The base gains its name from the Rock House, a stately home built in the nineteenth century by Henry Augustus Marshall, an Englishman who accompanied Lord North who was the first British Governor of Ceylon. Marshall was an officer in the Ceylon Civil Service and went on to serve as Auditor General of Ceylon. He built Rock House in addition to his other houses Whist Bungalow and Modera House. Later it became the residence of Sir William Coke, the Chief Justice of Ceylon.
The estate was taken over by the British Army and the Modera battery of three BL 6 inch Mk VII naval guns within casemates and with individual underground ammunition stores, with a Fire control tower and concrete quarters that were built for the gun crews. The Modera battery made up the norther sector of the coastal artillerybatteries deployed for the defence of the Colombo harbor. With the outbreak of World War II, the coastal batteries in Colombo were manned by the 1st Coast Regiment, Ceylon Garrison Artillery. The base was occupied by the Ceylon Artillery of the newly formed Ceylon Army after Ceylon gained independence in 1948. In 1957 the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron moved in and was made a full recce regiment in 1958. There by the 1st Reconnaissance Regiment became the first unit of the Ceylon Armoured Corps. In 1962, the coastal artillery were decommissioned and the Ceylon Armoured Corps took over the base from the Ceylon Artillery which moved out. Since the 1960s the unit provided armored units for the defence of the capital in crisis situations and civil unrest.
rock, house, army, camp, military, base, located, modera, north, colombo, western, province, lanka, serves, regimental, headquarters, lanka, armoured, corps, lanka, army, colombo, western, provincecoordinates6, 9642, 8683, 9642, 8683, coordinates, 9642, 8683, . Rock House Army Camp is a military base located at Modera north of Colombo in the Western Province of Sri Lanka 1 It serves as the regimental headquarters of the Sri Lanka Armoured Corps of Sri Lanka Army Rock House Army CampColombo Western ProvinceRock House Army CampCoordinates6 57 51 N 79 52 06 E 6 9642 N 79 8683 E 6 9642 79 8683 Coordinates 6 57 51 N 79 52 06 E 6 9642 N 79 8683 E 6 9642 79 8683TypeMilitary BaseSite informationControlled bySri Lanka ArmySite historyIn use1940 s presentGarrison informationGarrisonSri Lanka Armoured CorpsHistory EditThe base gains its name from the Rock House a stately home built in the nineteenth century by Henry Augustus Marshall an Englishman who accompanied Lord North who was the first British Governor of Ceylon Marshall was an officer in the Ceylon Civil Service and went on to serve as Auditor General of Ceylon He built Rock House in addition to his other houses Whist Bungalow and Modera House Later it became the residence of Sir William Coke the Chief Justice of Ceylon The estate was taken over by the British Army and the Modera battery of three BL 6 inch Mk VII naval guns within casemates and with individual underground ammunition stores with a Fire control tower and concrete quarters that were built for the gun crews The Modera battery made up the norther sector of the coastal artillery batteries deployed for the defence of the Colombo harbor With the outbreak of World War II the coastal batteries in Colombo were manned by the 1st Coast Regiment Ceylon Garrison Artillery The base was occupied by the Ceylon Artillery of the newly formed Ceylon Army after Ceylon gained independence in 1948 In 1957 the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron moved in and was made a full recce regiment in 1958 There by the 1st Reconnaissance Regiment became the first unit of the Ceylon Armoured Corps In 1962 the coastal artillery were decommissioned and the Ceylon Armoured Corps took over the base from the Ceylon Artillery which moved out Since the 1960s the unit provided armored units for the defence of the capital in crisis situations and civil unrest See also EditSri Lanka Armoured CorpsReferences Edit SL crushed terrorism without British arms Army Chief rejects British press reports on weapons Rock House should be our First Home This Sri Lanka related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rock House Army Camp amp oldid 1052478813, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
