Operations in Iraq
Field of operation
It is with very deep regret that the Ministry of Defence has confirmed the following fatalities suffered during Operation TELIC.
A total of 179 British Armed Forces personnel or MOD civilians have died serving on Operation TELIC since the start of the campaign in March 2003.
Of these, 136 were killed as a result of hostile action.
43 are known to have died either as a result of illness, non-combat injuries or accidents, or have not yet officially been assigned a cause of death pending the outcome of an investigation.
The balance of these figures may change as inquests are concluded.
Fatalities
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Lance Corporal Brodie Gillon
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Private Ryan Wrathall who died from a gunshot wound in Basra, Iraq on Thursday 12 February 2009.
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Corporal Lee Churcher serving with 20th Armoured Brigade died at Basra's Contingency Operating Base on Thursday 11 December 2008.
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Lance Corporal David Kenneth Wilson serving with 9 Regiment Army Air Corps died at Basra's Contingency Operating Base on Thursday 4 December 2008.
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It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of a British soldier in Iraq today, 26 March 2008.
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Sergeant Duane 'Baz' Barwood, attached to 903 Expeditionary Air Wing, Royal Air Force died as a result of a rocket attack on the Contingency Operating Base in Basra on Friday 29 February 2008.
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Guardsman Stephen Ferguson 1st Battalion Scots Guards who died in Selly Oak Hospital in the UK from injuries sustained in a non-battle incident near Basra on Thursday 13 December 2007.
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Lee Fitzsimmons was one of two service personnel killed when an RAF Puma helicopter crashed near Baghdad on Tuesday 20 November 2007.
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Lance Corporal Sarah Holmes, from 29 Postal Courier and Movement Regiment and serving on Operation TELIC attached to 3 Logistic Support Regiment died in the UK on 14 October 2007 from injuries that she sustained in a road traffic accident in Al Udeid, Qatar, on 3 October 2007.
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Sergeant Mark Stansfield of 32 Close Support Squadron, UK Logistic Battalion died on Friday 21 September 2007 in the UK, from injuries sustained in Iraq on 19 September 2007.
- Sergeant Mark Stansfield, 32 Close Support Squadron, UK Logistic Battalion, aged 32 from Oxfordshire
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Sergeant Eddie Collins from the Parachute Regiment was killed in Iraq on Wednesday 5 September 2007.
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It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the deaths of Lance Sergeant Chris Casey and Lance Corporal Kirk Redpath of 1st Battalion, Irish Guards in southern Iraq on Thursday 9 August 2007.
- Lance Sergeant Chris Casey, 1st Battalion, Irish Guards aged 27 from London
- Lance Corporal Kirk Redpath, 1st Battalion, Irish Guards aged 22 from Romford
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Leading Aircraftman Martin Beard of No 1 Squadron Royal Air Force Regiment, was killed in Basra, southern Iraq on Tuesday 7 August 2007.
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Private Craig Barber of 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh died after coming under attack from small arms fire in the Al Fursi district of Basra City on Monday 6 August 2007.
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Corporal Steve Edwards 2nd Royal Tank Regiment was killed when his Warrior Armoured Vehicle was struck by an Improvised Explosive Device during a patrol in Basra City on Tuesday 31 July 2007.
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Lance Corporal Timothy Darren Flowers from the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers died as a result of an indirect fire attack on the Basra Palace base in Basra City on Saturday 21 July 2007.
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Senior Aircraftman Matthew Caulwell, Senior Aircraftman Christopher Dunsmore and Senior Aircraftman Peter McFerran were killed when their base in southern Iraq came under rocket attack on Thursday 19 July 2007.
- Senior Aircraftman Matthew Caulwell, aged 22 from Birmingham
- Senior Aircraftman Christopher Dunsmore, aged 29 from Leicester
- Senior Aircraftman Peter McFerran, aged 24 from Connah's Quay
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Corporal Christopher Read, of 158 Provost Company, 3rd Regiment Royal Military Police, died as a result of injuries that he sustained during a large scale operation in the early hours of the morning, Saturday 7 July 2007.
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Lance Corporal Ryan Francis, 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh, died during a large scale operation in Basra City in the early hours of the morning, Saturday 7 July 2007.
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Rifleman Edward Vakabua, 4th Battalion The Rifles, died at the Basra Palace base in Basra City, southern Iraq on Friday 6 July 2007.
