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UK Military Casualties in Iraq

  • Pte Ryan Wrathall - 21
    Army: Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment. Under investigation: Shot. He died from a gunshot wound with 'no evidence to suggest that anyone else was involved'
  • Cpl Lee Churcher - 32
    Army: Royal Engineers. Under investigation: Shot. Gunshot wound with 'no evidence to suggest that anyone else was involved'
  • L/Cpl David Wilson - 27
    Army: 9 Regiment. Under investigation: Shot. Gunshot wound with 'no evidence at this stage that anyone else was involved'
  • Colour Sgt Nicholas Brown - 34
    Army: The Parachute Regiment. Hostile: Not released. Died of gunshot wounds sustained during a firefight.
  • Sgt Duane Barwood - 41
    RAF: 903 Expeditionary Air Wing. Hostile: Rocket attack. Killed after an attack on his base
  • Guardsman Stephen Ferguson - 31
    Army: The Scots Guards. Accident: Road traffic. While on patrol on 12 December, his vehicle slid into a canal. He later died of his injuries at Selly Oak Hospital, in the UK.
  • Sgt John Battersby - 31
    Army: Queen's Lancashire Regiment. Accident: Air crash. Two military personnel died when their Puma helicopter crashed near Baghdad.
  • Cpl Lee Fitzsimmons - 26
    Army: Special Air Service. Accident: Air crash. Two military personnel died when their Puma helicopter crashed near Baghdad.
  • L/Cpl Sarah Holmes - 26
    Army: Royal Logistic Corps. Accident: Road traffic. Injured in a road traffic accident, she was taken back to the UK, but later died from her injuries.
  • Sgt Mark Stansfield - 32
    Army: Royal Logistic Corps. Accident: Road traffic. Injured in a forklift truck accident, he was flown to Selly Oak hospital in Birmingham, where he died with his family at his side
  • Sgt Eddie Collins -
    Army: Parachute Regiment. Hostile: Not released. Killed during operation 'in support of ongoing coalition activity'. Reports said he was an SAS member
  • L/Cpl Kirk Redpath - 22
    Army: Irish Guards. Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of two UK personnel killed in attack on Snatch Land Rover, during operation. Two others seriously wounded
  • Lance Sergeant Chris Casey - 27
    Army: Irish Guards. Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of two UK personnel killed in attack on Snatch Land Rover, during operation. Two others seriously wounded
  • Leading Aircraftman Martin Beard - 20
    RAF: RAF Regiment. Hostile: Shot. Foot patrol to deter mortar and rocket attacks came under fire
  • Pte Craig Barber - 20
    Army: The Royal Welsh. Hostile: Shot. Driving Warrior armoured vehicle in mission to counter rocket and mortar attacks, when killed
  • Cpl Steve Edwards - 35
    Army: 2nd Royal Tank Regiment. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Checking safety of soldiers in Warrior armoured vehicle when it came under attack
  • L/Cpl Timothy Flowers - 25
    Army: Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Hostile: Rocket or mortar attack. Working on a vehicle when base came under attack and hit by shrapnel
  • Senior Aircraftman Peter McFerran - 24
    RAF: RAF Regiment. Hostile: Rocket attack. One of three soldiers killed during a break when base came under attack
  • Senior Aircraftman Christopher Dunsmore - 29
    RAF: Royal Auxiliary Air Force Regiment. Hostile: Rocket attack. One of three soldiers killed during a break when base came under attack
  • Senior Aircraftman Matthew Caulwell - 22
    RAF: RAF Regiment. Hostile: Rocket attack. One of three soldiers killed during a break when base came under attack
  • Cpl Christopher Read - 22
    Army: Royal Military Police. Hostile: Shot. Died returning from a "major operation" to detain insurgents
  • L/Cpl Ryan Francis - 23
    Army: The Royal Welsh. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Killed during "a large scale operation" on his third tour of Iraq
  • Rifleman Edward Vakabua - 23
    Army: The Rifles. Gunshot: Not released. Soldier Aaron Kendrick has been convicted by a court martial of the manslaughter of Rifleman Vakabua.
  • Cpl Paul Joszko - 28
    Army: The Royal Welsh. Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of three soldiers killed when they left their Warrior armoured vehicle
  • Pte Scott Kennedy - 20
    Army: The Black Watch. Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of three soldiers killed when they left their Warrior armoured vehicle
  • Pte James Kerr - 20
    Army: The Black Watch. Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of three soldiers killed when they left their Warrior armoured vehicle
  • Cpl John Rigby - 24
    Army: The Rifles. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Injured on his 24th birthday, Cpl Rigby died with his twin brother at his side
  • Maj Paul Harding - 48
    Army: The Rifles. Hostile: Mortar attack. Killed while securing a route for a supply convoy
  • L/Cpl James Cartwright - 21
    Army: 2nd Royal Tank Regiment. Accident: Road traffic. Warrior armoured vehicle rolled off a bridge and landed in water
  • Cpl Rodney Wilson - 30
    Army: The Rifles. Hostile: Shot. Killed while rescuing wounded colleague
  • Cpl Jeremy Brookes - 28
    Army: The Rifles. Hostile: Shot. Vehicle came under attack while escorting a re-supply convoy
  • Pte Kevin Thompson - 21
    Army: Royal Logistic Corps. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Convoy hit by explosive device. Died in UK, after being flown back for treatment
  • Maj Nick Bateson - 49
    Army: Royal Corps of Signals. Accident: Road traffic. Riding a bicycle when involved in accident with a coach
  • Rifleman Paul Donnachie - 18
    Army: The Rifles. Hostile: Shot. Shot dead in opportunist attack, after dismounting from his vehicle
  • Kingsman Alan Jones - 20
    Army: The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. Hostile: Shot. Providing top cover when platoon came under fire
  • Cpl Ben Leaning - 24
    Army: Queen's Royal Lancers. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Caught in explosion during routine patrol. Trooper Kristen Turton also killed
  • Trooper Kristen Turton - 27
    Army: Queen's Royal Lancers. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Caught in explosion during routine patrol. Cpl Ben Leaning also killed
  • Colour Sgt Mark Powell - 37
    Army: The Parachute Regiment. Accident: Air crash. Collision between two Puma helicopters. Coroner recommended safety improvements. Sgt Mark McLaren also died
  • Sgt Mark McLaren - 27
    RAF: 230 Squadron. Accident: Air crash. Collision between two Puma helicopters. Colour Sgt Mark Powell also died
  • Cpl Kris O'Neill - 27
    Army: Royal Army Medical Corps. Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of four soldiers killed in attack on Warrior armoured vehicle
  • Pte Eleanor Dlugosz - 19
    Army: Royal Army Medical Corps. Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of four soldiers killed in attack on Warrior armoured vehicle
  • Kingsman Adam Smith - 19
    Army: The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of four soldiers killed in attack on Warrior armoured vehicle
  • 2nd Lt Joanna Yorke Dyer - 24
    Army: Intelligence Corps, attached to The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, 2nd Battalion. Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of four soldiers killed in attack on Warrior armoured vehicle
  • Rifleman Aaron Lincoln - 18
    Army: The Rifles. Hostile: Shot. Patrol came under attack, close to Basra Palace
  • Kingsman Danny Wilson - 28
    Army: The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. Hostile: Shot. Got out of vehicle to check for explosives ahead, then patrol came under fire
  • Pte Johnathon Wysoczan - 21
    Army: Staffordshire Regiment. Hostile: Shot. Patrol attacked while investigating possible mortar-firing point
  • Rifleman Daniel Coffey - 21
    Army: The Rifles. Hostile: Shot. Providing top cover when patrol came under fire
  • Pte Luke Simpson - 21
    Army: The Yorkshire Regiment. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Explosion during patrol in Snatch Land Rover, three other soldiers were injured
  • 2nd Lt Jonathan Carlos Bracho-Cooke - 24
    Army: The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Killed when Warrior patrol travelling to Basra Palace was attacked
  • Pte Michael Tench - 18
    Army: The Light Infantry. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Killed when Warrior armoured vehicle came under attack. Four other soldiers injured
  • Kingsman Alex Green - 21
    Army: The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. Hostile: Shot. Injured as patrol returned from escorting a convoy
  • Sgt Wayne Rees - 36
    Army: Queen's Royal Lancers. Accident: Road traffic. Killed in accident in Scimitar Armoured Fighting Vehicle
  • Sgt Graham Hesketh - 35
    Army: The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Injured during a routine patrol, Sgt Hesketh died while being evacuated
  • Sgt Jonathan Hollingsworth -
    Army: The Parachute Regiment. Hostile: Shot. Shot during 'search and detention' operation
  • Cpl Ben Nowak - 27
    Royal Marines: 45 Commando Group, attached to 539 Assault Squadron. Hostile: Bomb. One of four British service personnel killed in attack on patrol boat
  • Marine Jason Hylton - 33
    Royal Marines: 539 Assault Squadron. Hostile: Bomb. One of four British service personnel killed in attack on patrol boat
  • Warrant Officer Class 2 Lee Hopkins - 35
    Army: Royal Corps of Signals. Hostile: Bomb. One of four British service personnel killed in attack on patrol boat
  • Staff Sgt Sharron Elliott - 34
    Army: Intelligence Corps. Hostile: Bomb. One of four British service personnel killed in attack on patrol boat
  • Kingsman Jamie Hancock - 19
    Army: The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. Hostile: Shot. Shot while on sentry duty at a Coalition Forces' base
  • Lt Tom Tanswell - 27
    Army: Royal Artillery. Accident: Road traffic. Killed in a collision between a snatch Land Rover and civilian vehicle
  • L/Cpl Dennis Brady - 37
    Army: Royal Army Medical Corps, attached to The Light Infantry, 1st Battalion. Hostile: Mortar attack. Killed by "indirect fire" attack on UK base
  • Gunner Lee Thornton - 22
    Army: Royal Artillery. Hostile: Shot. Died two days after receiving a single gunshot wound on patrol
  • Gunner Stephen Wright - 20
    Army: Royal Artillery. Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of two UK soldiers killed while patrolling in Land Rovers
  • Gunner Samuela Vanua - 27
    Army: Royal Artillery. Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of two UK soldiers killed while patrolling in Land Rovers
  • Cpl Matthew Cornish - 29
    Army: The Light Infantry. Hostile: Mortar attack. Killed when multi-national force base came under attack
  • Cpl John Cosby - 27
    Army: The Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry. Hostile: Shot. Killed in UK operation to "apprehend a key terrorist leader and accomplice"
  • Lt Tom Mildinhall - 26
    Army: 1st Queen’s Dragoon Guards (The Welsh Cavalry). Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of two UK soldiers killed when explosion hit an armoured Snatch Land Rover patrol on a routine task
  • L/Cpl Paul Farrelly - 27
    Army: 1st Queen’s Dragoon Guards (The Welsh Cavalry). Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of two UK soldiers killed when explosion hit an armoured Snatch Land Rover patrol on a routine task.
  • Pte Joseva Lewaicei - 25
    Army: The Royal Anglian Regiment. Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of two soldiers killed in a Snatch Land Rover during routine patrol
  • Pte Adam Morris - 19
    Army: The Royal Anglian Regiment. Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of two soldiers killed in a Snatch Land Rover during routine patrol
  • Flt Lt Sarah-Jayne Mulvihill - 32
    RAF: Not released. Hostile: Missile attack. One of five UK personnel killed when a Lynx helicopter was brought down by a surface-to-air missile
  • Capt David Dobson - 27
    Army: Army Air Corps. Hostile: Missile attack. One of five UK personnel killed when a Lynx helicopter was brought down by a surface-to-air missile
  • Lt Cdr Darren Chapman - 40
    Royal Navy: 847 Naval Air Squadron. Hostile: Missile attack. One of five UK personnel killed when a Lynx helicopter was brought down by a surface-to-air missile
  • Marine Paul Collins - 21
    Royal Marines: 847 Naval Air Squadron. Hostile: Missile attack. One of five UK personnel killed when a Lynx helicopter was brought down by a surface-to-air missile
  • Wing Cdr John Coxen - 46
    RAF: Not released. Hostile: Missile attack. One of five UK personnel killed when a Lynx helicopter was brought down by a surface-to-air missile
  • Lt Richard Palmer - 27
    Army: Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Killed when the Snatch Land Rover Lt Palmer was commanding was caught by explosion
  • Pte Lee Ellis - 23
    Army: The Parachute Regiment. Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of two soldiers killed while on routine patrol
  • Capt Richard Holmes - 28
    Army: The Parachute Regiment. Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of two soldiers killed while on routine patrol in Snatch Land Rovers
  • Trooper Carl Smith - 23
    Army: 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's). Accident: Road traffic. Killed in accident 11 days into tour of duty
  • Cpl Gordon Pritchard - 31
    Army: Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. Hostile: Roadside bomb. The 100th UK soldier to die in Iraq. Killed when his Snatch Land Rover was hit by explosion
  • L/Cpl Allan Douglas - 22
    Army: 7th Armoured Brigade, serving with the Highlanders, 1st Battalion. Hostile: Shot. Killed during routine patrol
  • Sgt John Jones - 31
    Army: Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Commander of a routine patrol when he was killed in a Snatch Land Rover
  • Sgt Christian Hickey - 30
    Army: Coldstream Guards. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Injured by device while on foot, searching for a route for patrol
  • Capt Ken Masters - 40
    Army: Royal Military Police. Suicide: Not released. The senior military police investigator in Iraq was found dead in his accommodation
  • Maj Matthew Bacon - 34
    Army: Intelligence Corps. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Killed when Snatch Land Rover he was in came under attack
  • Fusilier Donal Meade - 20
    Army: Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of two soldiers providing top cover in convoy, who were killed by blast
  • Fusilier Stephen Manning - 22
    Army: Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of two soldiers providing top cover in convoy, who were killed by blast
  • Pte Leon Spicer - 26
    Army: Staffordshire Regiment. Hostile: Roadside bomb. In patrol of three snatch Land Rovers attacked. Two other soldiers also died
  • Pte Phillip Hewett - 21
    Army: Staffordshire Regiment. Hostile: Roadside bomb. In patrol of three snatch Land Rovers attacked. Two other soldiers also died
  • 2nd Lt Richard Shearer - 26
    Army: Staffordshire Regiment. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Patrol commander in convoy of three snatch Land Rovers attacked. Two other soldiers also died
  • Signaller Paul Didsbury - 18
    Army: Royal Corps of Signals. Accident: Shot. Coroner recorded a narrative verdict. He is believed to have accidentally shot himself
  • L/Cpl Alan Brackenbury - 21
    Army: The King's Royal Hussars, attached to A Squadron, 1 Staffords battlegroup. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Died when military convoy was hit by an explosion
  • Guardsman Anthony Wakefield - 24
    Army: Coldstream Guards. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Injured during routine patrol in Snatch Land Rover
  • Pte Mark Dobson - 41
    Army: Tyne-Tees Regiment. Suicide: Not released. The Territorial Army soldier was found dead in his accommodation
  • Master Engineer Gary Nicholson - 42
    RAF: 47 Squadron. Hostile: Ground-to-air fire. RAF Hercules plane brought down, killing 10 UK personnel in single biggest loss of life
  • Flt Lt Paul Pardoel - 35
    RAF: 47 Squadron. Hostile: Ground-to-air fire. RAF Hercules plane brought down, killing 10 UK personnel in single biggest loss of life
  • Flt Lt Andrew Smith - 25
