1914 m<uq f,dal ix.%duh yd n<weKsh ia:dk.

;ùu
1914 cQks ui 14 Èkg tall idudðl ixLHdj 818 la úh¡ wf.daia;= ui 10
jk Èk jk úg uq¿ n<weKshu ilSh % fiajh i|yd le|jk ,È¡ 1914
fkdjeïn¾ ui Bðma;=fõ fiajh i|yd ish fofkl= n|jd.;a w;r" ta i|yd
,xld mdn, yuqod ilS%h fiajfha fh§ isák whj¿ka ùu uQ,sl iq¥iqlï úh¡
fudjqkaf.a fiajh m<uqjk f,dal ix.%du ld<fha§ rg ;=<u wjYH jQ neúka
úfoaY .;ùu wj,x.= lrk ,È¡

fufia Tjqkfa .a oeä leue;a; u; ks<OdÍka 11 fofkla yd fiiqks<hska

73 fofkl= ì%;dkH tall j,g ne£ hqfrdamfha igka fmruqKqj, úYsIAg
fiajhla lr we;¡ flda,aâ iaà%ï n<ldhg ne£ ì%;dkH yuqod iu. m%xYfha yd
ma,dkaviaj, igkal, ,xld mdn, yuqodfõ idudkH fin< tÉ wd¾ cefldáka
ms<sn|j ì%;dkH hqO b;sydifha úfYaIfhka igyka ù we;¡

idudkH fin< tÉ wd¾ cefldáka

1914¡08¡10 Èk fld<U k.rh wdrlaId lsÍu jia wKQlKav jYfhka

n<weKsh úlafgdaßhd md<u" yeõf,dla msáh yd fldïm[a[ùÈfha rhs*,a .S%ka
yS ia:dk .;ù we;¡
1914¡08¡17 jk Èk .d,a," fldïm[a[ùÈh" ud<s.dj;a;" .=jka ú¥,s fiajh
fnd/,a," úlafgdaßhd md,u" le<Ksh oqïßh md,u" rd.u fld<U ud¾.fha
ia:dk .;j we;¡
1914¡08¡21 Èk rhs*,a .S%ka" fldïm[a[ùÈh" flan,ayÜ uqrh" uOHu
;eme,a ldhœd,fha uqrh¡
1914¡08¡27 Èk isg Tlaf;daïn¾ ui 17 Èk olajd hqOyuqod frday,
fldf<dkakdj ud¾.fha kef.kysr msúiqu" fldaÜfÜ mdr kef.kysr msúiqu¡

1914¡11¡02 Èk isg m<jk f,dal hqoaOh mej;s ld<fha ix{d fin¿

jYfhka ;S%$u,h fj; hd lrk ,È¡ ful, fuu tallh ì%;dkH ks;H
yuqodjkag iu.dój ilS%h fiajfha fh§ Èjhsfka fkdfhla m%foaYj, fiajh lr
we;¡

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 1 jk f,dal uyd ix.%dufhaos ñh.sh fiiqks, kduf,aLKh
1914 - 1918
ierhka wd¾ whshdfÞf¾ idfi tia rdukdoka
ierhka tÉtaB äfjdia ,d$ierhka iStps fla,a
idfi t,a äfjdia idfi víB iafm,aâúka
idfi ìtia fyaupkaÞ idfi tÉBví iafÜm,aia
idfi tÉwd¾ cefldáka idfi tÉ iskacka
idfi wd¾ iskacka idfi tÉfþ jekaiekavka

