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The Gajaba Regiment (GR) was formed when 1st Battalion the Rajarata Rifles and 1st Battalion the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment were amalgamated in 1983 to counter the threat from the LTTE. It is made up of six regular battalions and five volunteer battalions. Headquartered at Saliyapura Camp, Anuradhapura. It is named after a Sri Lankan famous warrior King Gajabahu the First.

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  • Gajaba Regiment
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  • The Gajaba Regiment (GR) was formed when 1st Battalion the Rajarata Rifles and 1st Battalion the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment were amalgamated in 1983 to counter the threat from the LTTE. It is made up of six regular battalions and five volunteer battalions. Headquartered at Saliyapura Camp, Anuradhapura. It is named after a Sri Lankan famous warrior King Gajabahu the First.
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  • Centre Commandant
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Garrison
Branch
Role
identification symbol
  • "GAJABA" shoulder tab
Nickname
  • Keterians
Country
  • Sri Lanka
Current Commander
  • Lt Col J.M.S.S. Jayasundara, RSP, USP
Type
  • Rifles
Caption
  • Cap badge of the Gajaba Regiment
Dates
  • --10-14
Colors
  • Light green
colonel of the regiment
  • Maj Gen Jagath Dias, RSP, USP, ndu, psc
Unit Name
  • Gajaba Regiment
notable commanders
  • Major General Vijaya Wimalaratne RWP, RSP, VSP, USP, GR
Title
garrison label
  • Regimental Centre
Battles
decorations
  • 2(xsd:integer)
Before
After
Anniversaries
  • --10-14
Motto
  • ‘Samagiya Shakthiyai'
Size
  • 22(xsd:integer)
abstract
  • The Gajaba Regiment (GR) was formed when 1st Battalion the Rajarata Rifles and 1st Battalion the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment were amalgamated in 1983 to counter the threat from the LTTE. It is made up of six regular battalions and five volunteer battalions. Headquartered at Saliyapura Camp, Anuradhapura. It is named after a Sri Lankan famous warrior King Gajabahu the First.
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