Dennis Hapugalle

Dennis Hapugalle
Service/branch	Sri Lankan Army
Years of service	1950-1979
Rank	Brigadier
Unit	SLAC
Commands held	Civil Defence
Battles/wars	1971 Insurrection
Awards	Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya
Other work	Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Internal Security

Brigadier Dennis Hapugalle, VSV, psc, SLAC (1930–2000) was a Sri Lankan military officer, former Chief of Civil Defence and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Internal Security.^[1]

Educated at Royal College, Colombo, Hapugalle joined the army in 1950 as a cadet officer, undergoing training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. In 1968 he was commissioned in to the Ceylon Electrical and Mechanical Engineers as a Second Lieutenant.

With the formation of the 1st Reconnaissance Regiment which later became a part of the Ceylon Armoured Corps he was transferred in and played a major role in the introduction of armored warfare. He went on to become the commanding officer of the 1st Reconnaissance Regiment, before which he had served as a staff officer in the Army Headquarters and Ceylon Volunteer Force Headquarters. During the 1971 Insurrection he was the Military Coordinating Officer for Mannar prior to which he had been the Chief of Civil Defence.

Transferring to the Army Headquarters he became Additional Director, Personal Administration before his retirement with the rank of Brigadier.

Brigadier Hapugalle was a graduate of the Armed Forces Staff and Command College in Germany. He was awarded the Rana Sura Padakkama (RSP) for combat bravery, the service medal Uttama Seva Padakkama (USP), the Sri Lanka Armed Services Long Service Medal, the Ceylon Armed Services Long Service Medal and the Purna Bhumi Padakkama.

After his retirment he served as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Security, Honorary Secretary of the Board for Cricket Control in Sri Lanka and later Managing Director of the Alethea International School.

References

1. ^ Brigadier S D N Hapugalle VSV psc

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