1 jk f,dal uyd ix.%dufhaos ;=jd, ,;a

ks<Odß$fiiqks< kduf,aLKh¡
1914 - 1918
idfi Bt*aB w,aúia idfi vítï udfgkaia
idfi tiatat,a wkaf;dakSia ¨;s;ka àms udáka
fldam%,a víta íf,aka idfi tÉ fuf,dakshia
¨;s;ka ùiS ì%kaâ idfi fþ uhsl,a
idfi víms nq,ackaia idfi mst*a fudv¾
idfi wd¾ví n¾;a idfi ù fudv¾
idfi tata l¾f;a,sia idfi úfþiS fuda,aâßÉ
¨;s;ka tatï ldj¾ ¨;s;ka ms fudßwdá
ierhka t,atï pemauka idfi ätÉm’ uqkisxy
idfi iSB fldlskaia idfi mStï fk,a
idfi víiS l%õ,s idfi ms´ fk,a
idfi tÉB fâúâ idfi ãmstia mSßia
idfi Bfþví o*%hs idfi t*awd¾ fmf¾rd
idfi iSfþiS o fcdx idfi tata fmf¾rd
idfi fþtÉ o kSia idfi ìiS fmf¾rd
idfi îtÉ o is,ajd idfi ìfþ fmf¾rd
idfi ìfþ o is,ajd idfi ìtïta fmf¾rd
idfi fþt*a o is,ajd idfi fþflaà fmf¾rd
idfi t,atÉwhs o is,ajd idfi wd¾fþ fmf¾rd
idfi tïms o fidhsid idfi tiaví fmf¾rd
lms;dka iSt,a o is,ajd idfi wd¾ fmiafgdks*a
ierhkaa víis o is,ajd idfi tïta mSg¾ia
idfi fþtia vhia idfi csfþ fmdïmshia
idfi mS fvdka idfi ùà rdcr;akï
idfi ìì vlaj¾;a idfi víwd¾ r;aj;a;
¨;s;ka ãwhs vrï idfi t*a fris,a
idfi tatia Bgka idfi ìta reiagka
idfi ´ù tâjâ idfi tÉtÉ i,aäka
idfi iSta w¾kiaÜ idfi taä imsäka
idfi iStiafþ whsysfkaß idfi wd¾tï iïiqäka
idfi fþù m%kdkaÿ idfi tafþ ikafidaks
idfi tkaù fmdaija ¾ lms;dka Bt,atia Y%v¾
idfi whsù *DÜksÜ idfi t*afþ Y%v¾
¨;s;ka ista .e,amska idfi whs finia;shkamq,af,
idfi ît,a .skka idfi ãî fikúr;ak
¨;s;ka tÉms yeßika idfi tat,a fIda
idfi tÉmSã fy,aYï idfi cst*a is.¾gia
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idfi cs fykaßlia idfi tïáä is,ajd
idfi BmS cefldáka idfi tiaäis ihsuka
idfi wd¾iS cEkaia idfi ví i¾
idfi tiafþ cEkaia idfi fþiS isiõ
idfi taà chj¾Ok idfi msà ijq;a
idfi t,aútiavî chj¾Ok idfi Btaví iageka,s
idfi ta fcdkaia j$ierhka fþì Ydka;fcdkala,ia
idfi iSt,a lreKdr;ak idfi wd¾ gl¾
idfi ùà l=,afïh¾ ¨;s;ka fþis jekav¾iauEÜ
idfi ãta l%Wfia idfi flacs jekaiekavka
idfi taì f,dlaydÜ idfi ´is jekaiekavka
idfi äcs f,darkaia ,dflda mSta jekaf.ai
idfi vícsiS f,darkaia idfi fcaBtï jEkafydama
idfi iSî ¨fvdjhsla lms;dka ú jeka,eka.kan¾.a
idfi cs ¨älskaia Wmdie wd¾ jekaÜfjiaÜ
idfi ví uduqfyajd idfi víì úl%ur;ak
idfi ta ukqfj,a idfi tB ú,shï
idfi iS ud¾I,a idfi tÉ ú,aika
idfi tÉwd¾ hx

l¾k,a à jhs rhsÜ m,jk f,dal hqO iufha

ix{djla ,nd .ksñka - .,amy, j;af;aos

m,jk f,dal hqoaOfhaos ì%;dkH yuqod fin¿ka hqO w.,l isák o¾YKhla
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 lms;dka fâúâ f¾uka ,mdy úiska m%Odkh l, merKs ix{dj

fuh hqoaOhg iyNd.sùu i|yd ,xldfõ Ng msßia iuÕ tx.,ka;h n,d h;%d lrñka
isáhos kdúl lms;dka iSB f¾uka fj; ,enqk ix{djla jk w;r 1914 - 1919 ld,h
;=, njg wkqudk flf¾¡ fuh tallhg 1961 ud¾;= ui 02 osk Tyqf.a mq;a lms;dka
fâúâ f¾uka ,mdy úiska m%Odkh lr we;¡

