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The [[United Kingdom]] was one of the first countries which took part in [[Operation Enduring Freedom]] to topple the [[Taliban]] regime in autumn 2001. See [[Britain's role in the 2001-present Afghan war]]. |
The [[United Kingdom]] was one of the first countries which took part in [[Operation Enduring Freedom]] to topple the [[Taliban]] regime in autumn 2001. See [[Britain's role in the 2001-present Afghan war]]. |
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As of [[May 10]], [[2008]], the British forces have suffered 95 fatalities. The vast majority of fatalities have taken place since the redeployment of British forces to the [[Taliban]] [[stronghold]] of [[Helmand province]], as only 5 men died between April [[2002]] and early March [[2006]]. Full non-fatal casualty records are currently only available for the period after 01 January 2006. Since that date, 1,202 British personnel have been wounded, injured or fallen ill (343 wounded in action); 928 of whom required aeromedical evacuation. However, these totals are likely to rise significantly as and when full records for 2003 to 2006 become available. |
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68 fatalities are classed as "[[killed in action|KIA]]" and 26 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.[http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/FactSheets/OperationsFactsheets/OperationsInAfghanistanBritishFatalities.htm] |
68 fatalities are classed as "[[killed in action|KIA]]" and 26 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.[http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/FactSheets/OperationsFactsheets/OperationsInAfghanistanBritishFatalities.htm] |
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Revision as of 22:49, 13 May 2008
The United Kingdom was one of the first countries which took part in Operation Enduring Freedom to topple the Taliban regime in autumn 2001. See Britain's role in the 2001-present Afghan war.
As of May 10, 2008, the British forces have suffered 95 fatalities. The vast majority of fatalities have taken place since the redeployment of British forces to the Taliban stronghold of Helmand province, as only 5 men died between April 2002 and early March 2006. Full non-fatal casualty records are currently only available for the period after 01 January 2006. Since that date, 1,202 British personnel have been wounded, injured or fallen ill (343 wounded in action); 928 of whom required aeromedical evacuation. However, these totals are likely to rise significantly as and when full records for 2003 to 2006 become available.
68 fatalities are classed as "KIA" and 26 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.[1]
Background
See Operation Herrick and Operation Veritas.
British casualties supporting the American invasion of Afghanistan and whilst serving in the Northern NATO command
Non-Hostile deaths
The first three British casualties were non-hostile deaths in Kabul, from suicide, accidental weapons discharge and homicide. [2] The dead soldiers were Private Darren John George, who was killed by a ricocheting bullet fired by a comrade who had a dizzy spell[3], Sergeant Robert Busuttil who was killed by a drunken comrade who shot Busuttil "up to ten times" with an SA80 rifle[4] and Corporal John Gregory, who committed suicide after shooting Sergeant Busuttil[5].
Kabul suicide attack (1/28/2004)
One British soldier was killed, and four injured in a suicide attack in Kabul. The British troops were in lightly armoured landrovers when a taxi swerved into their convoy and a bomber detonated 200Ibs of explosives [6]. The dead soldier was Private Jonathan Kitulagoda.
Mazar e-Sharif attack
One British soldier was killed and five wounded by a lone gunman, outside the main Mosque, in the former Northern Alliance stronghold of Mazar e-Sharif. As a result of its Northerly situation it is unlikely that the Taliban were involved[7]. The dead soldier was Lance Corporal Steven Sherwood.
2006 Kabul incidences
One British soldier was killed in a vehicle accident, and another in a suicide bombing in Kabul in 2006. Four Afghan civilians were also killed in the attack[8]. The soldier killed in the bombing was Private Craig O'Donnell, and the soldier killed in the vehicle accident was Private Leigh Reeves.
Britain has lost 41 soldiers since the Taliban government was toppled in 2001, the bulk of them in the year 2006.[9]
British casualties as part of Operation Enduring Freedom (US led)
March 2006
Corporal Mark Cridge died in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, on 22 March. His death is being investigated by the Army but no-one else is currently being linked with his death. [10]
Lance Corporal Peter Edward Craddock died in Lashkar Gah, southern Afghanistan on Monday 27 March. L/Cpl Craddock died as a result of a road traffic accident and enemy forces are not thought to have been involved. [11]
June 2006
On 11 June, Captain Jim Philippson was killed in a gunbattle with suspected Taliban militants whilst he participated in a mobile patrol. [12]
Two members of the United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF) were killed in a fierce firefight with Taleban forces near the town of Sangin, Helmand Province, Southern Afghanistan early in the morning of 27 June. Their names were Captain David Patten who was believed to be a member of the Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR) and Sergeant Paul Bartlett who was a member of the Special Boat Service (SBS). Both men were killed during an operation to detain a number of leading Taleban figures within the Sangin Valley.
