Lucky Wijayaratne

Major General  Lakshman 'Lucky' Wijayaratne RWP, RSP, LI was a Sri Lankan army officer, who was one of the most distinguished Generals in the Sri Lanka army. Major General Wijayaratne died on 18th December 1990 at the 10th milepost along Trincomalee-Anuradhapura road due to a landmine explosion. He was the commander of the 22 brigade based in Trincomalee at the time of his death.