W. I. M. Seneviratne Military person

Lance Corporal W.I.M Seneviratne PWV (c. 1968 – July 4, 1996) was a Sri Lankan soldier. After joining the Sri Lanka Army in 1987, Seneviratne served during the Sri Lankan Civil War. On July 4, 1996, while providing security to visiting Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva in the northern city of Jaffna, Seneviratne sacrificed his life to thwart a Tamil Tiger suicide bomber from assassinating Minister de Silva. He was posthumously awarded the Parama Weera Vibhushanaya, the highest military decoration awarded for gallantry in Sri Lanka.

Personal facts

Birth place
Kurunegala
Date of deathJuly 04, 1996
Place of death
Jaffna

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Military person

award
Parama Weera Vibhushanaya
military operations
Sri Lankan Civil War
military branch
Sri Lanka Army
military unit
Sri Lanka Light Infantry
Battalion
service start1987
service end1996

Topical connections

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External resources

  1. http://sundaytimes.lk/960707/newsm.html#he
  2. http://www.army.lk