July 2006
On the 1st of July, two British soldiers and their Afghan interpreter were killed, and a number of others wounded when a rocket propelled grenade hit the government compound they were defending in the town of Sangin. The dead were Corporal Peter Thorpe and Lance Corporal Jabron Hashmi, who was the first Muslim British soldier to be killed in either Iraq or Afghanistan. [13]
Private Damien Raymond Jackson, who had previously served in both Iraq and Northern Ireland, was shot dead during a patrol in Sangin.
Since ISAF Stage 3, July, 31, 2006
August 2006
Three British soldiers were killed after a vehicle patrol was ambushed by militants in a northern district of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan on 1 August, they were ambushed with RPGs, AK-47's and a heavy machine gun. The dead soldiers were Captain Alex Eida, 2nd Lieutenant Ralph Johnson and Lance Corporal Ross Nicholl.
Private Andrew Barrie Cutts of 13 Air Assault Support Regiment was taking part in an action in Musa Qala, Helmand province, against insurgents when he was killed on 6 August. Troops came under "substantial fire" from Taliban during the operation, which involved 500 British troops, which was their largest action against the Taleban and the operation was supported by Afghan forces. Military commanders said the objective of disrupting Taleban control of the area was "overwhelmingly achieved".
Lance Corporal Sean Tansey, 26, of the Household Cavalry Regiment, died in an accident as he repaired a damaged Scimitar tank at a military base in Helmand province on 12 August. [14]
Corporal Bryan Budd, of the 3rd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment, died in a gun battle with Taleban forces in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on 20 August. He had been in the Army for 10 years serving in Yugoslavia, Sierra Leone, Macedonia, Afghanistan and Iraq and was about to be promoted to platoon sergeant when he died. [15]
Lance Corporal Jonathan Hetherington was shot dead while fighting rebels during an assault on his platoon house in Musa Qaleh in northern Helmand province on 27 August. [16]
September 2006
Ranger Anare Draiva of 1 Royal Irish Regiment, who was Fijian, died on 1 September in northern Helmand following an attack by insurgents. [17]
RAF Nimrod crash
Fourteen British servicemen where killed when their Nimrod surveillance aircraft crashed, hostile fire is not thought to be responsible. The dead were named as Flt Lt Steven Johnson, Flt Lt Leigh Anthony Mitchelmore, Flt Lt Gareth Nicholas, Flt Lt Allan Squires, Flt Lt Steven Swarbrick, Flt Sgt Gary Andrews, Flt Sgt Stephen Beattie, Flt Sgt Gerard Bell and Flt Sgt Adrian Davis.
Corporal Mark William Wright, 27, from Edinburgh, of the Parachute Regiment, died after a patrol entered an unmarked minefield in Helmand province. Cpl Wright died attempting to save the life of an injured paratrooper.
Lance Corporal Paul Muirhead, 29, of the Royal Irish Regiment, from Bearley, Warwickshire, died of injuries on 6 September, after an attack on 1 September. He was wounded during a Taleban attack on his base at Musa Quala, in Helmand province. He had been receiving specialist medical care since the attack and his parents were with him when he died.
