Lal Fernando
Lal Fernando ලාල් ප්රනාන්දු USP, MISMM | |
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| Born | 29 March 1950 |
| Allegiance | Sri Lanka |
| Service/ |  Sri Lanka Army |
| Years of service | 1973 - 2005 |
| Rank | File:Sri Lanka-army-OF-7.svg Major General |
| Unit | Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps |
| Commands held | Centre Commandant - SLAOC, Directorate of Humanitarian Law, Directorate of Ordnance Services, Colonel Commandant of Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps |
Major General Liniyakumarage Lal Anton Fernando, (Sinhala: ලාල් ප්රනාන්දු) RWP, MISMM (born 29 March 1950) is a Sri Lankan general. He is a former Colonel Commandant of Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps (SLAOC).[1] He retired from active service in 2005 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 55 for Sri Lankan Armed Forces Personnel.
Military career
On 20 July 1971, Lal joined the regular force of the Sri Lanka Army to Officer Cadet Intake 05 of Sri Lanka Military Academy, Diyathalawa (SLMA).[2] On successfully completing his officer training in both SLMA and Officer Training Academy (OTA), Chennai - India, he was commissioned on 6 May 1973 and was posted to the Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps as a 2/Lieutenant. Officer Cadet Intake 05 successfully completed 50 years in 2021.[3]
During his military career, he held many command and directorate staff appointments such as Centre Commandant - SLAOC,[4] Directorate of Humanitarian Law,[5] and Directorate of Ordnance Services.[5] In 2002 he was appointed as Commander Logistics Command and Colonel Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps.[1][6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sri Lanka Ordnance Corps". alt.army.lk. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ↑ "SLMA". alt.army.lk. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ↑ Weerasooriya, Sahan. "Army cadet intake-5 completes 50 years today". The Island. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka Ordnance Corps". alt.army.lk. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Performance Report Sri Lanka Army (PDF). Performance Report Sri Lanka Army (Report). p. 5.
- ↑ "Army gets new Chief of Staff". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
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