    RAF: 47 Squadron. Hostile: Ground-to-air fire. RAF Hercules plane brought down, killing 10 UK personnel in single biggest loss of life
  • Flt Lt David Stead - 35
    RAF: 47 Squadron. Hostile: Ground-to-air fire. RAF Hercules plane brought down, killing 10 UK personnel in single biggest loss of life
  • Sqn Ldr Patrick Marshall - 39
    RAF: Headquarters Strike Command. Hostile: Ground-to-air fire. RAF Hercules plane brought down, killing 10 UK personnel in single biggest loss of life
  • L/Cpl Steven Jones - 25
    Army: Royal Corps of Signals. Hostile: Ground-to-air fire. RAF Hercules plane brought down, killing 10 UK personnel in single biggest loss of life
  • Cpl David Williams - 37
    RAF: Engineering Wing. Hostile: Ground-to-air fire. RAF Hercules plane brought down, killing 10 UK personnel in single biggest loss of life
  • Sgt Robert O'Connor - 38
    RAF: Engineering Wing. Hostile: Ground-to-air fire. RAF Hercules plane brought down, killing 10 UK personnel in single biggest loss of life
  • Flt Sgt Mark Gibson - 34
    RAF: 47 Squadron. Hostile: Ground-to-air fire. RAF Hercules plane brought down, killing 10 UK personnel in single biggest loss of life
  • Chief Technician Richard Brown - 40
    RAF: Engineering Wing. Hostile: Ground-to-air fire. RAF Hercules plane brought down, killing 10 UK personnel in single biggest loss of life
  • Sgt Paul Connolly - 33
    Army: Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, attached to Royal Engineers. Killed himself: Not released. Coroner found that Sgt Connolly took his own life
  • Pte Pita Tukutu- kuwaqa - 27
    Army: The Black Watch. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Warrior armoured vehicle attacked
  • Pte Paul Lowe - 19
    Army: The Black Watch. Hostile: Suicide bomb attack. Suicide car-bomb attack on a vehicle check-point
  • Pte Scott McArdle - 22
    Army: The Black Watch. Hostile: Suicide bomb attack. Suicide car-bomb attack on a vehicle check-point
  • Sgt Stuart Gray - 31
    Army: The Black Watch. Hostile: Suicide bomb attack. Suicide car-bomb attack on a vehicle check-point
  • Staff Sgt Denise Rose - 34
    Army: Royal Military Police. Killed herself: Not released. Coroner's verdict was that Staff Sgt Rose killed herself, for reasons unknown.
  • Pte Kevin McHale - 27
    Army: The Black Watch. Accident: Road traffic. Warrior armoured vehicle Pte McHale was driving overturned
  • Gunner David Lawrence - 25
    Army: Royal Horse Artillery. Hostile: Ambush. Snatch Land Rover badly damaged and, as troops tried to reach casualties, they came under fire
  • Cpl Marc Taylor - 27
    Army: Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Hostile: Ambush. Snatch Land Rover badly damaged and, as troops tried to reach casualties, they came under fire
  • Fusilier Stephen Jones - 22
    Army: The Royal Welch Fusiliers. Accident: Road traffic. Suffered head injuries in accident
  • L/Cpl Paul Thomas - 29
    Army: The Light Infantry. Hostile: Shot. Suffered gunshot wound when patrol came under attack
  • Pte Marc Ferns - 21
    Army: The Black Watch. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Died after an improvised bomb attack as he and colleagues were on patrol in Basra
  • Pte Lee O'Callaghan - 20
    Army: Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment. Hostile: Ambush. Killed during an attack by insurgents
  • Pte Christopher Rayment - 22
    Army: Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment. Accident: Road traffic. MoD said Pte Rayment's death was due to a tragic accident
  • Flt Lt Kristian Gover - 30
    RAF: 33 Squadron. Accident: Air crash. Died in the wreckage of a Puma helicopter, following an accident
  • Fusilier Gordon Gentle - 19
    Army: Royal Highland Fusiliers. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Killed when his Land Rover was caught in an explosion during a patrol in Basra
  • Cpl Richard Ivell - 29
    Army: Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, attached to Royal Logistic Corps, 2 Close Support Regiment. Accident: Road traffic. Died in a road accident at the logistics base. There was no hostile action, the MoD said
  • Sapper Robert Thomson - 22
    Army: Royal Engineers. Accident: Engineering. Army officials described his death as 'a tragic accident'
  • Rifleman Vincent Windsor - 23
    Army: Royal Green Jackets, 2nd Battalion. Accident: Road traffic. Killed when his vehicle crashed in southern Iraq
  • L/Cpl Andrew Craw - 21
    Army: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Accident: Shot. Died while trying to unblock his machine gun. Coroner criticised "cavalier" safety rules
  • Maj James Stenner - 30
    Army: Welsh Guards. Accident: Road traffic. In vehicle believed to have struck a concrete barrier forming part of a security chicane. Sgt Norman Patterson also killed
  • Sgt Norman Patterson - 28
    Army: Cheshire Regiment. Accident: Road traffic. In vehicle believed to have struck a concrete barrier forming part of a security chicane. Maj James Stenner also killed
  • Pte Ryan Thomas - 18
    Army: Royal Regiment of Wales. Accident: Road traffic. On duty in Basra when he was involved in the accident
  • Cpl Ian Plank - 31
    Royal Marines: Royal Marines. Hostile: Enemy fire. The incident happened during "coalition operations", the MoD said.
  • Sgt John Nightingale - 32
    Army: Royal Logistic Corps. Accident: Shot. Died in a 'tragic incident' that did not involve enemy fire, the MoD said
  • Fusilier Russell Beeston - 26
    Army: 52nd Lowland Regiment. Hostile: Ambush. Killed when a crowd surrounded his patrol vehicle and opened fire with guns and rocket-propelled grenades
  • Maj Matthew Titchener - 32
    Army: Royal Military Police. Hostile: Ambush. One of three men killed when a group of men in a truck drew up alongside their vehicle and opened fire
  • Warrant Officer Class 2 Colin Wall - 34
    Army: Royal Military Police. Hostile: Ambush. One of three men killed when a group of men in a truck drew up alongside their vehicle and opened fire
  • Cpl Dewi Pritchard - 35
    Army: Royal Military Police. Hostile: Ambush. One of three men killed when a group of men in a truck drew up alongside their vehicle and opened fire
  • Cpt David Jones - 29
    Army: Queen's Lancashire Regiment. Hostile: Bomb. Killed during a bomb attack on a military ambulance that was delivering humanitarian aid
  • Pte Jason Smith - 32
    Army: 52nd Lowland Regiment (TA), attached to King's Own Scottish Borderers, 1st Battalion. Natural causes: Heat exhaustion. A coroner said he died after his body temperature soared to 41.1C (106F)
  • Cpt James Linton - 43
    Army: Royal Artillery. Natural causes: Not released. Died after a training run at a military base
  • Sgt Simon Hamilton- Jewell - 41
    Army: Royal Military Police. Hostile: Ambush. One of six Royal Military Police set upon by hundreds of armed Iraqis in a police station. An inquest recorded a verdict of unlawful killing
  • Cpl Russell Aston - 30
    Army: Royal Military Police. Hostile: Ambush. One of six Royal Military Police set upon by hundreds of armed Iraqis in a police station. An inquest recorded a verdict of unlawful killing
  • Cpl Paul Long - 24
    Army: Royal Military Police. Hostile: Ambush. One of six Royal Military Police set upon by hundreds of armed Iraqis in a police station. An inquest recorded a verdict of unlawful killing
  • Cpl Simon Miller - 21
    Army: Royal Military Police. Hostile: Ambush. One of six Royal Military Police set upon by hundreds of armed Iraqis in a police station. An inquest recorded a verdict of unlawful killing
  • L/Cpl Benjamin Hyde - 23
    Army: Royal Military Police. Hostile: Ambush. One of six Royal Military Police set upon by hundreds of armed Iraqis in a police station. An inquest recorded a verdict of unlawful killing
  • L/Cpl Thomas Keys - 20
    Army: Royal Military Police. Hostile: Ambush. One of six Royal Military Police set upon by hundreds of armed Iraqis in a police station. An inquest recorded a verdict of unlawful killing
  • Civilian Leonard Harvey - 55
    Defence Fire Service: Not released. Natural causes: Not released. Fell ill and airlifted to hospital in UK
  • Corporal David Shepherd - 34
    RAF: RAF Police. Natural causes: Not released.
  • Gunner Duncan Pritchard - 22
    RAF: RAF Regiment. Accident: Road traffic. Fell from the back of a Land Rover when it hit a ridge. Died in UK a month later from head injuries
  • Pte Andrew Kelly - 18
    Army: The Parachute Regiment. Accident: Shot. Shot in an accident at barracks near Basra
  • L/Cpl James McCue - 27
    Army: Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Open verdict: Explosion. Writing a letter home when shell landed nearby. Bled to death from shrapnel wounds. Recording an open verdict the coroner said L/Cpl McCue was "in the wrong place at the wrong time"
  • Lt Alexander Tweedie - 25
    Army: Household Cavalry. Accident: Road traffic. Died three weeks after the vehicle in which he was travelling overturned in a canal
  • Piper Christopher Muzvuru - 21
    Army: Irish Guards. Hostile: Shot. Killed by sniper fire during fighting
  • L/Cpl Ian Malone - 28
    Army: Irish Guards. Hostile: Shot. Killed by sniper fire during fighting
  • Fusilier Kelan Turrington - 18
    Army: Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. Hostile: Not released. Killed while travelling in a Warrior armoured personnel carrier, as British forces made a final push into Basra
  • L/Cpl Karl Shearer - 24
    Army: Household Cavalry. Accident: Road traffic. Drowned when the vehicle he was in overturned in a canal after sliding down a bank. Coroner recorded verdict of accidental death
  • Staff Sgt Chris Muir - 32
    Army: Royal Logistic Corps. Accident: Explosion. Killed during an explosive ordnance disposal operation
  • L/Cpl Shaun Brierley - 28
    Army: Royal Corps of Signals. Accident: Road traffic. Died from head injuries after his Land Rover was involved in a road accident
  • Marine Christopher Maddison - 24
    Royal Marines: 9 Assault Squadron. "Friendly fire": Missile attack. Died of shrapnel wounds after a missile was fired at a river patrol boat. An internal inquiry found he was killed by his own side after a series of operational errors
  • Maj Steve Ballard - 33
    Royal Marines: 3 Commando Brigade. Natural causes: Not released.
  • L/Cpl of Horse Matty Hull - 25
    Army: Household Cavalry Regiment. "Friendly fire": Air attack. A US pilot fired on convoy, and L/Cpl Hull died from multiple injuries after being trapped in his burning Scimitar vehicle. Death ruled unlawful by coroner
  • Cpl Stephen Allbutt - 35
    Army: Queen's Royal Lancers. "Friendly fire": Shell attack. Died when his Challenger II tank was fired on by another British tank during fighting. Army inquiry found a communications breakdown was to blame
  • Trooper David Clarke - 19
    Army: Queen's Royal Lancers. "Friendly fire": Shell attack. Died when his Challenger II tank was fired on by another British tank during fighting. Army inquiry found a communications breakdown was to blame
  • Sgt Steven Roberts - 33
    Army: 2nd Royal Tank Regiment. "Friendly fire": Shot. Accidentally shot dead when UK troops opened fire on Iraqis during a riot in Az Zubayr. Recording a narrative verdict the coroner blamed his death on an 'unforgivable' delay in providing body armour to troops
  • L/Cpl Barry Stephen - 31
    Army: The Black Watch. Hostile: Grenade attack. Braved a hail of bullets to reach a machine gun in a bid to save his comrades pinned down in their armoured vehicle
  • Flt Lt Kevin Main - 35
    RAF: 9 Squadron, RAF Marham. "Friendly fire": Missile attack. Tornado plane was downed by a US Patriot missile
  • Flt Lt David Williams - 37
    RAF: 9 Squadron, RAF Marham. "Friendly fire": Missile attack. Tornado plane was downed by a US Patriot missile
  • Staff Sgt Simon Cullingworth - 36
    Army: Royal Engineers. Hostile: Ambush. Coroner ruled that he was unlawfully killed by Iraqi military intelligence during the invasion
  • Sapper Luke Allsopp - 24
    Army: Royal Engineers. Hostile: Ambush. Coroner ruled that he was unlawfully killed by Iraqi military intelligence during the invasion
  • Lt Philip Green - 30
    Royal Navy: 849 Squadron. Accident: Air crash. One of six UK personnel killed when two Royal Navy Sea King helicopters collided
  • Lt Antony King - 35
    Royal Navy: 849 Squadron. Accident: Air crash. One of six UK personnel killed when two Royal Navy Sea King helicopters collided
  • Lt Marc Lawrence - 26
    Royal Navy: 849 Squadron. Accident: Air crash. One of six UK personnel killed when two Royal Navy Sea King helicopters collided
  • Lt Philip West - 32
    Royal Navy: 849 Squadron. Accident: Air crash. One of six UK personnel killed when two Royal Navy Sea King helicopters collided
  • Lt James Williams - 28
    Royal Navy: 849 Squadron. Accident: Air crash. One of six UK personnel killed when two Royal Navy Sea King helicopters collided
  • Lt Andrew Wilson - 36
    Royal Navy: 849 Squadron. Accident: Air crash. One of six UK personnel killed when two Royal Navy Sea King helicopters collided
  • Marine Sholto Hedenskog - 26
    Royal Marines: Not released. Accident: Air crash. One of eight UK personnel killed when US Sea Knight helicopter crashed. A UK inquest found the crash was caused by a mechanical failure
  • Sgt Les Hehir - 34
    Army: Royal Artillery. Accident: Air crash. One of eight UK personnel killed when US Sea Knight helicopter crashed. A UK inquest found the crash was caused by a mechanical failure
  • Operator mechanic Ian Seymour - 29
    Royal Navy: Royal Artillery, 148 Commando Battery. Accident: Air crash. One of eight UK personnel killed when US Sea Knight helicopter crashed. A UK inquest found the crash was caused by a mechanical failure
  • Warrant Officer Class 2 Mark Stratford - 39
    Royal Marines: Not released. Accident: Air crash. One of eight UK personnel killed when US Sea Knight helicopter crashed. A UK inquest found the crash was caused by a mechanical failure
  • Maj Jason Ward - 34
    Royal Marines: UK Landing Force Command Support Group. Accident: Air crash. One of eight UK personnel killed when US Sea Knight helicopter crashed. A UK inquest found the crash was caused by a mechanical failure
  • Colour Sgt John Cecil - 35
    Royal Marines: UK Landing Force Command Support Group. Accident: Air crash. One of eight UK personnel killed when US Sea Knight helicopter crashed. A UK inquest found the crash was caused by a mechanical failure
  • Lance Bombardier Llywelyn Evans - 24
    Army: Royal Artillery. Accident: Air crash. One of eight UK personnel killed when US Sea Knight helicopter crashed. A UK inquest found the crash was caused by a mechanical failure
  • Capt Philip Guy - 29
    Royal Marines: Not released. Accident: Air crash. One of eight UK personnel killed when US Sea Knight helicopter crashed. A UK inquest found the crash was caused by a mechanical failure

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  • Pte Ryan Wrathall - 21
    Army: Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment. Under investigation: Shot. He died from a gunshot wound with 'no evidence to suggest that anyone else was involved'
  • Cpl Lee Churcher - 32
    Army: Royal Engineers. Under investigation: Shot. Gunshot wound with 'no evidence to suggest that anyone else was involved'
  • L/Cpl David Wilson - 27
    Army: 9 Regiment. Under investigation: Shot. Gunshot wound with 'no evidence at this stage that anyone else was involved'
  • Colour Sgt Nicholas Brown - 34
    Army: The Parachute Regiment. Hostile: Not released. Died of gunshot wounds sustained during a firefight.
