Sri Lanka Rifle Corps | |
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Active | 1984 - Present |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Branch | Sri Lanka Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | 1 Battalion |
Part of | Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force |
Garrison/HQ | 1st Battalion Headquarters, Pallekele |
March | Colonel Bogey March |
Engagements | Insurrection 1987-89 Sri Lankan Civil War |
Commanders | |
Commanding officer | Lt.Col J D U T Kumara SLA |
Notable commanders | General Ranjan Wijeratne Lt col Lucky (laxshman) Ratnaweera. |
Insignia | |
Addreviation | SLRC |
The Sri Lanka Rifle Corps (SLRC) is a (reserve) regiment of the Sri Lanka Army. It is made up of two volunteer (reserve) battalions. It has been formed with personnel from the central highlands and the many plantations in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is the only regiment of the Sri Lanka Army that recruits its personnel from a particular geographical area.