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Three soldiers died in Basra, southern Iraq following a roadside bomb attack on the morning of Thursday 28 June 2007.
- Corporal Paul Joszko, 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh (The Royal Regiment of Wales), aged 28 from Mountain Ash, Wales
- Private Scott Kennedy, Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, aged 20 from Oakley, Dunfermline
- Private James Kerr, Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, aged 20 from Cowdenbeath
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Corporal John Rigby 4th Battalion The Rifles, aged 24, from Rye, died from injuries sustained by a roadside bomb attack in Basra on Friday 22 June 2007.
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Major Paul Harding 4th Battalion The Rifles killed in Iraq died as a result of an indirect fire attack on the Provincial Joint Coordination Centre in Basra in the early hours of the morning on Wednesday 20 June 2007.
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Lance Corporal James Cartwright of Badger Squadron, 2nd Royal Tank Regiment, died following a vehicle accident in Southern Iraq at around 0100hrs on the morning of 16 June 2007.
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Corporal Rodney Wilson, from 4th Battalion The Rifles, was killed during a search and detention operation in the Al Atiyah district, north west of Basra City on Thursday 7 June 2007
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Corporal Jeremy Brookes, 4th Battalion The Rifles was killed in a small arms fire attack whilst on a routine patrol in the Al Tuwaysa district of Basra City on Monday 21 May 2007.
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Private Kevin Thompson, Royal Logistic Corps, was very seriously injured when a vehicle he was travelling on in Basra was struck by an improvised explosive device attack. He was flown back to the UK but sadly died from his injuries on Sunday 6 May 2007.
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Major Nick Bateson, Royal Corps of Signals, was killed in a road traffic accident in Basra, southern Iraq, on Tuesday 1 May 2007.
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Rifleman Paul Donnachie, 2nd Battalion The Rifles (2 RIFLES) was killed in a small arms fire attack while on a routine patrol in the Al Ashar district, east of central Basra, on Sunday 29 April 2007.
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Kingsman Alan Joseph Jones, from 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, died when his Warrior Armoured Fighting Vehicle Platoon came under small arms fire on Monday 23 April 2007.
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Corporal Ben Leaning and Trooper Kristen Turton, both of the The Queen's Royal Lancers were killed when their Scimitar Armoured Reconnaissance vehicle was hit by an IED in Maysan Province, Southern Iraq, on Thursday 19 April 2007.
- Corporal Ben Leaning, The Queen's Royal Lancers, aged 24 from Scunthorpe
- Trooper Kristen Turton, The Queen's Royal Lancers, aged 27 from Grimsby
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Colour Sergeant M L Powell, of the Parachute Regiment, and Sergeant Mark J McLaren, RAF, were killed when two Puma helicopters crashed in Iraq on Sunday 15 April 2007.
- Colour Sergeant M L Powell, aged 37 from South Wales
- Sergeant Mark J McLaren, Royal Air Force, aged 27 killed from Northumberland
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Four British servicemen and women, and a local civilian interpreter, were killed in a roadside bomb attack west of Basra on 5 April 2007.
- Second Lieutenant Joanna Yorke Dyer, aged 24 from Yeovil
- Corporal Kris O'Neill, Royal Army Medical Corps, aged 27 from Catterick
- Private Eleanor Dlugosz, Royal Army Medical Corps, aged 19, from Southampton
- Kingsman Adam James Smith, 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, aged 19 from the Isle of Man
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Rifleman Aaron Lincoln, of the 2nd Battalion, The Rifles died as a result of injuries sustained during a patrol in Basra City, Iraq on Monday 2 April 2007.
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Kingsman Wilson, aged 28, of the 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, died as a result of injuries sustained during a patrol in Basra City on 1 April 2007.
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Private Johnathon Dany Wysoczan, First Battalion The Staffordshire Regiment, died in the UK on Saturday 3 March 2007 from injuries sustained during a patrol in Basra, Iraq.
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Rifleman Daniel Lee Coffey, from 10 Platoon, C Company, Second Battalion The Rifles, who died on Tuesday 27 February 2007.
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Private Luke Daniel Simpson, 1st Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment, died on Friday 9 February 2007 as a result of injuries sustained when the vehicle he was driving was hit by a roadside bomb.
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Second Lieutenant Jonathan Bracho-Cooke, 24, of 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment died on Monday 5 February 2007 as a result of injuries sustained by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack against his patrol in the As Sarraji District of Basra City.
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Private Michael Tench, aged 18, of A Company, 2nd Battalion The Light Infantry, died on Sunday 21 January 2007, as a result of injuries sustained from an Improvised Explosive Device placed at a roadside in Basrah City, Southern Iraq.
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Kingsman Alexander William Green was killed in Iraq on Saturday 13 January 2007. He died as a result of injuries sustained earlier in the morning when shot by small arms fire whilst on a task in the Hayy Al Muhandisn District of Basra City.
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Sergeant Wayne Rees, from The Queen's Royal Lancers died following a road traffic accident in southern Iraq on Sunday 7 January 2007.
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Sergeant Graham Hesketh, from 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, was killed on Thursday 28 December 2006 during a routine patrol in Basra City.
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Sergeant Jonathan Hollingsworth, from the Parachute Regiment, died following a planned search and detention operation in Basra City, on Thursday 23 November 2006.
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Warrant Officer Class 2 Lee Hopkins, Royal Corps of Signals, Staff Sergeant Sharron Elliott of the Intelligence Corps, Corporal Ben Nowak of 45 Commando Royal Marines and Marine Jason Hylton of 539 Assault Squadron Royal Marines were killed in an attack on a Multi-National Forces boat patrol on the Shatt Al-Arab waterway in Basra city, on Sunday 12 November 2006.
- Warrant Officer Class 2 Lee Hopkins, Royal Corps of Signals, aged 35 from Wellingborough
- Staff Sergeant Sharron Elliott, Intelligence Corps, aged 34 from Ipswich
- Corporal Ben Nowak, 45 Commando Royal Marines, aged 27 from Liverpool
- Marine Jason Hylton, 539 Assault Squadron Royal Marines, aged 33 from Burton on Trent
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Kingsman Jamie Hancock from The 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, who died on Monday 6 November 2006.
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Lieutenant Tom Tanswell of 58 (Eyre's) Battery, 12 Regiment Royal Artillery died as a result of a road traffic accident just outside Shaibah Logistics Base, near Basrah, on Friday 27 October 2006.
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Lance Corporal Dennis Brady died as a result of wounds received from a mortar round fired at his base in northern Basra on the afternoon of Sunday 1 October 2006.
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Gunner Lee Thornton, of 58 (Eyre's) Battery, 12 Regiment Royal Artillery, died on Thursday 7 September 2006 as a result of injuries sustained in a shooting incident in the town of Al Qurna, Iraq on Tuesday 5 September 2006.
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Two British soldiers were killed on Monday 4 September 2006 near the town of Ad Dayr, north of Basrah City when their patrol was subject to an attack by a roadside bomb and small arms fire.
- Gunner Samuela Vanua, 58 (Eyre’s) Battery, 12 Regiment Royal Artillery
- Gunner Stephen Robert Wright, aged 20 from Preston, Lancashire, 58 (Eyre's) Battery, 12 Regiment Royal Artillery
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Corporal Matthew Cornish of 1st Battalion the Light Infantry died as a result of wounds sustained during a mortar attack on 1 August 2006.
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Corporal John Johnston Cosby died on Sunday 16 July 2006 as a result of gunshot wounds following an operation by British Forces to apprehend a key terrorist leader and accomplice in a suburb of North Basra.
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Two Soldiers from the Queen's Dragoon Guards were killed in an attack by an improvised explosive device in Basra on 28 May 2006.
- Lieutenant Tom Mildinhall, Queen's Dragoon Guards, aged 26 from Battersea, South London
- Lance Corporal Paul Farrelly, Queen's Dragoon Guards, aged 27 from Runcorn
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Private Joseva Lewaicei and Private Adam Morris, of the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment, died as a result of injuries sustained from a roadside bomb in Basra City, Southern Iraq, on 13 May 2006.
- Private Joseva Lewaicei, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment , aged 25 from Lautoka, Fiji
- Private Adam Morris, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment, aged 19 from Leicester
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Five personnel died when a Lynx helicopter crashed in Basra City on Saturday 6 May 2006.
- Wing Commander John Coxen RAF, aged 46 from Liverpool
- Lieutenant Commander Darren Chapman, Fleet Air Arm, aged 40
- Captain David Dobson, Army Air Corps, aged 27
- Flight Lieutenant Sarah-Jayne Mulvihill RAF, aged 32 from Canterbury
- Marine Paul Collins, aged 21
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Lieutenant Richard Palmer of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards died from injuries sustained in a roadside bomb attack on 15 April 2006.
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Captain Richard Holmes and Private Lee Ellis of 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment were killed in Al Amarah on Tuesday 28 February 2006.
- Captain Richard Holmes, 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, aged 28
- Private Lee Ellis, 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, aged 23
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Trooper Carl Smith of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) died on 2 February 2006, as a result of a vehicle accident whilst on operations in Abu Al Khasib, south of Basra, Iraq.
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Corporal Gordon Alexander Pritchard, from the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, died from injuries sustained as a result of an explosion on 31 January 2006, in Um Qasr, Iraq. Corporal Pritchard was commanding the lead Snatch Landrover in a three-vehicle convoy when the incident occured.
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Lance Corporal Allan Douglas was shot and mortally wounded whilst on a routine patrol in Al Amarah, Iraq on 30 January 2006. Despite the best efforts of his comrades and the medical teams he later died of his wounds.
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Sergeant John Jones of the 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers died on 20 November 2005 as a result of injuries sustained from a roadside bomb at approximately 1230 hrs local time in Basra, Iraq. He was on a routine patrol as the commander when the incident occurred.
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Sergeant Chris Hickey of 1st Battalion the Coldstream Guards died as a result of injuries sustained from a roadside bomb at approximately 2320 hrs local time in Basra, Iraq, on Tuesday 18 October 2005.
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The body of Captain Ken Masters, aged 40 was discovered in his accommodation in Waterloo Lines, Basra, Iraq on Saturday 15 October 2005.
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At approximately 1100 hrs local time on 11 September 2005, an armoured SNATCH landrover was attacked in Basrah City by an improvised explosive device. Major Matthew Bacon was killed in the explosion. Three other British soldiers, also travelling in the vehicle, were seriously injured.
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On the morning of 5 September 2005, 20 year old Fusilier Donal Anthony Meade, from Plumstead in South East London, and 22 year old Fusilier Stephen Robert Manning, from Erith in Kent, died as a result of wounds sustained during a patrol near Az Zubayr, Basrah province, Iraq.
- Fusilier Donal Anthony Meade, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, aged 20 from Plumstead in South East London
- Fusilier Stephen Robert Manning, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, aged 22 from Erith in Kent
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Second Lieutenant Richard Shearer, Private Leon Spicer and Private Phillip Hewett of C Company, The 1st Battalion Staffordshire Regiment were killed when a patrol of three armoured Snatch Land-Rovers was engaged by an Improvised Explosive Device in the early hours of Saturday morning 16 July 2005 in Al Amarah.
- Second Lieutenant Richard Shearer, 1st Battalion Staffordshire Regiment, aged 26 from Nuneaton
- Private Leon Spicer, 1st Battalion Staffordshire Regiment, aged 26 from Tamworth
- Private Phillip Hewett, 1st Battalion Staffordshire Regiment, aged 21 from Tamworth
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Signaller Paul William Didsbury, a soldier with 21st Signal Regiment (Air Support), died at Basra on the morning of Wednesday 29 June 2005. He was serving on a roulement tour with the Joint Helicopter Force (Iraq).
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Lance Corporal Alan Brackenbury of The King's Royal Hussars died in the early hours of Sunday 29 May 2005, during an incident to the South of Al Amarah, Iraq.
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Guardsman Anthony John Wakefield died during the early hours of Monday 2 May 2005 as a result of wounds sustained during a routine patrol in Al Amarah, Iraq.
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A British soldier was found dead in his accommodation at Basrah Air Station on Monday 28 March 2005. An investigation is underway, and his death is not thought to have been the result of hostile action.
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It is with very deep regret that the Ministry of Defence can confirm the deaths of ten UK Service personnel following the loss of an RAF C-130K Hercules aircraft over Iraq on 30 January 2005.
- Squadron Leader Patrick Marshall, Headquarters Strike Command, aged 39
- Flight Lieutenant David Stead, 47 Squadron, RAF Lyneham, aged 35 from Yorkshire
- Flight Lieutenant Andrew Smith, 47 Squadron, RAF Lyneham, aged 25
- Flight Lieutenant Paul Pardoel, 47 Squadron, RAF Lyneham, aged 35
- Master Air Engineer Gary Nicholson, 47 Squadron, RAF Lyneham, aged 42
- Chief Technician Richard Brown, RAF Lyneham, aged 40
- Flight Sergeant Mark Gibson, 47 Squadron, RAF Lyneham, aged 34
- Sergeant Robert O'Connor, RAF Lyneham, aged 38
- Corporal David Williams, RAF Lyneham, aged 37
- Acting Lance Corporal Steven Jones, Royal Signals, aged 25 from Fareham
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A British soldier was found dead from a gunshot wound at Shaibah Logistic Base on Sunday 26 December 2004. Hostile action is not thought to be responsible. The Royal Military Police investigation continues, but initial inquiries do not suggest suspicious circumstances.
- Sergeant Paul Connolly, Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers, aged 33 from Crawley in West Sussex
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Acting Chief Petty Officer Owen died from natural causes aboard HMS Chatham, during a deployment to the Gulf, on Friday 17 December 2004. Although initial reports associated A/CPO Owen's death with operations in Iraq, HMS Chatham was not assigned to or engaged in Operation TELIC at that time, and his name has not been included in the total for operations in Iraq.
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At 1830 local on Monday 8 November 2004, a Warrior armoured vehicle from the Black Watch Battle Group was hit by a roadside bomb north of Camp Dogwood. The Warrior left the road, its wheels destroyed on one side, and one soldier was killed and two others injured - neither seriously. The injured men were taken by a US helicopter medevac team to a military hospital in Baghdad; and the damaged Warrior was subsequently recovered to Camp Dogwood.
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Three British soldiers were killed, and others injured, in a suicide car-bomb attack on a vehicle check-point within the Black Watch area of operations on Thursday 4 November 2004.
- Sergeant Stuart Robert Tennant Gray, 1st Battalion The Black Watch, aged 31 and from Fife
- Private Paul Lowe, 1st Battalion The Black Watch, aged 19 from Fife
- Private Scott McArdle, 1st Battalion The Black Watch, aged 22 from Glenrothes
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A British soldier was found dead at a military base in Basrah on the morning of Sunday 31 October 2004. The investigation into the death is ongoing, but it is not believed to be the result of any hostile act.
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A soldier from The Black Watch died, and a further three suffered minor injuries and shock, in a road traffic accident in North Babil province on Friday 29 October 2004.
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Two British soldiers died following the ambush of a military convoy south-west of Basrah on Tuesday 28 September 2004.
- Corporal Marc Taylor, Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers, aged 27 from Ellesmere Port
- Gunner David Lawrence, Royal Artillery, aged 25 from Wallsall
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A British soldier died in a road traffic accident near Al Amarah on Friday 10 September 2004.
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A British soldier was killed in an exchange of fire with insurgents in Basrah on Tuesday 17 August 2004.
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A British soldier was killed and another seriously injured by an improvised explosive device attack in Basrah on Thursday 12 August 2004.
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A soldier was killed, and several others were injured, in an attack on British vehicles in Basrah on Monday 9 August 2004.
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A British soldier was killed in an accident at Al Amarah on Wednesday 4 August 2004.
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A British airman was killed when an RAF Puma helicopter suffered an accident at Basrah International Airport on Monday 19 July 2004.
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A British soldier was killed, and two injured, in an improvised explosive device attack on British vehicles in Basrah on the morning of Monday 28 June 2004.
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A British soldier was fatally injured in a vehicle accident at Shaibah Logistics Base on the morning of Thursday 12 February 2004.
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A soldier died in a tragic accident in Basrah on Saturday 31 January 2004.
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A British soldier was killed, and another injured, in a road traffic accident at Al Amarah on Wednesday 21 January 2004.
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A British Serviceman died following a tragic incident on a training range near Basrah on the morning of Wednesday 7 January 2004.
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It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the deaths of two British soldiers, killed in a road traffic accident in Baghdad, early on Thursday 1 January 2004.
- Major James Stenner, Welsh Guards, aged 30 from Monmouthshire
- Sergeant Norman Patterson, Cheshire Regiment, aged 28 from Staffordshire
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Private Ryan Lloyd Thomas who died in a road traffic accident while on duty in Basrah on 6 November 2003.
