New SLSR Colonel of the Regiment Assumes Office

Major General Piyal Wickramaratne, the newly appointed Colonel of the Regiment, Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) assumed office Friday (8) morning during a simple and charming military ceremony, held at the SLSR Headquarters in Ambepussa.

A Guard Turnout and a Guard of Honour saluted the 9th Colonel Commandant of the SLSR in accordance with military formalities after he was welcomed by the SLSR Centre Commandant, Brigadier Kithsiri Liyanage on arrival at the premises.

A brief religious ceremony invoked blessings on the new appointment before he was invited to plant a ‘Naa’ sapling in the SLSR premises to mark the occasion. Minutes after that he paid a floral tribute to the SLSR War Heroes’ monument in memory of fallen SLSR War Heroes and recalled memories.

As a formality, the new SLSR Colonel of the Regiment symbolically placed his signature in an official document before he addressed a gathering of SLSR Officers and Other Ranks in the SLSR Headquarters.

Afterwards, the newly-appointed Colonel of the Regiment shared refreshments with All Ranks and posed for a group photograph, adding memories to the occasion.

Major General Piyal Wickramaratne is also the new Commandant at the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force Headquarters.