Post and Telegraph Signals

Post and Telegraph Signals
Active	1955 - 1956
Country	Ceylon
Branch	Ceylon Army
Role	Communication

Post and Telegraph Signals was a (reserve) regiment of the Ceylon Army. Raised in 1955 with staff from the Department of Post and Ceylon Telegraph Department. The government hoped to minimized the effects to the Post and Telegraph services in the event of trade union action (strikes were common) by mobilizing the personnel attached to this unit. However it was disbanded in 1956 when the leftist S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike became prime minister.

Regiments and corps of the Sri Lanka Army

Combat Arms	Armoured Corps Light Infantry Sinha Regiment Gemunu Watch Gajaba Regiment Vijayabahu Regiment Mechanized Infantry President's Guard Commandos Special Forces Rifle Corps National Guard

Support Arms	Artillery Engineers Signals Corps

Support Services	Military Intelligence Engineer Services Regiment Service Corps Medical Corps Ordnance Corps Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Corps of Military Police General Service Women's Corps Pioneer Corps

Disbanded	Ceylon Mounted Rifles Ceylon Planters Rifle Ceylon Railway Engineer Ceylon Rifle Colombo Town Guard National Service Regiment Post and Telegraph Signals Rajarata Rifles Ruhunu Regiment

Post and Telegraph Signals

See also