Background
Silva, Wellage Sangadasa De was born on April 2, 1926 in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka. Son of Hendrick Wellage De Silva and Dona Wellage Helena.
Silva, Wellage Sangadasa De was born on April 2, 1926 in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka. Son of Hendrick Wellage De Silva and Dona Wellage Helena.
Graduate, St. Aloysius College, Ratnapura, 1939.
Engineer, Chatham House Ltd., Colombo, Ceylon, 1949-1963; engineer, Electro, Colombo, Ceylon, 1963-1969; engineer, De Silva Engineering, Colombo, 1970-1979; engineer, Power Engineering, Colombo, since 1979. Consultant private tourist company, Maldives, 1993. Generator specialist and manufacturer, 1949-1997.
Engineer Royal Navy, 1943-1945. Fellow SSC.
Married Abeywardene, June 2, 1952. Children: Asoka, Nihal, Manel, Rukmani.