United Kingdom casualties of war

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British war dead from conflicts in which the United Kingdom was involved are tabulated below.

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[edit] Post World War II

Data sourced from respective Wikipedia articles unless otherwise stated

Conflict Start End Military Dead Civilian Dead Total Dead Note
Iraq War 2003 ongoing 173 173 Casualties of the Iraq War
Afghanistan 2001 ongoing 100 100 British Forces casualties in Afghanistan since 2001
Kosovo War 1999 1999 0 0 0
Sierra Leone Civil War 2000 2000 1 1?
Bosnian War 1995 1996 ? ?
Gulf War 1991 1991 47 47
Falklands War 1982 1982 256 256
Northern Ireland Troubles 1969 1998 499 1855 2978
Aden Emergency 1963 1967 90 90 Ref
Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation 1962 1966 16 16
Suez Crisis 1956 1956 56 56
Cyprus Emergency 1955 1959 104 16 120 Ref
Mau Mau Uprising 1952 1960 63 60 123
Korean War 1950 1953 1109 1109 Ref
Malayan Emergency 1948 1960 519 519
Palestine Emergency 1945 1948 223 223 Ref

[edit] 1900 to 1945

Conflict Start End Military Dead Civilian Dead Total Dead Note
World War II 1939 1945 382,600 67,800 450,400 World War II casualties
Arab revolt in Palestine 1936 1939 200 200
Anglo-Irish War 1919 1921 624 624 Military includes Royal Irish Constabulary
Third Anglo-Afghan War 1919 1919 1136 1136 - reference - includes British Indian Army
Russian Civil War 1918 1920 1073 1073 -Ref
World War I 1914 1918 885,138 109,000 994,138 World War I casualties
Anglo-Aro War 1901 1902 ? ? ?
Boxer Rebellion 1899 1901 ? ? ?
Second Boer War 1899 1902 22,000 22,000

[edit] 1815 to 1898

Conflict Start End Military Dead Civilian Dead Total Dead Note
Second Sudan War 1898 1898 700? 700?
Anglo-Zanzibar War 1896 1896 100 100
Third Anglo-Burmese War 1885 1887 ? ? ?
First Boer War 1880 1881 408 ? 408
Anglo-Zulu War 1879 1879 1673 1673
Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878 1880 1057 1057 - Ref
Indian Rebellion of 1857 1857 1858 ? ? ?
Second Opium War 1856 1860 ? ? ?
Anglo-Persian War 1856 1857 ? ? ?
Crimean War 1854 1856 22,182 22,182 - Ref
Second Anglo-Burmese War 1852 1853 ? ? ?
Second Anglo-Sikh War 1848 1849 ? ? ?
New Zealand land wars 1845 1872 ? ? ?
First Anglo-Sikh War 1845 1846 ? ? ?
First Opium War 1839 1842 ? ? ?
First Anglo-Afghan War 1839 1842 5062 ? 5062

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