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1914 wf.daia;= ui 08 jk osk o isf,daka bkaäfmkavkaÜ mqj;amf;a m,jq jd¾:dj

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fojk f,dal ix.%duh
1939 iema;eïn¾ ui 30 jk osk 2 jk f,dal ix.%duh wdrïNùu;a
iuÕu uq¿ n<weKshu il%Sh fiajh i|yd le|jk ,oS¡ uq,a ld,fhaos fld<T"
.d,a, " ;%sl=Kdu,h" ud;r hk m%foaYj, wdrCIdj i|yd lKavdhï ia:dk.;
l, w;r" osh;,dfõ hqO isr lrejka /ojqï l|jqf¾ wdrCIdjo fuu n<weKshg
mejÍh¡ tall iudcslhska bÿrdu ì%;dkH ks;H n<weKs j,g neos úfoaY hqO
fmruqKqj, fiajh l, w;r" fldfldaia osjhsk" ls,ska osjhsk wdos ia:dkhkays
fjk;a n<weKs wKq Lkav msygs qùfïoS fuu Lkavo ia:dk.;ù we;¡

w.aks os. wishdkq wd{dm;s ¨úia ujqkaÜ negka idñf.a wKoSfï

uq,ia:dkh msysgd ;snq uykqjr tu uq,ia:dkfha wdrCIl lghq;= fuu n<
weKsh fj; mjrd ;sîu wdvïnrhg fukau f.!rjhg m;% jq lreKls¡

mdn, yuqod fiõÉPd n<weKs myla kÕd isgqùu yd

frðfïka;=j ìysùu

fojk f,dal ix.%duh mej;=k ld<h 1940 § ,xld mdn, yuqodfõ

frðfïka;= ixl,amh wdrïNl jljdkqj jYfhka ye¢kaúh yelsh¡ fï wkqj
fuu n<weKSh m<jk n<weKsh mdn, yuqodj jYfhka kï jQ w;r" tall
ks$fikSka fjk;a tall j,g wkqhql; a úh¡ 1940 § n<weKs ls%hdkaú;
uQ,ia:dkh ;S%l=Kdu,fha ia:dk.; lrk ,È¡ fuh úfYAI .eiÜ ksfõokhla
u.ska tkï 1940¡10¡14 jk Èk m%ldYhg m;alrk ,È¡
bka wk;=rej
1940 fojk ,xld mdn, yuqodjo
1942 § 03 jk iy 04 jk n<weKsho
1943" 05 jk n<weKsho kÕd isgqjk ,È¡

fï whqrska mdn, yuqod n<weKs 5 la olajd jHdma; úh¡ fï n<weKs

ish,a,u fiõÉPd n<weKs jq w;r wKfok ks<Odrs jreka fuu tallfhka
wkqhqla; lrk ,os¡ ;jo tu n<weKs ;S%l=Kdu,h" fld<U" je,sfõßh hk
ia:dkj, wdrlaIl rdcldÍ j, fhÿfkah¡
Wla; n<weKs ioyd frcsfïka;= wKfok ks<Odrsfhl= m;a jq w;r Tyq
l¾k,a cs .s%*s;a ´îB¦ tïiS¦ B㦠kus úh¡ md,K lghq;= Tyq u.ska is¥ jq w;r
frcsfïka;= ixl,amh m%:ufhka y¥kajdfok ,oafoa fuu jljdkqfõh¡
1945 fojk f,dal hqoO a h wjidkfha§ fiajd uqla; lsÍu wdrïN úh¡ miqj
kej; tlu n<weKshla jYfhka ls%hdlrk ,È¡ fuu m%;sixúOdkfhka miqj
m%:u kduh jYfhka Ndú;d l, ,xld mdn, yuqodj hk kduh 1945 ka miqj;a"
;jÿrg;a Ndú;d lrk ,È¡

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 l¾k,a .aùka .%s*s;A ´îB tïiS Bã
frcsfïka;= wKfok ks<Odß ,xld mdn, yuqodj
1940 Tla(11 osk isg 1943 cqks 30 osk olajd

fojk f,dal ix.%du iufha ,xld mdn, yuqod n<weKs

wKfok ks<Odrs jreka
1 jk n<weKsh ,xld mdn, yuqodj
1939¡05¡27 - 1940¡10¡14 lrAk,a .aùka .%s*s;A ´îB tïiS Bã
1940¡10¡18 - 1943¡ ¨;s(l¾( iStatÉmS chj¾Ok tïî¡BBã
1943 - 1945 ¨;s(l¾( tia i¾jkuq;a;= tïî¡ BBã
1945 ¨;s(l¾( ù o is,ajd Bã

2 jk n<weKsh ,xld mdn, yuqodj

1940¡10¡01 - 1943 ¨;s(l¾( vícs uela ´îB¡ Bã
1943 ¨;s(l¾( tatï uq;=l=ure Bã

3 jk n<weKsh ,xld mdn, yuqodj

1942 - 1943 ¨;s(l¾( BB iafmkai¾ tïî¡ BBã
1943 - 1946 ¨;s(l¾( tÉflatia lsÜ Bã‘

4 jk n<weKsh ,xld mdn, yuqodj

1942 - 1944 ¨;s(l¾( mSwd¾ udákaiaghska Bã

5 jk n<weKsh,xld mdn, yuqodj

1943 - 1945 ¨;s(l¾( wd¾ iNdkdh.ï ´îB¡Bã
1943 - 1946 ¨;s(l¾( tÉvímS úfÊfldaka ´UB¡ Bã

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 3 jk n<weKsh ,xld mdn, yuqodj - ks<OdÍka 1945

STANDING
2/Lt. CT Kaldera. 2/Lt AB Loos. 2/Lt. GW Liyanage. 2/Lt LA Perera 2/Lt HJ Bartholameusz. 2/Lt MR
Jayawardana. 2/Lt W Salgado. 2/Lt TP Asssen. 2/Lt HL Sugathapala. 2/Lt TG Johnson.
MIDDLE
2/Lt GD Meewewa. Lt RJA Harvie 2/Lt Nawaratnathasan. 2/Lt EW de Silva Lt RGT Koch Lt CA de Silva. Lt
GH de Silva. Capt GW John. Capt AM Rupasinghe. Capt RLH de Silva. Lt G Powell. Lt VLP Joseph. Lt CV
Wijerathne. Lt W Balfour.
SEATED
Capt HM Christoffels. Capt DL Pate. Capt EL Vanlangenberg Capt. J Devotta Capt. OL Izadeen. Capt. C
Nugawela. Maj. DN Rockwood. Lt Col. HKS Keyt. Maj. M Sivanathan. Capt CEP Samarasinghe. Capt. JF
Halangoda. Capt Wrs Nalliah. Capt EE Grenier Capt RFC de Livera. Capt. CR Webber.

2 jk f,dal ix.%dufhaos ñh.sh tall iudcslhska

1939 - 1945
idfi tiacs wínvd ,dflda tÉtÉ i,syq
idfi taflatia iauhs,a idfi ìfla ms,sma
idfi csä l=uf;aßia idfi tams ;síngquqkqj
idfi ùví ¨úia isxf[da idfi äta is,ajd
idfi flatia isjï
2 jk f,dal ix.%dufhaos ;=jd, ,;a ks<Odßka iy fiiqks<hska
1939 - 1945
1 jk n<weKsh( 2 jk n<weKsh(
1¡ idfi iStÉ pd,s 1¡ idfi ãtï oikdhl
2¡ fldam%,aìtÉ m%kdkaÿ 2¡ idfi tïiSmStia *DÜksÜ
3¡ ierhka ätïcs .=Kfialr 3¡ idfi ãä ,shkf.a
4¡ ierhka tiatÉ fþdima 4¡ idfi ätï mshodi
5¡ 2$¨;s vítÉfþtï mSßia 5¡ idfi tïtka fIß*a
6¡ j$ie tït,a rhsia 6¡ idfi tiamStï iqNisxy
7¡ idfi fþ rdcmCI 7¡ idfi víms g%eÜf.da
8¡ ,dflda ùfþ fldfkd,agka 8¡ idfi Bví úl%uisxy
9¡ idfi tÉ udáka 9¡ 2$¨;s csã m%kdkaÿ
10¡ idfi fla uqKshkaä 10¡ fldam%,a tiata isßfiak
11¡ idfi ätïtïì fikúr;ak 11¡ idfi wd¾ ;sudßia
12¡ idfi ví Wfoaksia wmamq
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3 jk n<weKsh( 4 jk n<weKsh(
1¡ idfi flat,a o is,ajd 1¡ idfi flavíms osisfkaßia
2¡ idfi tka cskfidau 2¡ idfi iSms m%kdkaÿ
3¡ nks taä fcdaima 3¡ idfi wd¾tï m%kdkaÿ
4¡ ,dflda t,ata fldgqú, 4¡ idfi átï mqxÑrd,
5¡ idfi wd¾ãfmdäisxf[af[da 5¡ idfi vítia frdâä%f.da
6¡ j$ie taB fYdlauka 6¡ idfi tka fika
7¡ idfi tÉìãis úfþisxy 7¡ idfi fþta hir;ak
8¡ ,dflda t*ata lÍï 8¡ idfi t,ata fi;a
9¡ idfi tïta m%kdkaÿ 9¡ idfi ãtï ú,shï
10¡ ,d$ier tafþt*a .=Kfialr 10¡ idfi tÉ fmf¾rd
11¡ idfi fþB is,ajd
12¡ idfi cstï f;dauia isxf[da

