lanka Light Infantry *

R. U. S. Dissanayeke 4th Sri Lanka Light Infantry *

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P. D. G. R. Nanayakkara *

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H. S. S. Kottegoda *

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R. A. Nugera *

H. M. J. K. Gunaratne *

H. M. Nawarathne *

A. W. W. N. M. Silva *

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M. M. M. Raj Fernando *

C. T. C. Serasinghe *

G. J. Silva 3rd Sri Lanka Light Infantry

Honorary Colonels

* Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales (later

) * Prince Edward, the Prince of Wales (later

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) *

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(1937-1972)

Notable members

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John Lionel Kotelawala General Sir John Lionel Kotelawala ( si, ශ්‍රිමත් ජෝන් ලයනල් කොතලාවල; 4 April 1897 – 2 October 1980) was a Sri Lankan statesman, who served as the 3rd Prime Minister of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) fro ...

, CH, KBE – Former

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D. S. Attygalle, MVO – Former Commander of the Sri Lankan Army *

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, VSV, ndc – former Commander of the Sri Lankan Army and Chief of the Defence Staff *

Shantha Kottegoda General Shantha H.S. Kottegoda, WWV, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP (born November 6, 1949) is a retired senior Sri Lanka Army officer. He was the seventeenth Commander of the Sri Lankan Army from 1 July 2004 – 5 December 2005. He had served as the ...

, WWV, RWP, RSP, VSP, ndc -Former Commander of the Sri Lankan Army *

Anton Muttukumaru Major General Anton Muttukumaru, OBE, ED, ADC (6 July 1908 – 2001) was the first native Ceylonese to serve as the Commander of the Ceylon Army (now Sri Lankan Army), a post he held from 1955 to 1959. He also served as Ceylon's High Commi ...

, OBE, ED – First Ceylonese Commander of the Ceylon Army *

B.R. Heyn – Former Commander of the Ceylon Army *

A.R. Udugama,

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– Former Commander of the Ceylon Army *

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– Judge of the

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E. A. Nugawela Major Edward "Eddie" Alexander Nugawela, ED (21 September 1898 – 5 July 1972) was a Ceylonese lawyer, soldier and politician. He was the first Cabinet Minister of Education in independent Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) (1947–1954), later Cabinet M ...

- first

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Minister of Education of Ceylon, later Cabinet Minister of Health, a Member of Parliament and State Council. *

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- Government Ministers and Provincial Governor *

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T G Jayewardene – First Ceylonese commanding officer and former member of the State Council of Ceylon *

Hector van Cuylenburg, VD - first elected unofficial member representing the

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s in the

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, QC - Member of Parliament from Kurunegala *

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- Conservator of Forests *

Lakshman 'Lucky' Wijayaratne RWP, RSP – Former brigade commander, 22 Brigade *

Nanda Mallawaarachchi Major General Nanda Mallawaarachchi RWP, VSV, USP, ndc, psc, Msc (Defense) is the Current Secretary of Sports in Sri Lanka. He was the former Secretary of Law & Order in Sri Lanka. He was also the former Acting Commander & Chief of Staff of th ...

, RWP, VSV, USP, ndc, psc – Former

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of the Sri Lankan Army and present Sri Lankan Ambassador to Indonesia *

Amal Karunasekara Major-General (Sri Lanka), Major General K.A.D. Amal Karunasekara, Rana Wickrama Padakkama, RWP, Rana Sura Padakkama, RSP, Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya, VSV, Uttama Seva Padakkama, USP, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, ndu, Psc (Mil ...

, RSP, USP, ndu, psc, MSc - Chief of Staff of

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COLONEL OF THE REGIMENT
*

Piyal Abeysekera USP, MSc - former Deputy Chief of Staff of

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T.T. Ranjith de Silva, RWP, RSP, USP, PSC – Former Security Forces Commander – Eastern Province and Government Agent, Trincomalee District *

Waldo Sansoni, OBE, VD, JP, UM – Colonel commanding, Ceylon Light Infantry (1935–1939) *

Angelo Peiris, RWP, RSP – Leader of the first wave of the seaborne landing during

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Dhananjaya Weerabahu Wijesinghe, RSP – 2nd Commander – 7th Sri Lanka Light Infantry during the Third Eelam War *

Bevis Bawa Major Bevis William Frederick Bawa, ADC, CLI (26 April 1909 – 18 September 1992) was a Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) planter, soldier and a landscaper. He was also one of the most renowned landscape architects in Sri Lanka and served as the Aide-de- ...

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- former Aide-de-camp to the

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- former

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Order of precedence

References

External links and sources

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