Written question asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Drayson (Labour) on Tuesday, 30 October 2007.

Iraq and Afghanistan: Military Casualties

Question: asked Her Majesty's Government:What are the names, ages and, where appropriate, regiments, of all military and civilian United Kingdom nationals who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan since 1 May 2007.

Answer

The figures requested concerning UK military and civilian fatalities in Iraq and Afghanistan between 1 May 2007 and 7 October 2007 are as follows:

UK military fatalities in Iraq
Date	Name	Age	Regiment
21 September	Sgt Mark Stansfield	32	Royal Logistics Corps
5 September	Sgt Eddie Collins	33	Parachute Regiment
9 August	LSgt Chris Casey	27	Irish Guards
9 August	LCpl Kirk Redpath	22	Irish Guards
7 August	LAC Martin Beard	20	Royal Air Force Regiment
6 August	Pte Craig Barber	20	Royal Welsh
31 July	Cpl Steve Edwards	35	Royal Tank Regiment
21 July	LCpl Timothy Darren Flowers	25	Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
19 July	SAC Matthew Caulwell	22	Royal Air Force Regiment
19 July	SAC Christopher Dunsmore	29	Royal Air Force Regiment
19 July	SAC Peter McFerran	24	Royal Air Force Regiment
7 July	Cpl Christopher Read	22	Royal Military Police
7 July	LCpl Ryan Francis	23	Royal Welsh
6 July	Rfn Edward Vakabua	23	Rifles
28 June	Cpl Paul Joszko	28	Royal Welsh
28 June	Pte Scott Kennedy	20	Royal Regiment of Scotland¹
28 June	Pte Jamie Kerr	20	Royal Regiment of Scotland¹
22 June	Cpl John Rigby	24	Rifles
20 June	Maj Paul Harding	48	Rifles
16 June	LCpl James Cartwright	21	Royal Tank Regiment
7 June	Cpl Rodney Wilson	30	Rifles
1 May	Cpl Jeremy Brookes	28	Rifles
6 May	Pte Kevin Thompson	21	Royal Logistics Corps
1 May	Maj Nick Bateson	48	Royal Corps of Signals
¹ Private Scott Kennedy and Private Jamie Kerr were from the Black Watch, 3rd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland but were serving on attachment to the Royal Welsh at the time of their deaths.

UK military fatalities in Afghanistan
Date	Name	Age	Regiment
4 October	Maj Alexis Roberts	32	Royal Gurkha Rifles
20 September	CSgt Phillip Newman	36	Mercian Regiment
20 September	Pte Brian Tunnicliffe	33	Mercian Regiment
17 September	Cpl Ivano Violino	29	Royal Engineers
8 September	Sgt Craig Brelsford	25	Mercian Regiment
8 September	Pte Johan Botha	25	Mercian Regiment
5 September	Pte Damian Wright	23	Mercian Regiment
5 September	Pte Ben Ford	18	Mercian Regiment
30 August	SAC Christopher Bridge	20	Royal Air Force Regiment
23 August	Pte Aaron James McClure	19	Royal Anglian Regiment
23 August	Pte Robert Graham Foster	19	Royal Anglian Regiment
23 August	Pte John Thrumble	21	Royal Anglian Regiment
11 August	Capt David Hicks	26	Royal Anglian Regiment
10 August	Pte Tony Rawson	27	Royal Anglian Regiment
29 July	LCpl Michael Jones	26	Royal Marines
27 July	Sgt Barry Keen	34	Royal Corps of Signals
26 July	Gdsm David Atherton	25	Grenadier Guards
25 July	LCpl Alex Hawkins	22	Royal Anglian Regiment
12 July	Gdsm Daryl Hickey	27	Grenadier Guards
1 July	Sgt Dave Wilkinson	33	Royal Artillery
30 June	Capt Sean Dolan	40	Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment
24 June	Drummer Thomas Wright	21	Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment
9 June	Gdsm Neil Downes	20	Grenadier Guards
6 June	LCpl Paul Sandford	23	Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment
30 May	Cpl Mike Gilyeat	28	Royal Military Police
28 May	Cpl Darren Bonner	31	Royal Anglian Regiment
26 May	Gdsm Daniel Probyn	22	Grenadier Guards
20 May	Cpl George Russell Davey	23	Royal Anglian Regiment
3 May	Gdsm Simon Davison	22	Grenadier Guards

UK civilian casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan
During the same period, one UK civilian government official died in Iraq. For reasons of confidentiality, we are unable to release specific details.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 5383; 695 c187-9WA
Session: 2006-07
Subjects: Armed forces Casualties Civilians Iraq Peacekeeping operations Afghanistan
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk