(Update -2)
GENERAL G.D.G.N (Nalin) Seneviratne VSV, the former Commander of the Army (1985-1988) who passed away this morning (12) was the 10th Commander of the Army.
His funeral with full military honours is to take place on Saturday (15) at the General Cemetery, Borella, Colombo. He was seventy-eight years of age at the time of his demise.
After he joined the Army, he was commissioned on 30th July 1953 as a Second Lieutenant. He was promoted to the ranks of Captain (1958), Major (1963), Lieutenant Colonel (1971), Colonel (1977), Brigadier (1981), and Major General (1985). He took over the duties as 10th Commander of the Army on 11th February 1985 and retired from the Army on 16th August 1988. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General on 1st August 1986 while he was serving as the Commander.
He held a number of senior appointments in the Army before he assumed duties as Commander. He served as Commander for then 54 Force Headquarters in Jaffna from 15th January 1984 until he was promoted to the rank of Major General to become the 10th Commander of the Army.
He was the Commander for Support Forces from November 1982 until January 1984. During 1977-1981, he served as Commander, Engineers Group after he completed his tenure as Commanding Officer 1 Field Sri Lanka Engineers (SLE) (1971-72). He also has acted as Commanding Officer for 1 Field Sri Lanka Engineers between 1970-1971.
After his retirement from the Army on 16th August 1988, he was promoted to the rank of General on 1st October 2007 following a directive issued by His Excellency, the President Mahinda Rajapaksa as Commander-in Chief of the Armed Forces.