Lance Corporal Luke McCulloch, 21, of the 1st Battalion, the Royal Irish Regiment, was killed in a battle with Taleban rebels. The fighting took place in Sangin, Helmand province.[18]
October 2006
Mne Gary Wright, a 22-year old Royal Marine serving with Recce Troop, 45 Cdo RM, was killed along with two children when a suicide bomber on foot detonated explosives next to the Land Rover in which Wright was travelling; one other Royal Marine was seriously injured. [19]
December 2006
Mne Jonathan Wigley, of Zulu Company 45 Commando Royal Marines, was killed during a four hour battle with the Taleban on the outskirts of the village of Garmsir in Helmand province, Southern Afghanistan. Mne Wigleys' death is believed to be the result of friendly fire which occurred when air support for ground troops was called to within a range termed "Danger close".[20]
Mne Richard Watson, of K Company 42 Cdo RM was killed on 12 December during a fierce firefight with Taleban fighters in the town of Now Zad in Helmand Province, Southern Afghanistan.[21]
November 2007
Captain John McDermid, The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, aged 43 from Glasgow. On Wednesday 14 November 2007 in southern Afghanistan Captain McDermid, who was serving with 2nd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment, was leading a joint UK and Afghan National Army patrol to the south of the district centre of Sangin in Helmand Province, during which he was also mentoring an Afghan National Army officer in the leadership and infantry skills that platoon commanders need. At approximately 1130 hours local time an Improvised Explosive Device detonated, which resulted in the death of Captain McDermid and serious injury to the Afghan interpreter who was accompanying him.[22]
December 2007
Sergeant Lee Johnson of 2nd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards). On Saturday 8 December 2007, in southern Afghanistan. Shortly before 1010 hours local time Sergeant Johnson was taking part in operations to recapture the town of Musa Qaleh in Helmand Province when an explosive device detonated - suspected to be a mine - resulting in the death of Sergeant Johnson and inflicting serious injuries to another soldier in the same vehicle.[23]
January 2008
Trooper Jack Sadler, aged 21, of The Honourable Artillery Company. Whilst serving with 4/73 Special Observation Battery, Brigade Reconnaissance Force Tpr Sadler was killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan on 4 December 2007. At just after 1300 hrs local time the soldiers were on a tactical patrol to the north of Sangin, Helmand Province, when the vehicle they were travelling in was caught in an explosion. Two other soldiers were also injured as a result of the blast.[24]
Corporal Darryl Gardiner, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, aged 25 from Salisbury in Wiltshire, was taking part in an operation to disrupt enemy forces and reassure local Afghans on Sunday 20th January 2008 in southern Afghanistan, three kilometres north of Musa Qala district centre in Helmand Province. Shortly after 1530 hours local time the vehicle he was travelling in was hit by a roadside mine strike. Corporal Gardiner was evacuated by helicopter to the field hospital at Camp Bastion for medical treatment but did not survive. Five other soldiers were injured in the explosion.[25]
February 2008
Corporal Damian Stephen Lawrence, 2nd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards), aged 25 from Whitby, Sunday 17 February 2008, in Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan. Shortly before 2100 hours local time Corporal Lawrence was taking part in a joint UK - Afghan National Army night patrol in Kajaki, tasked with clearing a number of compounds. Immediately upon entry into a compound an explosive device detonated fatally injuring Corporal Lawrence. Another soldier was also wounded, but his injuries are not life-threatening.[26]
Corporal Damian Mulvihill, 40 Commando Royal Marines, aged 32 from Plymouth. Shortly before 1215 hrs local time on 20 February 2008 Corporal Mulvihill was taking part in a joint ISAF – ANA patrol engaged in operations near Sangin. The marines of Alpha Company were conducting a clearance patrol to deter Taliban intimidation of local Afghans. It was during this action that an Improvised Explosive Device was detonated, which killed Corporal Mulvihill instantly.. [27]
March 2008
