Clancy Fernando Military person

Admiral Wannakuwatta Waduge Erwin Clancy Fernando VSV, USP, MSc, ndc, psc, MNI, SLN (In Sinhalese: ක්ලැන්සි ෆර්නැන්ඩෝ) (10 October 1938–16 November 1992 †) was the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy from 1 November 1991 - 16 November 1992. He was assassinated by the LTTE in 1992, as the most senior officer in the Sri Lankan military to be killed in the line of duty.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1938
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1992
Place of death
Colombo

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Military person

allegianceSri Lanka
award
Uttama Seva Padakkama
Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya
military operations
Sri Lankan Civil War
military branch
Sri Lanka Navy
military commandCommander of the Sri Lankan Navy
service start0035
service end0035

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External resources

  1. http://sundaytimes.lk/021117/plus/2.html
  2. http://www.admiralclancyfernando.org
  3. http://www.divaina.com/2008/11/16/feature01.html
  4. http://www.navy.lk
  5. http://www.navy.lk/index.php?id=40