Percy Fernando
brigade commander of the Special Forces Brigade | |
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| Battles/wars | Sri Lankan Civil War, 1987–1989 JVP insurrection |
| Awards |  Rana Wickrama Padakkama Rana Sura Padakkama Uttama Seva Padakkama |
Educated at Royal College, Colombo,[1] where he represented the school and captained the rowing team [2] and winning several races at the Royal Thomian Regatta. Fernando joined the army after leaving school and was commissioned as a second lieutenant. Later he transferred to the Commando Regiment when it was formed in the 1980s.
Brigadier Fernando was the
He was promoted to the rank of major general posthumously.General Fernando has received the Rana Wickrama Padakkama (RWP), Rana Sura Padakkama (RSP), Uttama Seva Padakkama (USP), the Sri Lanka Armed Services Long Service Medal, the Riviresa Campaign Services Medal, the Purna Bhumi Padakkama and the North and East Operations Medal.
The Amateur Rowing Association of Sri Lanka and the Colombo Rowing Club honour his memory by awarding the Percy Fernando Memorial Trophy annually to the winner of the over 19 event [5]
References
- ^ Royal college salutes the Royalist war heroes
- ^ "Rowing". www.royalcollege.lk. Archived from the original on 2011-09-19. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ "Commandants, Sri Lanka Military Academy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-12. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ^ 72 soldiers killed, 243 injure Archived 2012-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Presidents Speech". www.srilankarowing.org. Retrieved 2011-09-30.