Lieutenant John Thornton (aged 22) and Marine David Marsh (aged 23) both of 40 Commando Royal Marines. Just after 1653 hours local time on Sunday 30ty March 2008, the Marines were conducting a patrol in the vicinity of Kajaki, Helmand province, when the vehicle they were travelling in was caught in an explosion. Medical treatment was provided prior to both being evacuated to the field hospital at Camp Bastion. Despite the best efforts of the medical team, both sadly died as a result of their wounds. [28]
April 2008
Gary Thompson, aged 51, of No 504 (County of Nottingham) Squadron the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, and Senior Aircraftman Graham Livingstone who served with No 3 Squadron the RAF Regiment, were both killed by a roadside bomb whilst on patrol in Kandahar. Senior Aircraftman Thompson is the oldest British serviceman to die in Afghanistan. [29]
Trooper Robert Pearson, aged 22, of the Queen's Royal Lancers. At approximately 0900hrs local time on Monday 21 April 2008 Trooper Pearson was part of the Armoured Support Company Royal Marines who were providing security to a resupply convoy that was returning to Camp Bastion when the vehicle he was driving hit a suspected mine. Another soldier was injured in the blast and received medical treatment. [30]
May 2008
Trooper Ratu Babakobau, aged 29, of the Household Cavalry Regiment was killed Friday 2 May 2008 in Helmand, Afghanistan at 1350hrs local time whilst providing protection for a routine patrol in the Nowzad area of northern Helmand. The vehicle he was travelling in suffered a minestrike. Three other British soldiers and one local national were also injured in the incident. [31]
Political impact of British casualties
British casualties in Afghanistan have had a major political impact, although not as significant as the impact of British casualties in Iraq. This is mainly because the three main British political parties (Labour, Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats) all support British operations in the country. [32] However British casualties in the middle of 2006 did lead to the government's decision to reinforce the British contingent.[33]
Table showing British fatalities
| Date of Death | Name | Rank | Age at Death | Unit | Cause of Death | Location of Death | |
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| 02/05/08 | Ratu Babakobau | Trooper | 29 | Household Cavalry Regiment, 5 SCOTS Brigade | Hostile - Mine Strike | Nowzad Helmand province | Fiji |
| 21/04/08 | Robert 'Chesney' Pearson | Trooper | 22 | Queen's Royal Lancers | Hostile - Mine Strike | Helmand province | Grimsby Lincolnshire |
| 13/04/08 | Gary 'Tommo' Thompson | Senior Aircraftman | 51 | No 504 (County of Nottingham) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force Regiment | Hostile - Explosion (Suspected IED) | Daman District Kandahar province | Nottingham Nottinghamshire |
| 13/04/08 | Graham 'Livi' Livingstone | Senior Aircraftman | 23 | 3 Squadron RAF Regiment | Hostile - Explosion (Suspected IED) | Daman District Kandahar province | Strathclyde, Scotland |
| 30/03/08 | John 'JT' Thornton | Lieutenant | 22 | 40 Commando, Royal Marines | Hostile - Explosion (Suspected IED) | Kajaki, Helmand Province | Ferndown, Dorset |
| 30/03/08 | David 'Dave' Marsh | Marine | 23 | 40 Commando, Royal Marines | Hostile - Explosion (Suspected IED) | Kajaki, Helmand Province | Sheffield |
| 20/02/08 | Mulvihill, Damian | Corporal | 32 | 40 Commando, Royal Marines | Hostile - IED | Sangin,Helmand Province | Plymouth, England |
| 17/02/08 | Damian Stephen, Lawrence | Corporal | 25 | Yorkshire Regiment | Hostile - IED | Kajaki, Helmand Province | Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England |
| 20/01/08 | Gardiner, Darryl | Corporal | 25 | Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers att Brigade Recconaisance Force | Hostile - IED | 3 km north of Musa Qala district centre, Helmand Province | Salisbury, Wiltshire, England |
| 08/12/07 | Johnson, Lee | Sergeant | 32 | Yorkshire Regiment | Hostile - explosion (suspected mine)[1] | Musa Qala, Helmand Province | Stockton-on-Tees, England |
| 04/12/07 | Sadler, Jack | Trooper | 21 | Honourable Artillery Company att Brigade Recconaisance Force | Hostile - explosion | North of Sangin, Helmand Province | Devon, England |
| 18/11/07 | McDermid, John | Captain | 43 | Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland | Hostile - IED | South of the district centre of Sangin, Helmand Province | Glasgow, Scotland |
