The regimental headquarters of this corps is at Borella, Colombo.

[2] The corps was created by the help of the British Army's Women's Royal Army Corps (WRAC) and 3 women were sent to Britain for eight months long officer training who returned to Sri Lanka in August 1979 after completion of training and were taken into the women's corps in November of the same year.

Thambiraja who was later promoted to Brigadier was the first commanding officer of this corps and Lieutenant Colonel Kumudini Weerasekara was the first female commanding officer.

[3] Instructors from Britain's WRAC came to Sri Lanka in 1980 to train Sri Lankan females for women's corps and 10 women were trained into the Army Training Centre, Diyatalawa for one month, and after passing out they were directly given the corporal rank.

In 1981 45 females were recruited and were given training of clerical works and exchange operators, this was the first batch of females who were in the rank private, the second batch of female privates was taken in the same year who were also given training on clerical duties and also signal duties.