British casualties in Operation Telic
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Since the start of operations in Iraq, 140 British service personnel have died (5 of them females)[1] and many more have been wounded by hostile action. Over 4,000 personnel have been evacuated for medical reasons since the start of operations and over 2,000 have received treatment for pychological problems. Of the 140 fatalities, 109 are classified as having been killed due to enemy action with the remaining 31 dying as a result of accidents, illness or suicide. The first casualties were sustained on 21 March 2003.
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[edit] British Dead
[edit] Royal Navy
- Fleet Air Arm
- 847 Naval Air Squadron (Westland Lynx AH.7) - 1
- 849 Naval Air Squadron (Westland Sea King AEW.7) - 6
- 29 Commando Regiment - 1
Total: 8
[edit] Royal Marines
- 3 Commando Brigade - 5
- UK Landing Force Command Support Group - 2
- 45 Commando - 1
- 9 Assault Squadron - 1
- 539 Assault Squadron Royal Marines - 1
- 847 Naval Air Squadron (Westland Lynx AH.7) - 1
Total: 11
[edit] British Army
- Household Cavalry Regiment - 3
- 1st Queen's Dragoon Guards - 2
- Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - 2
- 9th/12th Royal Lancers - 1
- King's Royal Hussars - 1
- Queen's Royal Lancers - 3
- Royal Tank Regiment - 1
- Royal Regiment of Artillery - 8
- Corps of Royal Engineers - 3
- Royal Corps of Signals - 4
- Coldstream Guards - 2
- Irish Guards - 2
- Welsh Guards - 1
- Royal Highland Fusiliers - 1
- Black Watch - 7
- The Highlanders - 1
- Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders - 1
- Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment - 2
- Duke of Lancaster's Regiment - 6
- Queen's Lancashire Regiment - 1
- Royal Regiment of Fusiliers - 4
- Royal Anglian Regiment - 2
- Yorkshire Regiment - 1
- 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment - 1
- Staffordshire Regiment - 4
- Royal Welch Fusiliers - 1
- Royal Regiment of Wales - 1
- Parachute Regiment - 4
- Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry - 1
- Light Infantry - 3
- Royal Green Jackets - 1
- The Rifles - 2
- 52nd Lowland Regiment - 2
- Tyne-Tees Regiment - 1
- Intelligence Corps - 3
- Army Air Corps - 1
- Royal Logistic Corps - 2
- Royal Army Medical Corps - 3
- Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers - 4
- Adjutant General's Corps
Total: 104
[edit] Royal Air Force
- Strike Command - 1
- RAF Benson - 2
- No. 33 Squadron (Puma HC.1) - 1
- RAF Lyneham - 3
- No. 47 Squadron (Hercules C.1/C.3) - 5
- RAF Marham
- No. IX (B) Squadron (Tornado GR.4) - 2
- RAF Benson - 2
- RAF Regiment
- RAF Honington
- No. 16 Squadron RAF Regiment - 1
- RAF Honington
- Royal Air Force Police - 1
Total: 16
[edit] Civilian Service Associated Personnel
Total: 1
[edit] Grand Total - 140
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- British Fatalities in Iraq (MoD) MoD site providing details of fatalities in operations in Iraq
- British military fatalities in Iraq BBC News article with details of fatalities.