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Corporal Ian Plank, who was killed by hostile fire during a coalition operation in Iraq late on 31 October 2003.
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Sergeant John Nightingale who died on 23 September 2003 while serving at Shaibah near Basrah.
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Fusilier Russell Beeston who was fatally wounded during an incident at Ali As Sharqi on 27 August 2003.
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3 soldiers from the Royal Military Police were killed, and 1 seriously wounded, during an incident in central Basrah on the morning of Saturday 23 August 2003.
- Major Matthew Titchener, 150 Provost Company, aged 32 from Southport, Merseyside
- Company Sergeant Major Colin Wall, 150 Provost Company, aged 34 from Crawleyside, County Durham
- Corporal Dewi Pritchard, 116 Provost Company, aged 35 from Bridgend
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A British serviceman was killed, and two wounded, during a bomb attack on a military ambulance in Basrah on Thursday 14 August 2003.
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A Territorial Army soldier died on Wednesday 13 August 2003 in southern Iraq. The cause of his death is under investigation but was not the result of hostile action.
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An Army officer collapsed and died on Friday 18 July 2003 in southern Iraq.
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Six Royal Military Policemen were killed in an incident at Al Majar Al Kabir on Tuesday 24 June 2003.
- Sergeant Simon Hamilton-Jewell, Royal Military Police, aged 41 from Chessington
- Corporal Russell Aston, Royal Military Police, aged 30 from Swadlincote
- Corporal Paul Long, Royal Military Police, aged 24 from Colchester
- Corporal Simon Miller, Royal Military Police, aged 21 from Washington, Tyne & Wear
- Lance Corporal Benjamin Hyde, Royal Military Police, aged 23 from Northallerton in Yorkshire
- Lance Corporal Thomas Keys, Royal Military Police, aged 20 from Llanuwchllyn, near Bala in Wales
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A civilian member of the Defence Fire Service died in hospital in the UK on Thursday 22 May 2003, having fallen ill in the Gulf.
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An RAF Policeman died in Kuwait on Monday 19 May 2003, believed to be from natural causes.
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An RAF Regiment Gunner died in hospital in the UK on Thursday 8 May 2003, following injuries sustained in a traffic accident in Iraq.
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A soldier from 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, died in an accident in Iraq on Tuesday 6 May 2003.
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A British soldier was killed in an explosion in southern Iraq on Wednesday 30 April 2003.
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Fusilier Turrington was killed in action in Basrah on Sunday 6 April 2003.
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In a separate incident, two soldiers were killed in action in Basrah later in the day, on Sunday 6 April 2003.
- Lance Corporal Ian Malone, 1st Battalion, Irish Guards, aged 28 from Dublin
- Piper Christopher Muzvuru, 1st Battalion, Irish Guards, aged 21 from Zimbabwe
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A soldier was killed in an accident involving a light armoured vehicle on Tuesday 1 April 2003. An officer died in hospital in the UK on Tuesday 22 April 2003 from injuries sustained in the accident.
- Lieutenant Alexander Tweedie, Household Cavalry Regiment, aged 25
- Lance Corporal Karl Shearer, Household Cavalry Regiment
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A soldier was killed in southern Iraq on Monday 31 March 2003 during an explosive ordnance disposal operation.
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A soldier was killed in a road traffic accident in Kuwait on Sunday 30 March 2003.
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On Sunday 30 March 2003, a Royal Marine officer died of natural causes.
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A Royal Marine was killed in action during fighting in the area of Basrah on Sunday 30 March 2003.
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A British soldier was killed in an incident involving light armoured vehicles of D Squadron, The Blues & Royals, on Friday 28 March 2003. Four others were injured. The circumstances surrounding the incident are being investigated.
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On Tuesday 25 March 2003, two soldiers from the Queen's Royal Lancers were killed when their Challenger 2 tank was accidentally hit by another Challenger 2 during a period of multiple engagements with Iraqi enemy forces. The two men have been named as:
- Corporal Stephen Allbutt, The Queen's Royal Lancers, aged 35 from Stoke-on-Trent
- Trooper David Clarke, The Queen's Royal Lancers, aged 19 from Littleworth, Staffordshire
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A soldier was killed in action near Az Zubayr near Basrah on Monday 24 March 2003.
