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Iraq and Afghanistan: Military Casualties

Answer

The details of UK military fatalities in Iraq and Afghanistan between 25 April 2007 and 27 February 2008 are shown in the following tables. Where an individual was holding an acting rank at the time of their death this has been given rather than their substantive rank.

UK military fatalities from operations in Iraq
Date	Name	Age	Regiment
13 December	Gdsm Stephen Ferguson	31	Scots Guards
20 November	Soldier A¹	-	-
20 November	Soldier B¹	-	-
14 October	LCpl Sarah Holmes	26	Royal Logistics Corps
21 September	Sgt Mark Stansfield	32	Royal Logistics Corps
5 September	Sgt Eddie Collins	33	The Parachute Regiment
9 August	LSgt Chris Casey	27	1st Battalion The Irish Guards
9 August	LCpl Kirk Redpath	22	1st Battalion The Irish Guards
7 August	LAC Martin Beard	20	1 Squadron Royal Air Force Regiment
6 August	Pte Craig Barber	20	2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh
31 July	Cpl Steve Edwards	35	2nd Royal Tank Regiment
21 July	LCpl Timothy Darren Flowers	25	Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers²
19 July	SAC Matthew Caulwell	22	1 Squadron Royal Air Force Regiment
19 July	SAC Christopher Dunsmore	29	504 Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force
19 July	SAC Peter McFerran	24	1 Squadron Royal Air Force Regiment
7 July	Cpl Christopher Read	22	Royal Military Police
7 July	LCpl Ryan Francis	23	2nd Battalion, The Royal Welsh
6 July	Rfn Edward Vakabua	23	4th Battalion, The Rifles
28 June	Cpl Paul Joszko	28	2nd Battalion, The Royal Welsh
28 June	Pte Scott Kennedy	20	3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland³
28 June	Pte Jamie Kerr	20	3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland³
22 June	Cpl John Rigby	24	4th Battalion, The Rifles
20 June	Maj Paul Harding	48	4th Battalion, The Rifles
16 June	LCpl James Cartwright	21	2nd Royal Tank Regiment
7 June	Cpl Rodney Wilson	30	4th Battalion, The Rifles
21 May	Cpl Jeremy Brookes	28	4th Battalion, The Rifles
6 May	Pte Kevin Thompson	21	Royal Logistics Corps
1 May	Maj Nick Bateson	48	Royal Corps of Signals
29 April	Rfn Paul Donnachie	18	2nd Battalion, The Rifles

"1 Names, Ages and Regiments withheld due to the coroner's order. In the event that this order changes, I will inform the House.""2 Lance Corporal Timothy Darren Flowers was from the Corps of Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers, but was attached to the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment at the time of his death.""3 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." "2 Lance Corporal Timothy Darren Flowers was from the Corps of Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers, but was attached to the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment at the time of his death.""3 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." "3 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 from operations in Afghanistan
Date	Name	Age	Regiment
20 February	Cpl Damian Mulvihill	32	40 Commando Royal Marines
17 February	Cpl Damian Lawrence	25	2nd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment (the Green Howards)
20 January	Cpl Darryl Gardiner	25	Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
8 December	Sgt Lee Johnson	33	2nd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment (the Green Howards)
4 December	Tpr Jack Sadler	21	2nd Squadron, Honourable Artillery Company
14 November	Capt John McDermid	43	The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
9 November	LCp1 Jake Alderton	22	36 Regiment Royal Engineers
4 October	Maj Alexis Roberts	32	2nd Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles
20 September	CSgt Phillip Newman	36	4th Battalion, The Mercian Regiment
20 September	Pte Brian Tunnicliffe	33	2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters & Foresters)
17 September	Cpl Ivano Violino	29	20 Field Squadron, 36 Regiment, Royal Engineers
8 September	Sgt Craig Brelsford	25	2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters & Foresters)
8 September	Pte Johan Botha	25	2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters & Foresters)
5 September	Pte Damian Wright	23	2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters & Foresters)
5 September	Pte Ben Ford	18	2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters & Foresters)
30 August	SAC Christopher Bridge	20	51 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment
23 August	Pte Aaron James McClure	19	1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment
23 August	Pte Robert Graham Foster	19	1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment
23 August	Pte John Thrumble	21	1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment
11 August	Capt David Hicks	26	1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment
10 August	Pte Tony Rawson	27	1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment
29 July	LCpl Michael Jones	26	Royal Marines
27 July	Sgt Barry Kean	34	14 Royal Corps of Signals
26 July	Gdsm David Atherton	25	1st Battalion, The Grenadier Guards
25 July	LCpl Alex Hawkins	22	1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment
12 July	Gdsm Daryl Hickey	27	1st Battalion, The Grenadier Guards
1 July	Sgt Dave Wilkinson	33	19th Regiment Royal Artillery
30 June	Capt Sean Dolan	40	1st Battalion Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment
24 June	Pte Thomas Wright	21	1st Battalion Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment
9 June	Gdsm Neil Downes	20	1st Battalion, The Grenadier Guards
6 June	LCpl Paul Sandford	23	1st Battalion Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment
30 May	Cpl Mike Gilyeat	28	Royal Military Police
28 May	Cpl Darren Bonner	31	1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment
26 May	Gdsm Daniel Probyn	22	1st Battalion, The Grenadier Guards
20 May	Cpl George Russell Davey	23	1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment
3 May	Gdsm Simon Davison	22	1st Battalion, The Grenadier Guards

UK civilian casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan During the same period, we are aware of the deaths of 12 UK nationals in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. These figures only include those cases where consular assistance has been sought. The figures do not include UK dual nationals. For reasons of confidentiality, we are unable to release specific details.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

2049; 699 c235-7WA

Session

2007-08

Subjects

Armed forces Death British nationality Civilians Iraq Peacekeeping operations Afghanistan

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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