- Ceylon Railway Engineer Corps
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Ceylon Railway Engineer Corps Active 1955 - 1956 Country Ceylon Branch Ceylon Army Role Rail Transport Ceylon Railway Engineer Corps was a (reserve) regiment of the Ceylon Army. Raised in 1955 with staff from the Ceylon Government Railway. The government hoped to minimized the effects to the Post and Telegraph services in the event of trade union action (strikes were common) by mobilizing the personnel attached to this unit. However it was disbanded in 1956 when the leftist S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike became prime minister.
Regiments and corps of the Sri Lanka Army Combat Arms Armoured Corps · Light Infantry · Sinha Regiment · Gemunu Watch · Gajaba Regiment · Vijayabahu Regiment · Mechanized Infantry · President's Guard · Commandos · Special Forces · Rifle Corps · National GuardSupport Arms Support Services Disbanded Ceylon Mounted Rifles · Ceylon Planters Rifle · Ceylon Railway Engineer · Ceylon Rifle · Colombo Town Guard · National Service Regiment · Post and Telegraph Signals · Rajarata Rifles · Ruhunu RegimentCategories:- Disbanded regiments of the Sri Lankan Army
- Military units and formations established in 1955
- Military units and formations disestablished in 1956
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