British Forces casualties in Afghanistan since 2001

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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.

As of May 31, 2008, the British forces have suffered 97 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, 1,282 British personnel have been wounded, injured or fallen ill (352 wounded in action); 980 of whom required aeromedical evacuation. However, these totals are likely to rise significantly as and when full records for 2003 to 2006 become available.

71 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]

1 Background
2 British casualties supporting the American invasion of Afghanistan and whilst serving in the Northern NATO command
3 British casualties as part of Operation Enduring Freedom (US led)
4 Since ISAF Stage 3, July, 31, 2006
5 Political impact of British casualties
6 Table showing British fatalities
7 See also
8 References
9 External links

[edit] Background

See Operation Herrick and Operation Veritas.

[edit] 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]

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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

Main article: Royal Air Force Nimrod crash in Afghanistan

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]

A British soldier died in an explosion in Afghanistan, Monday 19th May 2008. The soldier was patrolling on foot in Musa Qala, Helmand, when he was caught in an explosion and died. No one else was injured. He was subsequently named as James Thompson an officer in the SAS(Reserve)^[1].

Marine Dale Gostick, of 3 Troop Armoured Support Company, Royal Marines was killed in action at the Sangin crossing of the Helmand River, southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sunday 25 May 2008. His troop were returning to their Forward Operating Base, when the BvS 10 Viking he was driving struck a suspected mine. Another two Royal Marines were also injured in the blast and are still receiving medical treatment.[32]

[edit] 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. [33] However British casualties in the middle of 2006 did lead to the government's decision to reinforce the British contingent.[34]

[edit] Table showing British fatalities

Date of Death	Name	Rank	Age at Death	Unit	Cause of Death	Location of Death
25/05/2008	Dale Gostick	Marine	22	3 Troop Armoured Support Company, Royal Marines	Suspected Mine Strike	Sangin crossing of the Helmand River	Oxford, England
19/05/08	James Thompson^[2]		27	SAS(R)	Explosion	Musa Qala Helmand province	Whitley Bay
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)^[3]	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^[4] - 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 ^[5]	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 ^[6]	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^[7]	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^[8]	Lance Corporal	22	14 Signal Regiment	Hostile - small arms fire	Musa Qala, Helmand Province	Salisbury, England
20/08/06	Budd, Bryan James^[9] (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 [35]	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	Parachute Regiment	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