| 09/11/07 | Alderton, Jake | Lance Corporal | 22 | 20 Field Squadron, 36 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers | Non hostile[2] - vehicle accident | near the district centre of Sangin, Helmand Province | Bexley, Kent, England |
| 04/10/07 | Roberts, Alexis | Major | 32 | 1st (usually 2nd) Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles | Hostile - IED | West of Kandahar, Kandahar Province | Kent, England |
| 20/09/07 | Tunnicliffe, Brian | Private | 33 | 2nd Battalion, Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters) | Non hostile - vehicle accident | North of Gereshk, Helmand Province | Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England |
| 20/09/07 | Newman, Phillip | Colour Sergeant | 36 | 4th Battalion, Mercian Regiment (West Midlands Regiment) | Non hostile - vehicle accident | North of Gereshk, Helmand Province | Coventry, England |
| 17/09/07 | Violino, Ivano | Lance Corporal | 29 | 20 Field Squadron, 36 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers | Hostile - explosion | 19km North east of Gereshk, Helmand Province | Salford, England |
| 08/09/07 | Brelsford, Craig | Sergeant | 25 | 2nd Battalion, Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters) | Hostile - small arms fire [3] | South of Garmsir, Helmand Province | Nottingham, England |
| 08/09/07 | Botha, Johan | Private | 25 | 2nd Battalion, Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters) | Hostile - small arms fire [4] | South of Garmsir, Helmand Province | Pretoria, South Africa |
| 05/09/07 | Wright, Damian | Private | 23 | 2nd Battalion, Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters) | Hostile - explosion | North of Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province | Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England |
| 05/09/07 | Ford, Ben | Private | 18 | 2nd Battalion, Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters) | Hostile - explosion | North of Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province | Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England |
| 30/08/07 | Bridge, Christopher[5] | Senior Aircraftman (Gunner) | 20 | C Flight, No. 51 Squadron, RAF Regiment | Hostile - explosion | Kandahar Province | Sheffield, England |
| 24/08/07 | Thrumble, John | Private | 21 | B (Suffolk) Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment | Friendly fire incident | North west of Kajaki, Helmand Province | Chelmsford, Essex, England |
| 24/08/07 | McClure, Aaron | Private | 19 | B (Suffolk) Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment | Friendly fire incident | North west of Kajaki, Helmand Province | Ipswich, Suffolk, England |
| 24/08/07 | Foster, Robert | Private | 19 | B (Suffolk) Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment | Friendly fire incident | North west of Kajaki, Helmand Province | Harlow, Essex, England |
| 11/08/07 | Hicks, David | Captain | 26 | C (Essex) Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment | Hostile - small arms fire | Jusyalay, north east of Sangin, Helmand Province | Wokingham, Berkshire, England |
| 10/08/07 | Rawson, Tony | Private | 27 | C (Essex) Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment | Hostile - small arms fire | Jusyalay, north east of Sangin, Helmand Province | Dagenham, London, England |
| 29/07/07 | Jones, Michael | Lance Corporal | 26 | Royal Marines | Hostile - small arms fire | Nimruz Province | Newbald, Yorkshire, England |
| 27/07/07 | Keen, Barry | Sergeant | 34 | 245 Signal Squadron, 14 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals | Hostile - rocket attack | Mirmandab, Helmand Province | Rowlands Gill, Tyne and Wear, England |
| 26/07/07 | Atherton, David | Guardsman | 25 | 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards | Hostile - small arms fire | Upper Gereshk Valley, Helmand Province | Manchester, England |
| 25/07/07 | Hawkins, Alex | Lance Corporal | 22 | 1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment | Hostile - explosion | North eastern outskirts of Sangin, Helmand Province | East Dereham, Norfolk, England |
| 12/07/07 | Hickey, Daryl | Guardsman | 27 | 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards | Hostile - small arms fire | Gereshk, Helmand Province | Birmingham, England |
| 01/07/07 | Wilkinson, Dave | Sergeant | 33 | 19th Regiment, Royal Artillery | Hostile - IED | Gereshk, Helmand Province | Ashford, Kent, England |
| 30/06/07 | Dolan, Sean | Captain | 40 | 1st Battalion, Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters | Hostile - mortar attack | Qaleh-e-Gaz, Helmand Province | Chester, West Midlands, England |
| 24/06/07 | Wright, Thomas | Drummer | 21 | 1st Battalion, Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters | Hostile - explosion | Babaji area of Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province | Ripley, Derbyshire, England |
| 09/06/07 | Downes, Neil | Guardsman | 20 | 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards | Hostile - explosion | Sangin, Helmand Province | Manchester, England |
| 06/06/07 | Sandford, Paul | Lance Corporal | 23 | 1st Battalion, Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters | Hostile - small arms fire | North east of Gereshk, Helmand Province | Nottingham, England |
| 30/05/07 | Gilyeat, Mike | Corporal | 28 | Royal Military Police | Possibly hostile - helicopter crash | Kajaki, Helmand Province | Hanover, Germany |
| 28/05/07 | Bonner, Darren | Corporal | 31 | A (Norfolk) Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment | Hostile - explosion | 11km east of Hyderabad in Gerishk District, Helmand Province | Gorleston, Norfolk, England |
| 26/05/07 | Probyn, Daniel | Guardsman | 22 | 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards | Hostile - explosion | Garmsir, Helmand Province | Tipton, West Midlands, England |
| 20/05/07 | Davey, George Russell | Lance Corporal | 23 | 1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment | Non-hostile - firearms accident | Sangin, Helmand Province | Beccles, Suffolk, England |
| 03/05/07 | Davison, Simon | Guardsman | 22 | 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards | Hostile - small arms fire | Garmsir, Helmand Province | Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England |
| 13/04/07 | Gray, Chris | Private | 19 | A Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment | Hostile - small arms fire | Helmand Province | Leicester, England |
| 08/03/07 | Smith, Michael | Warrant Officer Class 2 | 39 | 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery | Hostile - grenade attack | Sangin, Helmand Province | Liverpool, England |
| 06/03/07 | Reddy, Benjamin | Marine | 22 | K Company, 42 Commando, Royal Marines | Hostile - small arms fire | Kajaki, Helmand Province | Ascot, Berkshire, England |
| 03/03/07 | McLaughlin, Liam | Lance Bombardier | 21 | 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery | Hostile - rocket attack | Sangin, Helmand Province | Lancashire, England |
| 03/03/07 | Clark, Ross | Lance Bombardier | 25 | 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery | Hostile - rocket attack | Sangin, Helmand Province | Zimbabwe |
| 21/02/07 | Summers, Scott | Marine | 23 | 42 Commando, Royal Marines | Non-hostile - vehicle accident | Helmand Province | Crawley, East Sussex, England |
| 21/02/07 | Holland, Jonathan | Marine | 23 | 45 Commando, Royal Marines | Hostile - AP mine | Sangin, Helmand Province | Chorley, England |
| 15/01/07 | Ford, Matthew | Lance Corporal | 30 | 45 Commando, Royal Marines | Hostile - small arms fire | South of Garmsir, Helmand Province | Immingham, Lincolnshire, England |
| 13/01/07 | Curry, Thomas | Marine | 21 | M Company, 42 Commando, Royal Marines | Hostile - small arms fire | Kajaki, Helmand Province | East London, England |
| 27/12/06 | Dwyer, James | Lance Bombardier | 22 | 7 (Sphinx), 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery | Hostile - AT mine | Southern Helmand Province | South Africa |
| 12/12/06 | Watson, Richard J. | Marine | 23 | 4 Troop, K Company, 42 Commando, Royal Marines | Hostile - small arms fire | Northern Now Zad, North Helmand Province | Caterham, Surrey, England. |
| 05/12/06 | Wigley, Jonathan | Marine | 21 | Zulu Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines | Hostile | Garmsir, Helmand Province | Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England |
| 19/10/06 | Wright, Gary | Marine | 22 | 2 Troop, Whiskey Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines | Hostile - suicide bomb | Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province | Glasgow, Scotland |
| 06/09/06 | Wright, Mark William (GC) | Corporal | 27 | 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment | Hostile - land mine | Kajaki, Helmand Province | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| 06/09/06 | Muirhead, Paul | Lance Corporal | 29 | 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment | Hostile | Musa Quala, Helmand Province | Bearley, Warwickshire, England |
