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The corps was renamed once again in 1972 as the Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps when Sri Lanka became a republic. With the onset of the Sri Lankan Civil War military base hospitals were established at the Palaly Military Base and at the Panagoda Cantonment in 1985. The Directorate of Army Medical Service was established in 1985.
Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps. Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps. Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police. Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps. Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps. Sri Lanka Army Corps of Agriculture and Livestocks. Sri Lanka Army Pioneer Corps.
The Medical Corps ( MED) ( Irish: An Cór Liachta) [1] is the medical corps of the Irish Army, a branch of the Irish Defence Forces, responsible for the provision of medical, dental and pharmaceutical support to forces while on exercise and deployment. Because it is not a fighting arm (non-combatant), under the Geneva Conventions, members of ...
The army was officially established as the Ceylon Army in 1949, though the army traces its roots back in 1881 when Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers was created; the army was renamed as the 'Sri Lanka Army' when Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972. In 2024, the Army had approximately 150,000 personnel. [ 1][ 3]
Panagoda Cantonment is a cantonment located in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. It serves as the regimental headquarters of many regiments of the Sri Lanka Army and is an arsenal. It also houses one of the main Military Hospitals operated by the Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps. It is one of the largest military bases in Sri Lanka.
Includes commissioned officers of the Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps, which was known until 1972 as the Ceylon Army Medical Corps and prior to 1949 the Ceylon Medical Corps. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps officers (1 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Sri Lankan military doctors" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Flag. The Sri Lanka Armoured Corps (SLAC) provides the armour capability of the Sri Lanka Army, with vehicles such as the T-55AM2, and type 80/88 main battle tanks; the BMP infantry fighting vehicle; and the BTR-80, and WZ551 armoured personnel carriers. It comprises five regular armoured regiments, a volunteer regiment, and a regimental band.