  • Sgt Duane Barwood - 41
    RAF: 903 Expeditionary Air Wing. Hostile: Rocket attack. Killed after an attack on his base
  • Guardsman Stephen Ferguson - 31
    Army: The Scots Guards. Accident: Road traffic. While on patrol on 12 December, his vehicle slid into a canal. He later died of his injuries at Selly Oak Hospital, in the UK.
  • Sgt John Battersby - 31
    Army: Queen's Lancashire Regiment. Accident: Air crash. Two military personnel died when their Puma helicopter crashed near Baghdad.
  • Cpl Lee Fitzsimmons - 26
    Army: Special Air Service. Accident: Air crash. Two military personnel died when their Puma helicopter crashed near Baghdad.
  • L/Cpl Sarah Holmes - 26
    Army: Royal Logistic Corps. Accident: Road traffic. Injured in a road traffic accident, she was taken back to the UK, but later died from her injuries.
  • Sgt Mark Stansfield - 32
    Army: Royal Logistic Corps. Accident: Road traffic. Injured in a forklift truck accident, he was flown to Selly Oak hospital in Birmingham, where he died with his family at his side
  • Sgt Eddie Collins -
    Army: Parachute Regiment. Hostile: Not released. Killed during operation 'in support of ongoing coalition activity'. Reports said he was an SAS member
  • L/Cpl Kirk Redpath - 22
    Army: Irish Guards. Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of two UK personnel killed in attack on Snatch Land Rover, during operation. Two others seriously wounded
  • Lance Sergeant Chris Casey - 27
    Army: Irish Guards. Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of two UK personnel killed in attack on Snatch Land Rover, during operation. Two others seriously wounded
  • Leading Aircraftman Martin Beard - 20
    RAF: RAF Regiment. Hostile: Shot. Foot patrol to deter mortar and rocket attacks came under fire
  • Pte Craig Barber - 20
    Army: The Royal Welsh. Hostile: Shot. Driving Warrior armoured vehicle in mission to counter rocket and mortar attacks, when killed
  • Cpl Steve Edwards - 35
    Army: 2nd Royal Tank Regiment. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Checking safety of soldiers in Warrior armoured vehicle when it came under attack
  • L/Cpl Timothy Flowers - 25
    Army: Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Hostile: Rocket or mortar attack. Working on a vehicle when base came under attack and hit by shrapnel
  • Senior Aircraftman Peter McFerran - 24
    RAF: RAF Regiment. Hostile: Rocket attack. One of three soldiers killed during a break when base came under attack
  • Senior Aircraftman Christopher Dunsmore - 29
    RAF: Royal Auxiliary Air Force Regiment. Hostile: Rocket attack. One of three soldiers killed during a break when base came under attack
  • Senior Aircraftman Matthew Caulwell - 22
    RAF: RAF Regiment. Hostile: Rocket attack. One of three soldiers killed during a break when base came under attack
  • Cpl Christopher Read - 22
    Army: Royal Military Police. Hostile: Shot. Died returning from a "major operation" to detain insurgents
  • L/Cpl Ryan Francis - 23
    Army: The Royal Welsh. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Killed during "a large scale operation" on his third tour of Iraq
  • Rifleman Edward Vakabua - 23
    Army: The Rifles. Gunshot: Not released. Soldier Aaron Kendrick has been convicted by a court martial of the manslaughter of Rifleman Vakabua.
  • Cpl Paul Joszko - 28
    Army: The Royal Welsh. Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of three soldiers killed when they left their Warrior armoured vehicle
  • Pte Scott Kennedy - 20
    Army: The Black Watch. Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of three soldiers killed when they left their Warrior armoured vehicle
  • Pte James Kerr - 20
    Army: The Black Watch. Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of three soldiers killed when they left their Warrior armoured vehicle
  • Cpl John Rigby - 24
    Army: The Rifles. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Injured on his 24th birthday, Cpl Rigby died with his twin brother at his side
  • Maj Paul Harding - 48
    Army: The Rifles. Hostile: Mortar attack. Killed while securing a route for a supply convoy
  • L/Cpl James Cartwright - 21
    Army: 2nd Royal Tank Regiment. Accident: Road traffic. Warrior armoured vehicle rolled off a bridge and landed in water
  • Cpl Rodney Wilson - 30
    Army: The Rifles. Hostile: Shot. Killed while rescuing wounded colleague
  • Cpl Jeremy Brookes - 28
    Army: The Rifles. Hostile: Shot. Vehicle came under attack while escorting a re-supply convoy
  • Pte Kevin Thompson - 21
    Army: Royal Logistic Corps. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Convoy hit by explosive device. Died in UK, after being flown back for treatment
  • Maj Nick Bateson - 49
    Army: Royal Corps of Signals. Accident: Road traffic. Riding a bicycle when involved in accident with a coach
  • Rifleman Paul Donnachie - 18
    Army: The Rifles. Hostile: Shot. Shot dead in opportunist attack, after dismounting from his vehicle
  • Kingsman Alan Jones - 20
    Army: The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. Hostile: Shot. Providing top cover when platoon came under fire
  • Cpl Ben Leaning - 24
    Army: Queen's Royal Lancers. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Caught in explosion during routine patrol. Trooper Kristen Turton also killed
  • Trooper Kristen Turton - 27
    Army: Queen's Royal Lancers. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Caught in explosion during routine patrol. Cpl Ben Leaning also killed
  • Colour Sgt Mark Powell - 37
    Army: The Parachute Regiment. Accident: Air crash. Collision between two Puma helicopters. Coroner recommended safety improvements. Sgt Mark McLaren also died
  • Sgt Mark McLaren - 27
    RAF: 230 Squadron. Accident: Air crash. Collision between two Puma helicopters. Colour Sgt Mark Powell also died
  • Cpl Kris O'Neill - 27
    Army: Royal Army Medical Corps. Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of four soldiers killed in attack on Warrior armoured vehicle
  • Pte Eleanor Dlugosz - 19
    Army: Royal Army Medical Corps. Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of four soldiers killed in attack on Warrior armoured vehicle
  • Kingsman Adam Smith - 19
    Army: The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of four soldiers killed in attack on Warrior armoured vehicle
  • 2nd Lt Joanna Yorke Dyer - 24
    Army: Intelligence Corps, attached to The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, 2nd Battalion. Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of four soldiers killed in attack on Warrior armoured vehicle
  • Rifleman Aaron Lincoln - 18
    Army: The Rifles. Hostile: Shot. Patrol came under attack, close to Basra Palace
  • Kingsman Danny Wilson - 28
    Army: The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. Hostile: Shot. Got out of vehicle to check for explosives ahead, then patrol came under fire
  • Pte Johnathon Wysoczan - 21
    Army: Staffordshire Regiment. Hostile: Shot. Patrol attacked while investigating possible mortar-firing point
  • Rifleman Daniel Coffey - 21
    Army: The Rifles. Hostile: Shot. Providing top cover when patrol came under fire
  • Pte Luke Simpson - 21
    Army: The Yorkshire Regiment. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Explosion during patrol in Snatch Land Rover, three other soldiers were injured
  • 2nd Lt Jonathan Carlos Bracho-Cooke - 24
    Army: The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Killed when Warrior patrol travelling to Basra Palace was attacked
  • Pte Michael Tench - 18
    Army: The Light Infantry. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Killed when Warrior armoured vehicle came under attack. Four other soldiers injured
  • Kingsman Alex Green - 21
    Army: The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. Hostile: Shot. Injured as patrol returned from escorting a convoy
  • Sgt Wayne Rees - 36
