REGIMENT OF SRI LANKA ARTILLERY - Once a Gunner is always a Gunner; whether Locally or Globally.

THE CEYLON ARTILLERY ASSOCIATION

C/O Regiment of Artillery
Army Cantonment
Panagoda
E mail : caapng@gmail.com

       THE CEYLON ARTILLERY ASSOCIATION (CAA) was formed in 1945 with affiliation to the Royal Artillery Association. It was raised to continue the comradeship that existed without distinction between Officers and Other Ranks. This is the binding link between all Gunners, be they Coastal, Anti-Aircraft, Medium, Field, light, Regulars or Volunteers.

       Comradeship is often the thing that Veterans miss and in order to maintain the true spirit of the statement, “Once a Gunner, always a Gunner”, all serving gunners are encouraged to become members of the Ceylon Artillery Association. Accordingly, continuity of this tradition will be maintained even after the retirement.

The objectives

The objectives of the Ceylon Artillery Association are:

01. To foster a bond of comradeship amongst retired Artillery personnel..
02. To promote the welfare of retired Artillery personnel.
03. To provide financial assistance to the family of a member/next of kin on the death of a member through a contributory Death Donation Fund.
04. To be closely associated with the Sri Lanka Ex-servicemen’s Association and obtain assistance for retired Artillery personnel.
05. To award Scholarships to children of retired Artillery personnel, who have obtained admission to Universities or other accepted Institutions for higher studies.

Benefits of Membership...

       To renew old friendships and make new ones within the Ceylon Artillery Association and the Gunner Family, It is obligatory that all retied gunners join their respective district associations. The benefits include the invitations / notices for the membership to attend following;

  • The Annual General Meeting - held at Regimental HQ Panagoda.
  • The SLESA Remembrance day parade held at Cenotaph.
  • The Artillery Regimental Monument Parade held at Panagoda.
  • CAA Annual Family get-together.
  • National Hero’s day Parade.

Further, the members will be entitled for the following,

  • Financial assistance to Surgeries.
  • Payments for Spectacles and Hearing aids.
  • Becoming an inmate of SLESA Veteran homes.
  • Benefits given in “Sahanasewa” death donation scheme.

How to become a member…




01. Application to become a member of a District Association
02. Application to become a member of the Ceylon Artillery Association
03. Application to become a member of SLESA
04. Check list/(Sinhala) upades pathrikawa

THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE


Patron : Brig T G Tillakaratne RSP USP
Trustees : Maj Gen LCR Goonawardene RSP VSV USP ndc IG
Maj Gen SD Tennakoon RSP VSV ndc
President : Maj Gen GV Ravipriya WWV RWP ndu IG
Senior Vice President : Maj A Rodrigo RSP
Vice President Finance : Maj Gen MP Karunarathne IG
Vice President Welfare : Lt Col RM Premarathne Banda
Vice President Project : Maj (QM) KG Chandrasiri
Hon Secretary : Maj BAA Sriyarathne Balasuriya
WO I HM Ananda
Hon Treasurer : WO 1 WMC Wanninaayaka
Assit Treasurer : WO 11 BDN Ranasinghe
Executive Committee : Maj Gen JC Rabukpotha RSP USP ndc psc IG
Col RV Konavinna RSP
Col DJR Rupasingha
Maj AS Hewamanna
Capt DMS Dissanayaka
Capt SPS Silva
WO1 S Athisena
WO 1 DM Dayarathne
WO 1 S Lokuliyanage
WO 1 R Jayasooriya
WO 1 TRK Amarasena
WO 1 BGR De Silva
WO 11 JRW Sahabandu


CAA Executive Committee meets on Every 4th Saturday at HQ SLESA at 1500 hrs

MINUTES OF THE CAA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

BRANCH NETWORK AND PRESIDENTS
We currently have 10. active branches. We encourage anyone that is interested to get in touch with us about forming a new branch in any area that has Gunners within its community. starting a new branch does need someone at the helm to steer it in the right direction.

DISTRICT

NAME OF THE PRESIDENT

CONTACT NUMBER

Colombo

WO I WMC Wanninayaka

0773830979

Gampaha

Capt SPS De Silva

0711400587

Galle-Mathara

WO II Sahabandu JRW

0770024762

Kaluthara

WO I R Jayasooriya

0718074726

Kurunegala

WO I DM Dayarathna

0724586650

Kandy

WO I SP Silva

0715460155

Anuradhapura

WO I S Athisena

0718034452

Badulla

WO I S Lokuliyanage

0718004525

Rathnapura

WO 1 TRK Amarasena

0718019653

Polonnaruwa

Capt DMS Dissanayaka

0711639768

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  • Photo gallery
    1. Ceylon Artillery Association Family get-together - 2015
    2. Ceylon Artillery Association held it's Annual General Meeting on 10th May 2015
    3. Ceylon Artillery Association held it's Annual General Meeting on 20th July 2014
    4. Ceylon Artillery Association held it's Annual General Meeting on 13th May 2012
    5. Ceylon Artillery Association Family get together held on 20th November 2011 at Dampe Village Piliyandala.
    6. Ceylon Artillery Association held it's Annual General Meeting on 09th May 2010
    7. Family Get-together of Ceylon Artillery Association at Public library on 6th Dec 2009