Mohan Jayamaha † RWP, VSV, USP | |
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Born | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 12 January 1949
Died | 8 August 1992 Jaffna, Sri Lanka | (aged 43)
Allegiance | Sri Lanka |
Service/ | Sri Lanka Navy |
Years of service | 23 years |
Rank | Rear admiral |
Commands | Commander, Northern Naval Area, Commander, Western Naval Area |
Battles/wars | Sri Lankan Civil War |
Awards | Rana Wickrama Padakkama Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya Uttama Seva Padakkama |
Rear admiral Conan Anthony Mohan Jayamaha, RWP, VSV, USP, psc, SLN (12 January 1949–8 August 1992 †) was a Sri Lankan Admiral. He was Commander, Northern Naval Area of the Sri Lanka Navy when he was killed from wounds sustained in a land mine explosion that killed 7 other senior military officers including Lieutenant General Denzil Kobbekaduwa in island of Kayts while making preparations for Operation Final Countdown the proposed invasion of the Jaffna Peninsula.[1]