    Army: Queen's Royal Lancers. Accident: Road traffic. Killed in accident in Scimitar Armoured Fighting Vehicle
  • Sgt Graham Hesketh - 35
    Army: The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Injured during a routine patrol, Sgt Hesketh died while being evacuated
  • Sgt Jonathan Hollingsworth -
    Army: The Parachute Regiment. Hostile: Shot. Shot during 'search and detention' operation
  • Cpl Ben Nowak - 27
    Royal Marines: 45 Commando Group, attached to 539 Assault Squadron. Hostile: Bomb. One of four British service personnel killed in attack on patrol boat
  • Marine Jason Hylton - 33
    Royal Marines: 539 Assault Squadron. Hostile: Bomb. One of four British service personnel killed in attack on patrol boat
  • Warrant Officer Class 2 Lee Hopkins - 35
    Army: Royal Corps of Signals. Hostile: Bomb. One of four British service personnel killed in attack on patrol boat
  • Staff Sgt Sharron Elliott - 34
    Army: Intelligence Corps. Hostile: Bomb. One of four British service personnel killed in attack on patrol boat
  • Kingsman Jamie Hancock - 19
    Army: The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. Hostile: Shot. Shot while on sentry duty at a Coalition Forces' base
  • Lt Tom Tanswell - 27
    Army: Royal Artillery. Accident: Road traffic. Killed in a collision between a snatch Land Rover and civilian vehicle
  • L/Cpl Dennis Brady - 37
    Army: Royal Army Medical Corps, attached to The Light Infantry, 1st Battalion. Hostile: Mortar attack. Killed by "indirect fire" attack on UK base
  • Gunner Lee Thornton - 22
    Army: Royal Artillery. Hostile: Shot. Died two days after receiving a single gunshot wound on patrol
  • Gunner Stephen Wright - 20
    Army: Royal Artillery. Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of two UK soldiers killed while patrolling in Land Rovers
  • Gunner Samuela Vanua - 27
    Army: Royal Artillery. Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of two UK soldiers killed while patrolling in Land Rovers
  • Cpl Matthew Cornish - 29
    Army: The Light Infantry. Hostile: Mortar attack. Killed when multi-national force base came under attack
  • Cpl John Cosby - 27
    Army: The Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry. Hostile: Shot. Killed in UK operation to "apprehend a key terrorist leader and accomplice"
  • Lt Tom Mildinhall - 26
    Army: 1st Queen’s Dragoon Guards (The Welsh Cavalry). Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of two UK soldiers killed when explosion hit an armoured Snatch Land Rover patrol on a routine task
  • L/Cpl Paul Farrelly - 27
    Army: 1st Queen’s Dragoon Guards (The Welsh Cavalry). Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of two UK soldiers killed when explosion hit an armoured Snatch Land Rover patrol on a routine task.
  • Pte Joseva Lewaicei - 25
    Army: The Royal Anglian Regiment. Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of two soldiers killed in a Snatch Land Rover during routine patrol
  • Pte Adam Morris - 19
    Army: The Royal Anglian Regiment. Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of two soldiers killed in a Snatch Land Rover during routine patrol
  • Flt Lt Sarah-Jayne Mulvihill - 32
    RAF: Not released. Hostile: Missile attack. One of five UK personnel killed when a Lynx helicopter was brought down by a surface-to-air missile
  • Capt David Dobson - 27
    Army: Army Air Corps. Hostile: Missile attack. One of five UK personnel killed when a Lynx helicopter was brought down by a surface-to-air missile
  • Lt Cdr Darren Chapman - 40
    Royal Navy: 847 Naval Air Squadron. Hostile: Missile attack. One of five UK personnel killed when a Lynx helicopter was brought down by a surface-to-air missile
  • Marine Paul Collins - 21
    Royal Marines: 847 Naval Air Squadron. Hostile: Missile attack. One of five UK personnel killed when a Lynx helicopter was brought down by a surface-to-air missile
  • Wing Cdr John Coxen - 46
    RAF: Not released. Hostile: Missile attack. One of five UK personnel killed when a Lynx helicopter was brought down by a surface-to-air missile
  • Lt Richard Palmer - 27
    Army: Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Killed when the Snatch Land Rover Lt Palmer was commanding was caught by explosion
  • Pte Lee Ellis - 23
    Army: The Parachute Regiment. Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of two soldiers killed while on routine patrol
  • Capt Richard Holmes - 28
    Army: The Parachute Regiment. Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of two soldiers killed while on routine patrol in Snatch Land Rovers
  • Trooper Carl Smith - 23
    Army: 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's). Accident: Road traffic. Killed in accident 11 days into tour of duty
  • Cpl Gordon Pritchard - 31
    Army: Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. Hostile: Roadside bomb. The 100th UK soldier to die in Iraq. Killed when his Snatch Land Rover was hit by explosion
  • L/Cpl Allan Douglas - 22
    Army: 7th Armoured Brigade, serving with the Highlanders, 1st Battalion. Hostile: Shot. Killed during routine patrol
  • Sgt John Jones - 31
    Army: Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Commander of a routine patrol when he was killed in a Snatch Land Rover
  • Sgt Christian Hickey - 30
    Army: Coldstream Guards. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Injured by device while on foot, searching for a route for patrol
  • Capt Ken Masters - 40
    Army: Royal Military Police. Suicide: Not released. The senior military police investigator in Iraq was found dead in his accommodation
  • Maj Matthew Bacon - 34
    Army: Intelligence Corps. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Killed when Snatch Land Rover he was in came under attack
  • Fusilier Donal Meade - 20
    Army: Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of two soldiers providing top cover in convoy, who were killed by blast
  • Fusilier Stephen Manning - 22
    Army: Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. Hostile: Roadside bomb. One of two soldiers providing top cover in convoy, who were killed by blast
  • Pte Leon Spicer - 26
    Army: Staffordshire Regiment. Hostile: Roadside bomb. In patrol of three snatch Land Rovers attacked. Two other soldiers also died
  • Pte Phillip Hewett - 21
    Army: Staffordshire Regiment. Hostile: Roadside bomb. In patrol of three snatch Land Rovers attacked. Two other soldiers also died
  • 2nd Lt Richard Shearer - 26
    Army: Staffordshire Regiment. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Patrol commander in convoy of three snatch Land Rovers attacked. Two other soldiers also died
  • Signaller Paul Didsbury - 18
    Army: Royal Corps of Signals. Accident: Shot. Coroner recorded a narrative verdict. He is believed to have accidentally shot himself
  • L/Cpl Alan Brackenbury - 21
    Army: The King's Royal Hussars, attached to A Squadron, 1 Staffords battlegroup. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Died when military convoy was hit by an explosion
  • Guardsman Anthony Wakefield - 24
    Army: Coldstream Guards. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Injured during routine patrol in Snatch Land Rover
  • Pte Mark Dobson - 41
    Army: Tyne-Tees Regiment. Suicide: Not released. The Territorial Army soldier was found dead in his accommodation
  • Master Engineer Gary Nicholson - 42
    RAF: 47 Squadron. Hostile: Ground-to-air fire. RAF Hercules plane brought down, killing 10 UK personnel in single biggest loss of life
  • Flt Lt Paul Pardoel - 35
    RAF: 47 Squadron. Hostile: Ground-to-air fire. RAF Hercules plane brought down, killing 10 UK personnel in single biggest loss of life
  • Flt Lt Andrew Smith - 25
    RAF: 47 Squadron. Hostile: Ground-to-air fire. RAF Hercules plane brought down, killing 10 UK personnel in single biggest loss of life
  • Flt Lt David Stead - 35
    RAF: 47 Squadron. Hostile: Ground-to-air fire. RAF Hercules plane brought down, killing 10 UK personnel in single biggest loss of life
