Sri Lanka, June 13 -- Former Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, General Hamilton Wanasinghe has passed away at the age of 91.

General Hamilton Wanasinghe was the 11th Commander of the Sri Lanka Army.

Hamilton Wanasinghe was born in Malwana, a suburb in the capital city of Colombo. He received his primary and secondary education at Ananda College. A keen sportsman, he was the Sergeant Major in the Cadet Platoon during his school days.

He was also an active member of the College rifle shooting team, which won many coveted trophies and later in the Army. Later he also represented Ceylon Inter Dominion small bore rifle shooting competition.

He joined Ceylon Army as an Officer Cadet in 1954 and was sent to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurs...