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