  • Sqn Ldr Patrick Marshall - 39
    RAF: Headquarters Strike Command. Hostile: Ground-to-air fire. RAF Hercules plane brought down, killing 10 UK personnel in single biggest loss of life
  • L/Cpl Steven Jones - 25
    Army: Royal Corps of Signals. Hostile: Ground-to-air fire. RAF Hercules plane brought down, killing 10 UK personnel in single biggest loss of life
  • Cpl David Williams - 37
    RAF: Engineering Wing. Hostile: Ground-to-air fire. RAF Hercules plane brought down, killing 10 UK personnel in single biggest loss of life
  • Sgt Robert O'Connor - 38
    RAF: Engineering Wing. Hostile: Ground-to-air fire. RAF Hercules plane brought down, killing 10 UK personnel in single biggest loss of life
  • Flt Sgt Mark Gibson - 34
    RAF: 47 Squadron. Hostile: Ground-to-air fire. RAF Hercules plane brought down, killing 10 UK personnel in single biggest loss of life
  • Chief Technician Richard Brown - 40
    RAF: Engineering Wing. Hostile: Ground-to-air fire. RAF Hercules plane brought down, killing 10 UK personnel in single biggest loss of life
  • Sgt Paul Connolly - 33
    Army: Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, attached to Royal Engineers. Killed himself: Not released. Coroner found that Sgt Connolly took his own life
  • Pte Pita Tukutu- kuwaqa - 27
    Army: The Black Watch. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Warrior armoured vehicle attacked
  • Pte Paul Lowe - 19
    Army: The Black Watch. Hostile: Suicide bomb attack. Suicide car-bomb attack on a vehicle check-point
  • Pte Scott McArdle - 22
    Army: The Black Watch. Hostile: Suicide bomb attack. Suicide car-bomb attack on a vehicle check-point
  • Sgt Stuart Gray - 31
    Army: The Black Watch. Hostile: Suicide bomb attack. Suicide car-bomb attack on a vehicle check-point
  • Staff Sgt Denise Rose - 34
    Army: Royal Military Police. Killed herself: Not released. Coroner's verdict was that Staff Sgt Rose killed herself, for reasons unknown.
  • Pte Kevin McHale - 27
    Army: The Black Watch. Accident: Road traffic. Warrior armoured vehicle Pte McHale was driving overturned
  • Gunner David Lawrence - 25
    Army: Royal Horse Artillery. Hostile: Ambush. Snatch Land Rover badly damaged and, as troops tried to reach casualties, they came under fire
  • Cpl Marc Taylor - 27
    Army: Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Hostile: Ambush. Snatch Land Rover badly damaged and, as troops tried to reach casualties, they came under fire
  • Fusilier Stephen Jones - 22
    Army: The Royal Welch Fusiliers. Accident: Road traffic. Suffered head injuries in accident
  • L/Cpl Paul Thomas - 29
    Army: The Light Infantry. Hostile: Shot. Suffered gunshot wound when patrol came under attack
  • Pte Marc Ferns - 21
    Army: The Black Watch. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Died after an improvised bomb attack as he and colleagues were on patrol in Basra
  • Pte Lee O'Callaghan - 20
    Army: Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment. Hostile: Ambush. Killed during an attack by insurgents
  • Pte Christopher Rayment - 22
    Army: Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment. Accident: Road traffic. MoD said Pte Rayment's death was due to a tragic accident
  • Flt Lt Kristian Gover - 30
    RAF: 33 Squadron. Accident: Air crash. Died in the wreckage of a Puma helicopter, following an accident
  • Fusilier Gordon Gentle - 19
    Army: Royal Highland Fusiliers. Hostile: Roadside bomb. Killed when his Land Rover was caught in an explosion during a patrol in Basra
  • Cpl Richard Ivell - 29
    Army: Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, attached to Royal Logistic Corps, 2 Close Support Regiment. Accident: Road traffic. Died in a road accident at the logistics base. There was no hostile action, the MoD said
  • Sapper Robert Thomson - 22
    Army: Royal Engineers. Accident: Engineering. Army officials described his death as 'a tragic accident'
  • Rifleman Vincent Windsor - 23
    Army: Royal Green Jackets, 2nd Battalion. Accident: Road traffic. Killed when his vehicle crashed in southern Iraq
  • L/Cpl Andrew Craw - 21
    Army: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Accident: Shot. Died while trying to unblock his machine gun. Coroner criticised "cavalier" safety rules
  • Maj James Stenner - 30
    Army: Welsh Guards. Accident: Road traffic. In vehicle believed to have struck a concrete barrier forming part of a security chicane. Sgt Norman Patterson also killed
  • Sgt Norman Patterson - 28
    Army: Cheshire Regiment. Accident: Road traffic. In vehicle believed to have struck a concrete barrier forming part of a security chicane. Maj James Stenner also killed
  • Pte Ryan Thomas - 18
    Army: Royal Regiment of Wales. Accident: Road traffic. On duty in Basra when he was involved in the accident
  • Cpl Ian Plank - 31
    Royal Marines: Royal Marines. Hostile: Enemy fire. The incident happened during "coalition operations", the MoD said.
  • Sgt John Nightingale - 32
    Army: Royal Logistic Corps. Accident: Shot. Died in a 'tragic incident' that did not involve enemy fire, the MoD said
  • Fusilier Russell Beeston - 26
    Army: 52nd Lowland Regiment. Hostile: Ambush. Killed when a crowd surrounded his patrol vehicle and opened fire with guns and rocket-propelled grenades
  • Maj Matthew Titchener - 32
    Army: Royal Military Police. Hostile: Ambush. One of three men killed when a group of men in a truck drew up alongside their vehicle and opened fire
  • Warrant Officer Class 2 Colin Wall - 34
    Army: Royal Military Police. Hostile: Ambush. One of three men killed when a group of men in a truck drew up alongside their vehicle and opened fire
  • Cpl Dewi Pritchard - 35
    Army: Royal Military Police. Hostile: Ambush. One of three men killed when a group of men in a truck drew up alongside their vehicle and opened fire
  • Cpt David Jones - 29
    Army: Queen's Lancashire Regiment. Hostile: Bomb. Killed during a bomb attack on a military ambulance that was delivering humanitarian aid
  • Pte Jason Smith - 32
    Army: 52nd Lowland Regiment (TA), attached to King's Own Scottish Borderers, 1st Battalion. Natural causes: Heat exhaustion. A coroner said he died after his body temperature soared to 41.1C (106F)
  • Cpt James Linton - 43
    Army: Royal Artillery. Natural causes: Not released. Died after a training run at a military base
  • Sgt Simon Hamilton- Jewell - 41
    Army: Royal Military Police. Hostile: Ambush. One of six Royal Military Police set upon by hundreds of armed Iraqis in a police station. An inquest recorded a verdict of unlawful killing
  • Cpl Russell Aston - 30
    Army: Royal Military Police. Hostile: Ambush. One of six Royal Military Police set upon by hundreds of armed Iraqis in a police station. An inquest recorded a verdict of unlawful killing
  • Cpl Paul Long - 24
    Army: Royal Military Police. Hostile: Ambush. One of six Royal Military Police set upon by hundreds of armed Iraqis in a police station. An inquest recorded a verdict of unlawful killing
  • Cpl Simon Miller - 21
    Army: Royal Military Police. Hostile: Ambush. One of six Royal Military Police set upon by hundreds of armed Iraqis in a police station. An inquest recorded a verdict of unlawful killing
  • L/Cpl Benjamin Hyde - 23
    Army: Royal Military Police. Hostile: Ambush. One of six Royal Military Police set upon by hundreds of armed Iraqis in a police station. An inquest recorded a verdict of unlawful killing
  • L/Cpl Thomas Keys - 20
    Army: Royal Military Police. Hostile: Ambush. One of six Royal Military Police set upon by hundreds of armed Iraqis in a police station. An inquest recorded a verdict of unlawful killing
  • Civilian Leonard Harvey - 55
    Defence Fire Service: Not released. Natural causes: Not released. Fell ill and airlifted to hospital in UK
  • Corporal David Shepherd - 34
    RAF: RAF Police. Natural causes: Not released.
