T. I. Weerathunga
| Tissa Indraka Weeratunga | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Bull |
| Born | August 29, 1930 Matara, Ceylon |
| Died | November 2003 Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Allegiance |
 Sri Lanka
|
| Service/ |
Sri Lanka Army |
| Years of service | 1951-1985 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit |
Ceylon Light Infantry, Gemunu Watch |
| Commands held |
Chief of the Defence Staff, Commander of the Sri Lankan Army, Chief of Staff of the Sri Lankan Army |
| Battles/wars |
1971 Insurrection, Sri Lankan Civil War |
| Awards | Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya |
| Other work | High Commissioner to Canada |
General Tissa Indraka "Bull" Weeratunga, VSV, ndc, psc, GW (August 29, 1930 – November 2003) was a former Commander of the Sri Lankan Army (1981 – 1985) and first General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Joint Operations Headquarters (JOH) (at present referred Chief of the Defence Staff), he was later Sri Lanka's High Commissioner to Canada.
Born to Arthur (proprietor planter) & Henrietta Weeratunga (née Gurusingha) of Matara and he had one sister, Krishnajina who married Ana Seneviratne ( former Sri Lankan Inspector-General of Police). Tissa Weeratunga was educated at the Royal College, Colombo. He was a graduate of the Staff College, Camberley and the National Defence College, India.
Weeratunga joined the newly formed Ceylon Army on October 11, 1949, in its first cadet officer intake and received his basic officer training at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Ceylon Light Infantry in 1950. He served as adjutant of the Ruhunu Regiment and Ceylon Light Infantry, later transferred to the Gemunu Watch and later became the commanding officer of its 1st Battalion. In 1965 he was the Brigade Major of the 1st Brigade Group in Panagoda.
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