Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps
| Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps | |
|---|---|
| Active | 14 October 1949 - Present |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Branch | Sri Lanka Army |
| Role | Combat Support |
| Size | 7 Battalions & 3 Base Depots |
| Regimental Centre | Army Camp,Dombagoda, , Army Camp,Dombagoda,Horana . |
| Nickname(s) | SLAOC |
| Motto | To the Warrior his Arms |
| Anniversaries | 14 October (Regimental day) |
| Engagements |
1971 Insurrection Insurrection 1987-89 Sri Lankan Civil War |
| Commanders | |
| Centre Commandant | Brig H M U B Herath Lsc AATO |
| Colonel Commandant | Maj Gen R V Udawatta psc ATO |
The Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps (SLAOC) a combat support corps of the Sri Lanka Army. The role of the corps is the procurement, receipt, storage, accounting, maintenance, control ,issue & disposal of all types of ordnance stores. It is made up of seven regular ordnance battalions,three Base Depots and one volunteer (reserve) ordnance battalion and many independent ordnance depots give continuous support to the army. Headquartered at the Regiment Center, Dombagoda Cantonment,Dombagoda,Horana
History
The Corps of Ordnance in the Ceylon Army was formed on 29 March 1950. Before this, the Directorate of Ordnance was established with the arrival of British Army Adviser Maj. H.P Bracher of the RAOC. The ordnance element of the Army consisted of two parts namely the Directorate in Army HQ and the Ordnance Depot at Kirillapone. In June 1954 the Ordnance established its depot affiliated to the Ceylon Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. When the requirement of storage facilities were increasing, the Ordnance Depot was shifted from Kirillapone to the Panagoda Cantonment in July 1955. Lt. Col. D.F.T. Abeysinghe was appointed Commanding Officer of the Ceylon Army Ordnance Corps in 1959. The Ordnance Corps did not have a Volunteer counterpart, but in 1980 a Volunteer company was raised as part of the Corps and now it is elevated to the level of a unit. The first Commanding Officer of this unit is Maj. B.S.G Nanayakkara.
Units
Regular Army
Base Ordnance Depot - Ragama - Comdt Colonel SMWBN Thalagahawatta ato
- 1st Ordnance Battalion at Panagoda - Commanding Officer Lt Col AGCR Amarasingha
- 2nd Ordnance Battalion at Anuradapura- Commanding Officer Lt Col WMSN Wijekoon AATO
- 3rd Ordnance Battalion at Mineriya - Commanding Officer Lt Col MAV Gunarathna ato
- 5th Ordnance Battalion at Kankasanturei - Commanding Officer Lt Col BRA Jayarathna
- 6th Ordnance Battalion at Kilinochchi - Commanding Officer Lt Col KMAWK Perera AATO
- 7th Ordnance Battalion at Mulathiv - Commanding Officer Lt Col KPNSK Kariyawasam
- School of ordnance at Dombagoda - Comdt Colonel JPH Gamage USP AATO
- Ordnance Factory - Comdt Colonel HL Guruge AATO
- CAAD - Comdt Colonel WAPM Wijesingha RSP AATO
- ACD - Comdt Lt Col RAPAB Dissanayake AATO
Volunteers
- 4th Ordnance Battalion at Kandy - Commanding Officer Lt Col WMAN Warnasooriya ato
- Order of precedence
| Preceded by Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps |
Order of Precedence | Succeeded by Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
See also
External links and sources
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