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K. G. Shantha (Sinhala: කේ. ජී. ශාන්ත, 4 August 1979–1 November 2008) was a senior non-commissioned officer in the Sri Lanka Navy. He was killed in a sea battle against the Sea Tigers, the naval wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, in the seas of northern Sri Lanka. He posthumously received the Parama Weera Vibhushanaya, the country's highest award for gallantry, and is the second recipient of the medal from the navy.

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  • K. G. Shantha (en)
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  • K. G. Shantha (Sinhala: කේ. ජී. ශාන්ත, 4 August 1979–1 November 2008) was a senior non-commissioned officer in the Sri Lanka Navy. He was killed in a sea battle against the Sea Tigers, the naval wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, in the seas of northern Sri Lanka. He posthumously received the Parama Weera Vibhushanaya, the country's highest award for gallantry, and is the second recipient of the medal from the navy. (en)
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  • Point Pedro, Sri Lanka (en)
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  • XX 31243 (en)
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  • The battle took place off the coast of Point Pedro. (en)
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