E. G. Thevanayagam

Major General E. George Thevanayagam, VSV was a Sri Lankan military leader, he served as the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army, Commandant of the Volunteer Force, and later first Director of the National Cadet Corps.[1]

E. G. Thevanayagam
Allegiance Sri Lanka
Service/branchSri Lanka Army
RankMajor General
UnitSri Lanka Sinha Regiment
Commands heldChief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army,
Commandant of the Volunteer Force
Battles/wars1971 Insurrection,
Sri Lankan Civil War,
Insurrection 1987-89
AwardsVishista Seva Vibhushanaya
Other workDirector, National Cadet Corps

Born and educated in Jaffna,[2] Thevanayagam joined the Ceylon Army, following his training at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Ceylon Light Infantry. Promoted to Lieutenant, he was appointed Adjutant of the 1 Battalion Ceylon Sinha Regiment.[3] Captain Thevanayagam, married Sanders in Jaffna in 1961.[4] Brigadier Thevanayagam was in charge of arranging the funeral of the officer and troops of the patrol Four Four Bravo who were killed in Jaffna.[5]. He retire as a Major General in 1986 after serving as the Commandant of the Volunteer Force and the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army. After his retirement he was appointed as the first Director of the National Cadet Corps.

Major General Thevanayagam has been awarded the service medals Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya, Ceylon Armed Services Long Service Medal and Sri Lanka Armed Services Long Service Medal.

References
  1. "Appointment of the Director NCC". Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
  2. "School cadeting reactivated in the North". Archived from the original on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
  3. "1st Battalion of the Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment". army.lk. Sri Lanka Army. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  4. Fernando, Lalin. "Lalin's Column: Splendor of a Revival -Jaffna". asiantribune.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  5. "Excerpts from the book 'Anguish of Sri Lanka' Flash back to July 1983". Island. Retrieved 5 May 2020.


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