| 06/09/06 | McCulloch, Luke | Lance Corporal | 21 | 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment | Hostile | Sangin, Helmand Province | Cape Town, South Africa |
| 04/09/06 | O’Donnell, Craig | Private | 24 | B Company, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland | Hostile - suicide bomb | Kabul | Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
| 02/09/06 | Windall, Joseph David | Marine | 22 | Royal Marines | Non-hostile - RAF Nimrod XV230 crash incident | 25 miles WNW of Kandahar Airfield, Panjwaye District, Kandahar | Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire, England |
| 02/09/06 | Swarbrick, Steven | Flight Lieutenant (pilot) | 28 | No. 120 Squadron, RAF | Non-hostile - RAF Nimrod XV230 crash incident | 25 miles WNW of Kandahar Airfield, Panjwaye District, Kandahar | Liverpool, England |
| 02/09/06 | Squires, Allan James | Flight Lieutenant (pilot and captain | 39 | No. 120 Squadron, RAF | Non-hostile - RAF Nimrod XV230 crash incident | 25 miles WNW of Kandahar Airfield, Panjwaye District, Kandahar | Clatterbridge, England |
| 02/09/06 | Quilliam, Gary Paul | Sergeant (Weapons Systems Operator) | 42 | No. 120 Squadron, RAF | Non-hostile - RAF Nimrod XV230 crash incident | 25 miles WNW of Kandahar Airfield, Panjwaye District, Kandahar | Manchester, England |
| 02/09/06 | Nicholas, Gareth Rodney | Flight Lieutenant (Weapon System Officer - Navigator) | 40 | No. 120 Squadron, RAF | Non-hostile - RAF Nimrod XV230 crash incident | 25 miles WNW of Kandahar Airfield, Panjwaye District, Kandahar | Newquay, Cornwall, England |
| 02/09/06 | Mitchelmore, Leigh Anthony | Flight Lieutenant (Weapon System Officer - Navigator) | 28 | No. 120 Squadron, RAF | Non-hostile - RAF Nimrod XV230 crash incident | 25 miles WNW of Kandahar Airfield, Panjwaye District, Kandahar | Bournemouth, England |
| 02/09/06 | Langton, John Joseph | Sergeant (Weapons Systems Operator) | 29 | No. 120 Squadron, RAF | Non-hostile - RAF Nimrod XV230 crash incident | 25 miles WNW of Kandahar Airfield, Panjwaye District, Kandahar | Liverpool, England |
| 02/09/06 | Knight, Benjamin James | Sergeant (Weapons Systems Operator) | 25 | No. 120 Squadron, RAF | Non-hostile - RAF Nimrod XV230 crash incident | 25 miles WNW of Kandahar Airfield, Panjwaye District, Kandahar | Bridgewater, England |
| 02/09/06 | Johnson, Steven | Flight Lieutenant (Weapon System Officer - Navigator) | 38 | No. 120 Squadron, RAF | Non-hostile - RAF Nimrod XV230 crash incident | 25 miles WNW of Kandahar Airfield, Panjwaye District, Kandahar | Collingham, Nottinghamshire, England |
| 02/09/06 | Dicketts, Oliver Simon | Lance Corporal | 27 | Parachute Regiment | Non-hostile - RAF Nimrod XV230 crash incident | 25 miles WNW of Kandahar Airfield, Panjwaye District, Kandahar | Wadhurst, East Sussex, England |
| 02/09/06 | Davies, Adrian | Flight Sergeant (Air Engineer) | 49 | No. 120 Squadron, RAF | Non-hostile - RAF Nimrod XV230 crash incident | 25 miles WNW of Kandahar Airfield, Panjwaye District, Kandahar | Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England |
| 02/09/06 | Bell, Gerard Martin | Flight Sergeant (Weapons System Operator) | 48 | No. 120 Squadron, RAF | Non-hostile - RAF Nimrod XV230 crash incident | 25 miles WNW of Kandahar Airfield, Panjwaye District, Kandahar | Cambridgeshire, England |
| 02/09/06 | Beattie, Stephen | Flight Sergeant (Weapons System Operator) | 42 | No. 120 Squadron, RAF | Non-hostile - RAF Nimrod XV230 crash incident | 25 miles WNW of Kandahar Airfield, Panjwaye District, Kandahar | Dundee, Scotland |
| 02/09/06 | Andrews, Gary Wayne | Flight Sergeant | 48 | No. 120 Squadron, RAF | Non-hostile - RAF Nimrod XV230 crash incident | 25 miles WNW of Kandahar Airfield, Panjwaye District, Kandahar | Tankerton, Kent, England |
| 01/09/06 | Draiva, Anare | Ranger | 27 | 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment | Hostile | Musa Qala, Helmand Province | Fiji |
| 27/08/06 | Hetherington, Jonathan[6] | Lance Corporal | 22 | 14 Signal Regiment | Hostile - small arms fire | Musa Qala, Helmand Province | Salisbury, England |
| 20/08/06 | Budd, Bryan James[7] (VC) | Corporal | 29 | 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment | Hostile fire - small arms fire | Sangin (Helmand province) | Ripon, England |
| 12/08/06 | Tansey, Sean | Lance Corporal | 26 | Life Guards, Household Cavalry Regiment | Non-hostile - accident [34] | Helmand province | Washington, Tyne and Wear, England |
