Sri Lanka Army Service Corps

Sri Lanka Army Service Corps
Active	30 October 1949 - Present
Country	Sri Lanka
Branch	Sri Lanka Army
Type	Supply Regiment
Role	Military supply chain management
Size	7 Reg & 1 Vol units
Regimental Centre	Panagoda
Nickname(s)	Waggoneers
Colors
Anniversaries	30 October (Regimental day)
Engagements	1971 Insurrection Insurrection 1987-89 Sri Lankan Civil War
Commanders
Centre Commandant	Col E M G A Ambanpola
Regimental Sergeant Major	WO1 A A D N Amarasooriya
Colonel of the Regiment	Maj Gen I P Kandanaarachchi
Insignia
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The Sri Lanka Army Service Corps (SLASC) is a Combat Support corps of the Sri Lanka Army. The role of the corps is to carry supplies to the soldier where he is, and run an efficient organization for the provision of transport, fuel, oil and lubricants which are the 'life blood of an army’. It is made up of 7 regular units and one volunteer (reserve) units and is headquartered at its Regiment Center at the Panagoda Cantonment, Panagoda. The corps has a trade school in Anuradhapura which trains drivers, cooks and clerks for the Army.

Units

• 1st Regiment Sri Lanka Army Service Corps
• 3rd Regiment Sri Lanka Army Service Corps
• 4th Regiment Sri Lanka Army Service Corps
• 5th Regiment Sri Lanka Army Service Corps
• 6th Regiment Sri Lanka Army Service Corps
• 7th Regiment Sri Lanka Army Service Corps
• 8th Regiment Sri Lanka Army Service Corps

Volunteers

• 2nd Volunteer Regiment Sri Lanka Army Service Corps (Formed on 12 April 2018)
• 9th Volunteer Regiment Sri Lanka Army Service Corps (Formed on 20 March 2018)

Notable members

• Chinthaka De Soyza

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  Chintaka De Soyza in 100m
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  Chintaka De Soyza in 100m
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  Chintaka De Soyza in 100m

Alliances

• United Kingdom - Royal Army Service Corps

See also

• Sri Lanka Army

External links and sources

• Sri Lanka Army
• Sri Lanka Army Service Corps
• Sri Lanka Army Service Corps: The Hundred Year Journey Blog