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At around 0130 GMT on Saturday 22 March 2003, two Royal Navy Sea King Mk 7 Airborne Early Warning helicopters collided over the northern Arabian Gulf. There were no survivors from the six British and one US crew members aboard. The incident was not the result of enemy action.
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At around 0130 GMT on Saturday 22 March 2003, two Royal Navy Sea King Mk 7 Airborne Early Warning helicopters collided over the northern Arabian Gulf. There were no survivors from the six British and one US crew members aboard. The incident was not the result of enemy action.
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At around 0130 GMT on Saturday 22 March 2003, two Royal Navy Sea King Mk 7 Airborne Early Warning helicopters collided over the northern Arabian Gulf. There were no survivors from the six British and one US crew members aboard. The incident was not the result of enemy action.
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At around 0130 GMT on Saturday 22 March 2003, two Royal Navy Sea King Mk 7 Airborne Early Warning helicopters collided over the northern Arabian Gulf. There were no survivors from the six British and one US crew members aboard. The incident was not the result of enemy action.
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At around 0130 GMT on Saturday 22 March 2003, two Royal Navy Sea King Mk 7 Airborne Early Warning helicopters collided over the northern Arabian Gulf. There were no survivors from the six British and one US crew members aboard. The incident was not the result of enemy action.
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On Monday 24 March 2003, a soldier from 1st Battalion The Black Watch was killed in action near Al Zubayr.
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Two British soldiers were reported missing, later confirmed as killed, after an attack on British military vehicles in southern Iraq on Sunday 23 March 2003.
- Sapper Luke Allsopp, 33 Engineer Regiment (EOD), aged 24 from North London
- Staff Sergeant Simon Cullingworth, 33 Engineer Regiment (EOD), aged 36 from Essex
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On Saturday 22 March 2003, an RAF GR4 Tornado aircraft from RAF Marham, which was returning from an operational mission, was engaged near the Kuwaiti border by a Patriot missile battery. Both aircrew were killed.
- Flight Lieutenant Kevin Barry Main, Pilot, IX (B) Squadron
- Flight Lieutenant David Rhys Williams, Navigator, IX (B) Squadron
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At around 0130 GMT on Saturday 22 March 2003, two Royal Navy Sea King Mk 7 Airborne Early Warning helicopters collided over the northern Arabian Gulf. There were no survivors from the six British and one US crew members aboard. The incident was not the result of enemy action.
- Lieutenant Philip D Green RN, 849 Squadron, RNAS Culdrose, aged 30 from Caythorpe, Lincolnshire
- Lieutenant Antony King RN, 849 Squadron, RNAS Culdrose, aged 35 from Helston, Cornwall
- Lieutenant Marc Lawrence RN, 849 Squadron, RNAS Culdrose, aged 26 from Westgate-on-Sea, Kent
- Lieutenant Philip West RN, 849 Squadron, RNAS Culdrose, aged 32 from Budock Water, Cornwall
- Lieutenant James Williams RN, 849 Squadron, RNAS Culdrose, aged 28 from Falmouth, Cornwall
- Lieutenant Andrew Wilson RN, 849 Squadron, RNAS Culdrose, aged 36 from Exeter
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At around midnight GMT on Friday 21 March 2003, a US Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crashed south of the Kuwait border with US and UK personnel aboard; there were no survivors. Eight personnel from 3 Commando Brigade died in the accident, along with four US aircrew.
- Major Jason Ward, Royal Marines, UK Landing Force Command Support Group, aged 34, from Torquay in Devon
- Captain Philip Stuart Guy, Royal Marines, aged 29, from Skipton, Yorkshire
- Warrant Officer Second Class Mark Stratford, Royal Marines, aged 39, from Plymouth
- Colour Sergeant John Cecil, Royal Marines, UK Landing Force Command Support Group, aged 35, from Plymouth
- Sergeant Les Hehir, 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery, aged 34, from Poole in Dorset
- Lance Bombardier Llywelyn Evans, 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery, aged 24 from Llandudno
- Operator Mechanic (Communications) Second Class Ian Seymour RN, 148 Commando Battery Royal Artillery, aged 29 years, from Poole in Dorset
- Marine Sholto Hedenskog, Royal Marines, aged 26, from Cape Town, South Africa