Sri Lanka Artillery

Sri Lanka Artillery
Active12 April 1888 - present
136 years old
Country Sri Lanka
Branch Sri Lanka Army
TypeArtillery
RoleArtillery gun warfare
Size10 regular regiments,
2 volunteer regiments
Regimental HeadquartersPanagoda
Nickname(s)Gunners
Motto(s)On the Way to Justice and Glory
Colors   
MarchThe British Grenadiers
Anniversaries12 April
EngagementsSecond Boer War
World War I
World War II
1971 Insurrection
Insurrection 1987-89
Sri Lankan Civil War
Commanders
Colonel CommandantMaj Gen W A S S Wanasinghe RSP USP VSV ndc
Centre CommandantBrig B G S Fernando USP Hdmc psc
Brigade CommanderBrig S P Malawarage RSP USP IG
Regimental Sergeant MajorWO1 B M G G S A Basnayaka
Notable
commanders
Colonel F. C. de Saram OBE
Insignia
Flag

The Sri Lanka Artillery (SLA) is the artillery arm of the Sri Lanka Army. It is made up of ten regular regiments and two volunteer regiments. The SLA is headquartered at Panagoda Cantonment, Panagoda.

The emblem of the SLA is modeled after that used by the Royal Artillery, but with the lion from both the flag and emblem instead of the crown, with the lion depicted holding the Kastane sabre.

Unlike other artillery units in the Commonwealth the SLA is entitled to a strand of Colours.