A. M. B. H. G. Abeyrathnebanda
Lance Corporal | |
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Service number | S/198852[1] |
Unit | Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment |
Battles/wars | 2008–2009 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.
Military career
After finishing basic military training, Abeyrathnebanda was assigned to the 21st battalion of the
Action on 29 January 2009
The army launched their attack on the dawn of 29 January. A
However, they soon came under attack from positions in the Tamil Tigers' secondary defensive lines. As his team were pinned down and taking casualties, Abeyrathnebanda realised that their position would soon be overrun. He jumped out of the captured bunker and ran to the adjacent bunker along the connecting
The battle ended in victory for the army. They captured the town of Visuamadu, as well as a number of military hardware from the Tamil Tigers.[6]
Recognition
Abeyrathnebanda was posthumously promoted to the rank of
References
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- ^ a b c d e Blacker, David (4 June 2012). "Parama Weera: What it takes, and what it means". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ^ "ආරක්ෂක තත්ව වාර්තාව" [Security Situation Report] (in Sinhala). Sri Lanka Army. 19 May 2012. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Sri Lankan troops capture rebels' major town". Xinhua. 26 January 2009. Archived from the original on January 29, 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ Wijayapala, Ranil (26 January 2009). "Army captures Mullaitivu". Daily News. Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Sri Lankan army gains control over Visuamadu town". The Times of India. Press Trust of India. 29 January 2009. Archived from the original on 26 April 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ a b De Silva, Nishan (19 May 2012). "රණවිරුවන් 15කට පරම වීර විභූෂණ සම්මාන". Neth FM News (in Sinhala). Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ The Government of Sri Lanka (16 May 2012). "The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Extraordinary) – No. 758/21" (PDF). Sri Lanka Government Press. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 24 March 2013.