  • Gunner Duncan Pritchard - 22
    RAF: RAF Regiment. Accident: Road traffic. Fell from the back of a Land Rover when it hit a ridge. Died in UK a month later from head injuries
  • Pte Andrew Kelly - 18
    Army: The Parachute Regiment. Accident: Shot. Shot in an accident at barracks near Basra
  • L/Cpl James McCue - 27
    Army: Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Open verdict: Explosion. Writing a letter home when shell landed nearby. Bled to death from shrapnel wounds. Recording an open verdict the coroner said L/Cpl McCue was "in the wrong place at the wrong time"
  • Lt Alexander Tweedie - 25
    Army: Household Cavalry. Accident: Road traffic. Died three weeks after the vehicle in which he was travelling overturned in a canal
  • Piper Christopher Muzvuru - 21
    Army: Irish Guards. Hostile: Shot. Killed by sniper fire during fighting
  • L/Cpl Ian Malone - 28
    Army: Irish Guards. Hostile: Shot. Killed by sniper fire during fighting
  • Fusilier Kelan Turrington - 18
    Army: Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. Hostile: Not released. Killed while travelling in a Warrior armoured personnel carrier, as British forces made a final push into Basra
  • L/Cpl Karl Shearer - 24
    Army: Household Cavalry. Accident: Road traffic. Drowned when the vehicle he was in overturned in a canal after sliding down a bank. Coroner recorded verdict of accidental death
  • Staff Sgt Chris Muir - 32
    Army: Royal Logistic Corps. Accident: Explosion. Killed during an explosive ordnance disposal operation
  • L/Cpl Shaun Brierley - 28
    Army: Royal Corps of Signals. Accident: Road traffic. Died from head injuries after his Land Rover was involved in a road accident
  • Marine Christopher Maddison - 24
    Royal Marines: 9 Assault Squadron. "Friendly fire": Missile attack. Died of shrapnel wounds after a missile was fired at a river patrol boat. An internal inquiry found he was killed by his own side after a series of operational errors
  • Maj Steve Ballard - 33
    Royal Marines: 3 Commando Brigade. Natural causes: Not released.
  • L/Cpl of Horse Matty Hull - 25
    Army: Household Cavalry Regiment. "Friendly fire": Air attack. A US pilot fired on convoy, and L/Cpl Hull died from multiple injuries after being trapped in his burning Scimitar vehicle. Death ruled unlawful by coroner
  • Cpl Stephen Allbutt - 35
    Army: Queen's Royal Lancers. "Friendly fire": Shell attack. Died when his Challenger II tank was fired on by another British tank during fighting. Army inquiry found a communications breakdown was to blame
  • Trooper David Clarke - 19
    Army: Queen's Royal Lancers. "Friendly fire": Shell attack. Died when his Challenger II tank was fired on by another British tank during fighting. Army inquiry found a communications breakdown was to blame
  • Sgt Steven Roberts - 33
    Army: 2nd Royal Tank Regiment. "Friendly fire": Shot. Accidentally shot dead when UK troops opened fire on Iraqis during a riot in Az Zubayr. Recording a narrative verdict the coroner blamed his death on an 'unforgivable' delay in providing body armour to troops
  • L/Cpl Barry Stephen - 31
    Army: The Black Watch. Hostile: Grenade attack. Braved a hail of bullets to reach a machine gun in a bid to save his comrades pinned down in their armoured vehicle
  • Flt Lt Kevin Main - 35
    RAF: 9 Squadron, RAF Marham. "Friendly fire": Missile attack. Tornado plane was downed by a US Patriot missile
  • Flt Lt David Williams - 37
    RAF: 9 Squadron, RAF Marham. "Friendly fire": Missile attack. Tornado plane was downed by a US Patriot missile
  • Staff Sgt Simon Cullingworth - 36
    Army: Royal Engineers. Hostile: Ambush. Coroner ruled that he was unlawfully killed by Iraqi military intelligence during the invasion
  • Sapper Luke Allsopp - 24
    Army: Royal Engineers. Hostile: Ambush. Coroner ruled that he was unlawfully killed by Iraqi military intelligence during the invasion
  • Lt Philip Green - 30
    Royal Navy: 849 Squadron. Accident: Air crash. One of six UK personnel killed when two Royal Navy Sea King helicopters collided
  • Lt Antony King - 35
    Royal Navy: 849 Squadron. Accident: Air crash. One of six UK personnel killed when two Royal Navy Sea King helicopters collided
  • Lt Marc Lawrence - 26
    Royal Navy: 849 Squadron. Accident: Air crash. One of six UK personnel killed when two Royal Navy Sea King helicopters collided
  • Lt Philip West - 32
    Royal Navy: 849 Squadron. Accident: Air crash. One of six UK personnel killed when two Royal Navy Sea King helicopters collided
  • Lt James Williams - 28
    Royal Navy: 849 Squadron. Accident: Air crash. One of six UK personnel killed when two Royal Navy Sea King helicopters collided
  • Lt Andrew Wilson - 36
    Royal Navy: 849 Squadron. Accident: Air crash. One of six UK personnel killed when two Royal Navy Sea King helicopters collided
  • Marine Sholto Hedenskog - 26
    Royal Marines: Not released. Accident: Air crash. One of eight UK personnel killed when US Sea Knight helicopter crashed. A UK inquest found the crash was caused by a mechanical failure
  • Sgt Les Hehir - 34
    Army: Royal Artillery. Accident: Air crash. One of eight UK personnel killed when US Sea Knight helicopter crashed. A UK inquest found the crash was caused by a mechanical failure
  • Operator mechanic Ian Seymour - 29
    Royal Navy: Royal Artillery, 148 Commando Battery. Accident: Air crash. One of eight UK personnel killed when US Sea Knight helicopter crashed. A UK inquest found the crash was caused by a mechanical failure
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    Royal Marines: Not released. Accident: Air crash. One of eight UK personnel killed when US Sea Knight helicopter crashed. A UK inquest found the crash was caused by a mechanical failure
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    Royal Marines: UK Landing Force Command Support Group. Accident: Air crash. One of eight UK personnel killed when US Sea Knight helicopter crashed. A UK inquest found the crash was caused by a mechanical failure
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    Royal Marines: UK Landing Force Command Support Group. Accident: Air crash. One of eight UK personnel killed when US Sea Knight helicopter crashed. A UK inquest found the crash was caused by a mechanical failure
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    Army: Royal Artillery. Accident: Air crash. One of eight UK personnel killed when US Sea Knight helicopter crashed. A UK inquest found the crash was caused by a mechanical failure
  • Capt Philip Guy - 29
    Royal Marines: Not released. Accident: Air crash. One of eight UK personnel killed when US Sea Knight helicopter crashed. A UK inquest found the crash was caused by a mechanical failure

 

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