Lalith Jayasinghe

Lieutenant Colonel

J. A. Lalith Jayasinghe †

PWV, WWV, RWP, RSP
Lieutenant Colonel; J. A. Lalith Jayasinghe †; PWV, WWV, RWP, RSP
Born	29 April 1976; Ukwatta, Avissawella, Sri Lanka
Died	26 November 2008 (aged 32); Oddusuddan, Sri Lanka
Allegiance	Sri Lanka
Service/branch	Sri Lanka Army
Years of service	1997–2008
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Service number	(O/64312)
Unit	3rd Special Forces Regiment
Commands held	Unit Commander SF - LRRP
Battles/wars	Sri Lankan Civil War
Awards	Parama Weera Vibhushanaya; Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya; Rana Wickrama Padakkama; Rana Sura Padakkama;

Lieutenant Colonel J.A.L Jayasinghe PWV, WWV, RWP, RSP (29 April 1976 - 26 November 2008) was an special forces officer in the Sri Lanka Army, who was posthumously awarded the Parama Weera Vibhushanaya (PWV) the highest award for combat bravery in Sri Lanka.

He was killed in November 2008, while leading an eight-man special forces team on a covert operation 30 km behind enemy lines into territory held by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

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