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Iraq: UK Military Casualties

Answer

The total number of United Kingdom military deaths for each six-month period since the start of military operations in Iraq in 2003 can be found in the table below.

Six-month period	Deaths
(a)	(b)
March–August 2003	50
September 2003–February 2004	9
March–August 2004	6
September 2004–February 2005	20
March–August 2005	7
September 2005–February 2006	11
March 2006	—
Total	103

The best figures currently available for UK military and civilian casualties are published on the Ministry of Defence website. These are: For the period from March 2003 to 31 December 2005: Centrally available remaining records show that some 230 UK military and civilian personnel were treated at UK medical facilities in Iraq for wounds received as a result of hostile action. Separate records, from notification of casualty reporting (NOTICAS), show that some 40 UK military and civilian personnel have been categorised as very seriously injured (VSI) from all causes, and that some 70 personnel have been categorised as seriously injured (SI) from all causes. These figures include personnel treated for wounds received as a result of hostile action. Up to 4,000 UK military and civilian personnel (including a small number of Iraqis) have been medically evacuated from Iraq. The great majority of these cases were due to illness, accidental injury, routine out-patient treatment in the UK or for compassionate reasons and not as a result of hostile action. The total number of UK military and civilian personnel who were admitted to the Shaibah ““Role 3”” field hospital was 6,609. Of these, 226 were categorised as wounded in action and 6,383 were categorised as suffering disease or non-battle injury. For the period from 1 January to 31 January 2006: Centrally available records show that 65 UK service personnel were admitted to the Shaibah field hospital. Of these, five were categorised as wounded in action and 60 were categorised with disease or non-battle injury.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

4986; 680 c239WA

Session

2005-06

Subjects

Armed forces Death Armed conflict Casualties Iraq Peacekeeping operations Iraq conflict

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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