Brigadier G. R. Jayasinghe, VSV was a Sri Lankan military officer, who was the former head of the Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps and founder of the Sri Lanka Rifle Corps in 1984.[1][2]
G. R. Jayasinghe | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance | Sri Lanka |
| Service | Sri Lanka Army |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Unit | Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps |
| Commands | Sri Lanka Rifle Corps, Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps |
| Battles / wars | Sri Lankan Civil War, Insurrection 1987-89 |
Educated at Royal College, Colombo, he joined the army after leaving school. He was commissioned into the Ceylon Army Ordnance Corps as a Second Lieutenant. He served as the Commanding officer of the Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps from 1966 to 1969 and from 1969 to 1974.[3]
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- ^ "COMMANDING OFFICERS OF SLAOC". army.lk. Sri Lanka Army. Retrieved 5 May 2020.