Clancy Fernando
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Admiral W.W.E.Clancy Fernando (ndc, psc, VSV) commander of the Sri Lankan Navy from 1 November 1991 - 16 November 1992.
Admiral Fernando who is a Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya medal holder, was born in 1938 and appointed as a Cadet Officer in the Royal Ceylon Navy December 1957. After being trained in Britannia Royal Naval College at Dartmouth, United Kingdom he was promoted to Midshipman in 1959, Sub Lieutenant in 1962 and Lieutenant in 1963 and Proceeded to India for specializing in Communications. He has introduced Sinhala communication system into the Navy. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander in 1971, Commander in 1978, Captain in 1984 and Commodore in 1988. And 1991 he was promoted to Rear Admiral as the appointment Chief of Staff. Later appointed as Commander of the Navy in the rank of Vice Admiral.
He was killed by a LTTE suicide bomber on a motor cycle in 16 November 1992 at 8.35 a.m in front of the Galle Face Green. He was on his way to Naval Headquarters at Flagstaff Street in the Galle Buck from his official residence "Navy House" at Longden Place, Colombo after he returned from India after discussing Indo-Sri Lankan naval cooperation. He was posthumously promoted to Admiral.
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