5 jk n<weKsh(
1¡ idfi msflata fmf¾rd
2¡ idfi ãtia f;aj;sidñ
3¡ idfi fla lklr;akï
4¡ idfi ãtka tosßiqßh
5¡ ,d$ier víä kd.yj;a;
6¡ ierhka fþví ms,smaia

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 újdy ux.,Hhla - ¨;s;ka Tiald tï wfír;ak - 1941

fjk;a frðfïka;= rdcldÍka Ndr.ekSu

1915¡06¡05 Èk Èh;,dfõ hqO isr l|jqf¾ wdrlaIdjg fhdojd ;snQ 28 jk
mkacdí frðfïka;=j uqodyeÍug ks<OdÍka 06 fofkl= yd fiiqks<hska 206
fofkfl=f.ka hq;a Ng msßila fhdojk ,È¡

1917 ckjdÍ 25 Èk fld<U weÑ,ka ne/lalfha ia:dk .;j isá 80 jk

l¾kdála frðfïka;=fõ rdcldÍka Ndr.kakd ,È¡

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 1917 § 80 jk l¾kdála frðfïka;=j úiska tallh fj;
m%Odkh lrk ,o ueIska ;=jlal=j
^fuu ueIska ;+jlal+j c¾uka yuqodfjka w,a,d .kakd ,oaola njg jHjydrfha mj;S¡&

1890 j¾IfhaoS uQ,slj y÷qkajd÷qka fuu ueIska ;+jlal+j 1908 jk úg

l%ufhka jeä oshqKq lr tiatïcS 08 (Schwere Maschinengewehr 08.) jYfhka
c¾uksfha ksIamdokh lr we; m<jk f,dal hqO iufha fuh nyq, jYfhka
m%fhdackhg .;a w;r 1938 j¾Ih jk ;+reu Ndú;fha mej;sks¡ fuu wúfhys
os. óg¾ 1¡894 wúfhys nr ls.%E 62 wdOdrlfhys nr ls.%E 37¡65 ner,fha
we;+,; jgm%udKh ññ 7¡92 WKavfha fõ.h ;;amrhg óg¾ 900 la jk w;r
ñks;a;+jlg WKav 300 ;a 450 ;a w;r m%udKhla fjä ;eìh yelsh¡

ux., jia;=j
1926 § n<weKsfha ux., jia;=j jYfhka ;s;auqfjl= we;slr we;¡ tu
;s;auqjd tjlg wKfok ks<OdÍ fj; m%Odkh lr we;af;a tallfha
ks<Odßfhl=j isá fïc¾ mStia m%kdka¥ úisks¡

frðfïka;= ierhka fïc¾ m;alsÍu

1881 tall wdrïNfha isg frðfïka;= ierhka fïc¾ ;k;=r i|yd
ierhka fïc¾ WmfoaYljreka m;al, w;r" 1920¡02¡23 Èk isg tallfha
fcHIaG;u fiiqks<hd frðfïka;= ierhka fïc¾ jYfhka m;alrk ,È¡ m%:u
frðfïka;= ierhka fïc¾ jYfhka wxl 7041 tÉB jemauka uy;d m;alr we;¡

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