| Rana Wickrama Padakkama | |
|---|---|
) Medal, obverse (right) and reverse (left) | |
| Type | Military decoration |
| Awarded for | Individual acts of bravery and heroism in battle performed on a serviceperson's own intitative |
| Description | Suspended from a plain suspension bar |
| Presented by | Sri Lanka |
| Eligibility | All regular and volunteer ranks of the tri-services |
| Post-nominals | RWP |
| Clasps | None |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Established | 1981 |
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| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya |
| Next (lower) | Rana Sura Padakkama |
The Rana Wickrama Padakkama (RWP, Combat Gallantry Medal) (Sinhala: රණ වික්රම පදක්කම) is awarded to Sri Lankan military service personnel serving in both the regular- and volunteer forces as a reward for:
...individual or associated acts of bravery in the face of the enemy and performed voluntarily...
— [1]
The award is the only one to have been awarded to a military animal in Sri Lanka.
Award process
A formal recommendation is made by service commanders, and the decoration is awarded by the President following a review process. Recipients are eligible to the use of the post-nominal letters "RWP".
Notable decorated personnel
- Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka
- Air Chief Marshal Roshan Goonatilake
- Air Chief Marshal Jayalath Weerakkody
- Lieutenant General Denzil Kobbekaduwa †
- Vice Admiral Travis Sinniah
- Major general Ananda Hamangoda †
- Major general Sarath Munasinghe
- Major general Janaka Perera
- Major general Wasantha Perera
- Major general Nandana Senadeera
- Major general Lucky Wijayaratne †
- Major general Vijaya Wimalaratne †
- Major General Laksiri Waduge
- Rear Admiral Sarath Dissanayake
- Air Vice Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama
- Air Vice Marshal P.B. Premachandra
- Brigadier Udene Kendaragama
- Air Commodore Shirantha Goonatilake †
- Colonel A. F. Lafir †
- Colonel Tuan Nizam Muthaliff †
- Colonel Prasanna Wickramasuriya
- Lieutenant Colonel Lalith Jayasinghe †
- Lieutenant Colonel Gotabhaya Rajapaksa
- Wing Commander Thilina Chandima Kaluarachchi †
- Lieutenant Commander S.W. Gallage
- Squadron Leader Dihan Fernando
- Flying Officer Chinthaka Hettiarachchi
- 'Commando' Snowy
References
- Army, Sri Lanka. (1st Edition - October 1999). "50 YEARS ON" - 1949-1999, Sri Lanka Army. ISBN 955-8089-02-8