Jayantha de S. Jayaratne
| Jayantha de S. Jayaratne | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance |
 Sri Lanka |
| Service/branch | Sri Lankan Army |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | Sri Lanka Artillery |
| Commands held | Commander Security Forces Headquarters - Jaffna (SF HQ (J)) |
| Battles/wars |
Sri Lankan Civil War Insurrection 1987-89 |
| Awards | Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya |
Major General Jayantha de S. Jayaratne, VSV, ndc, IG, SLA (died 1988) was a Sri Lankan general, who was the former Commander Security Forces Headquarters - Jaffna (SF HQ (J)).
Educated at Royal College, Colombo, he joined the army after graduating from the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst. He was commissioned into the Ceylon Artillery as a Second Lieutenant.
Major General Jayaratne was a graduate of the National Defence College, India and was the Inspector General of the Sri Lanka Artillery. He was awarded the Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya (VSV) in 1987 and died in 1988.[1]
References
- ↑ Sarath Munasinghe, A Soldier's Version (2000), p. 60
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by |
Commander Security Forces Headquarters - Jaffna | Succeeded by |
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