A. M. B. H. G. Abeyrathnebanda


A. M. B. H. G. Abeyrathnebanda 

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Native name
A. M. B. H. G. අබේරත්න බණ්ඩා
Died(2009-01-29)29 January 2009
Visuamadu, Sri Lanka
Allegiance Sri Lanka
Service/branch Sri Lanka Army
Years of service2009
Rank Lance Corporal
Service numberS/198852[1]
UnitSri Lanka Sinha Regiment
Battles/wars2008–2009 Sri Lankan Army Northern offensive
Awards Parama Weera Vibhushanaya

A. M. B. H. G. Abeyrathnebanda (also spelled Abeyrathne Banda in some sources, Sinhala: A. M. B. H. G. අබේරත්නබණ්ඩා, died 29 January 2009) was a soldier in the Sri Lanka Army. He was killed in action during a battle against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam during the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War. He was posthumously awarded the Parama Weera Vibhushanaya, the country's highest military award for gallantry, and is the youngest recipient of the medal.

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