| 09/08/06 | Reeves, Leigh | Private | 25 | Royal Logistic Corps | Non-hostile - vehicle accident | Kabul (Camp Souter) | Leicester, England |
| 06/08/06 | Cutts, Andrew Barrie | Private | 19 | 13 Air Assault Support Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps | Hostile fire - small arms fire | Musa Qala, Helmand Province | Blidworth, England |
| 01/08/06 | Nicholl, Ross | Lance Corporal | 27 | Household Cavalry Regiment | Hostile fire - small arms fire + RPG's | Northern Helmand Province | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| 01/08/06 | Johnson, Ralph | 2nd Lieutenant | 24 | Household Cavalry Regiment | Hostile fire - small arms fire + RPG's | Northern Helmand Province | Windsor, England |
| 01/08/06 | Eida, Alex | Captain | 29 | 7 Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery | Hostile fire - small arms fire + RPG's | Northern Helmand Province | Hooley, England |
| 05/07/06 | Jackson, Damien Raymond | Private | 19 | 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment | Hostile fire - small arms fire | Sangin (Helmand Province) | South Shields, England |
| 01/07/06 | Thorpe, Peter | Corporal | 27 | 14 Signal Regiment | Hostile fire - RPG | Sangin District (Helmand Province) | Barrow-in-Furness, England |
| 01/07/06 | Hashmi, Jabron | Lance Corporal | 24 | Intelligence Corps | Hostile fire - RPG | Sangin District (Helmand Province) | Bordersley Green, Birmingham, England |
| 27/06/06 | Patten, David | Captain | 38 | Not specified | Hostile - RPG | Sangin valley (Helmand Province) | Aghadowey, Northern Ireland |
| 27/06/06 | Bartlett, Paul | Sergeant | 35 | Royal Marines SBS[citation needed] | Hostile - RPG | Sangin valley (Helmand Province) | Poole, England |
| 11/06/06 | Philippson, Jim | Captain | 29 | 7 Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery | Hostile - small arms fire | Helmand Province | St Albans, England |
| 27/03/06 | Craddock, Peter Edward | Lance Corporal | ? | 1st Battalion, Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry | Non-hostile - vehicle accident | Lashkar Gah (Helmand Province) | Newberry, England |
| 22/03/06 | Cridge, Mark | Corporal | 25 | 7 Signal Regiment, Royal Signals | Non-hostile - unspecified cause | Camp Bastion (Helmand Province) | Unreported |
| 29/10/05 | Sherwood, Steven Gregory | Lance Corporal | 23 | 1st Battalion, Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry | Hostile - small arms fire | Darwaz-e-Shadian, Mazari Sharif | Ross-on-Wye, England |
| 28/01/04 | Kitulagoda, Jonathan | Private | 23 | E (Devon & Dorset) Company, The Rifle Volunteers, (Territorial Army) | Hostile fire - suicide bomber | Kabul | Plymouth, England |
| 16/08/02 | Busuttil, Robert | Sergeant | 30 | Royal Logistic Corps | Non-hostile - homicide | British base at Kabul International Airport | Tycoch, England |
| 16/08/02 | Gregory, John | Corporal | 30 | Royal Logistic Corps | Non-hostile - suicide | British base at Kabul International Airport | Catterick, England |
| 09/04/02 | George, Darren John | Private | 23 | 1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment | Non-hostile - weapon discharge (accid.) | Kabul | Basildon, England |
See also
- War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
- Civilian casualties of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan
- Coalition casualties in Afghanistan
- Canadian Forces casualties in Afghanistan
- Tarnak Farm incident
- ISAF
- Taliban insurgency
- Britain's role in the 2001-present Afghan war
References
- ^ Ministry of Defence | Defence News | Sergeant Lee Johnson of 2nd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment killed in Afghanistan
- ^ Ministry of Defence | Defence News | Lance Corporal Jake Alderton of 36 Engineer Regiment killed in Afghanistan
- ^ BBC NEWS | Special Reports | 629 | 629 | British military fatalities in Afghanistan
- ^ BBC NEWS | Special Reports | 629 | 629 | British military fatalities in Afghanistan
- ^ UK MoD: Senior Aircraftman Christopher Bridge, 51 Squadron Royal Air Force Regiment, killed in Afghanistan
- ^ "Killed Afghanistan soldier named"
- ^ "Corporal Bryan James Budd Killed In Afghanistan"
External links
- British Ministry Of Defence Official Fatalities List (includes offical photos and information about service personal)
- icasualties.org
- BBC "Row over Afghan clash casualties"
- BBC "British military fatalities in Afghanistan" (includes photos and information about service personal)
- British Casualty Monitor - Tracking the War in Afghanistan