Weerodara Vibhushanaya

The Weerodara Vibhushanaya (WV, Decoration of Heroism) (Sinhala: වීරෝධාර වීභූෂණය vīrōdāra vibhūṣanaya) is the second-highest decoration awarded by the Military of Sri Lanka awarded for:

...individual acts of gallantry and conspicuous bravery of a non-military nature of the most exceptional order performed voluntarily with no regard to his own life and security with the objective of saving or safeguarding the life or lives of a person or personnel imperiled by death or for a meritorious act or a series of acts of a humane nature of an exceptional order displayed in saving life from drowning, fire and rescue operations in mines, floods and similar calamities under circumstances of grave bodily injury or great danger to the life of the rescuer...

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Weerodara Vibhushanaya
Medal, obverse (right), reverse (left)
TypeMilitary/Civil decoration
Awarded forIndividual acts of exceptional gallantry and bravery of a non military nature, performed on a serviceperson's own initiative without any regard for their own life or well-being
DescriptionSuspended from a plain suspension bar
Presented bySri Lanka
EligibilityAll ranks of the tri services (regular/volunteer)
Post-nominalsWV
ClaspsNone
StatusCurrently awarded
Established1981
Precedence
Next (higher)Parama Weera Vibhushanaya
Next (lower)Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya

The award is equivalent to the British George Cross and the Indian Ashoka Chakra Award, and is the highest peacetime military decoration awarded by Sri Lanka.

Award process

The medal is awarded to all ranks of the tri forces (both regular- and volunteer service personnel) and civilians., following recommendation by service commanders. The degree of courage shown is taken into consideration during the review process.

The award is presented by the President, with recipients able to use the post-nominal letters "WV".

Selected recipients

Navy
Army
Air Force

References

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