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  • Corporal Stephen Allbutt

    From: Stoke-on-Trent, StaffordshireAge: 35Died: 25 March 2003Served with: Army - Queen's Royal Lancers

    Corporal Stephen Allbutt died when the Challenger 2 tank he was in was hit by a shell from another British tank during fighting. Army inquiry found a communications breakdown was to blame.

    Allbutt death: Court to rule in 'MoD negligience' cases

  • Sapper Luke Allsopp

    From: LondonAge: 24Died: 23 March 2003Served with: Army - 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) Royal Engineers

    Sapper Luke Allsopp died of gunshot wounds at an Iraqi military intelligence compound. Sapper Allsopp and Sgt Simon Cullingworth were ambushed on the outskirts of Al Zubayr and dragged from their Land Rover. Coroner Andrew Walker said the men had not been adequately warned of the ambush risk but were unlawfully killed.

    Iraq soldiers unlawfully killed

  • Corporal Russell Aston

    From: Swadlincote, DerbyshireAge: 30Died: 24 June 2003Served with: Army - 156 Provost Company Royal Military Police

    Corporal Russell Aston was one of six members of the Royal Military Police shot dead during protests in Al Majar al-Kabir, near Basra. The soldiers had been defending a civilian police station which came under attack. An inquest recorded a verdict of unlawful killing.

    Military honours for 'invincible' soldier

  • Major Matthew Bacon

    From: LondonAge: 34Died: 11 September 2005Served with: Army - Intelligence Corps

    Major Matthew Bacon died when a roadside bomb exploded, hitting the vehicle he was travelling in, near Basra.

    Iraq victim's father speaks out

  • Major Steve Ballard

    From: Swindon, WiltshireAge: 33Died: 30 March 2003Served with: Royal Marines - 3 Commando Brigade

    Major Steve Ballard died of a heart attack in March 2003 after co-ordinating battle operations in southern Iraq. Maj Ballard had a heart condition that went unnoticed by medics.

    Marine fitness review 'is needed'

  • Private Craig Barber

    From: Ogmore Vale, GlamorganAge: 20Died: 06 August 2007Served with: Army - 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh

    Private Craig Barber died as a result of a freak ricochet when his Warrior vehicle came under attack in Basra. A bullet bounced off his truck and went under his helmet, killing him.

    Freak ricochet killed soldier

  • Sergeant Duane Barwood

    From: Carterton, OxfordshireAge: 41Died: 29 February 2008Served with: RAF- 903 Expeditionary Air Wing

    Sergeant Duane Barwood died in a rocket attack on his base in Basra. He was in a toilet block when the rocket struck and he was hit by flying metal fragments. The coroner said there had been a failure to provide appropriate protective buildings in that area of the base.

    Airman's Iraq death 'avoidable'

  • Major Nick Bateson

    From: Chislehurst, KentAge: 49Died: 01 May 2007Served with: Army - Royal Corps of Signals

    Major Nick Bateson died while cycling at Basra Air Station. He was killed when he collided with a coach.

    Iraq cycling death soldier named

  • Sergeant John Battersby

    From: LancashireAge: 31Died: 20 November 2007Served with: Army - Queen's Lancashire Regiment serving with the SAS

    Sergeant John Battersby and Cpl Lee Fitzsimmons died when the Puma helicopter they were travelling in crashed near Baghdad. A coroner ruled that the crash was caused primarily by pilot error. But he also criticised the Ministry of Defence for maintenance errors.

    Helicopter 'pilot error' led to SAS deaths in Iraq

  • Leading Aircraftman Martin Beard

    From: Mansfield, NottinghamshireAge: 20Died: 07 August 2007Served with: RAF - No 1 Squadron RAF Regiment

    Leading Aircraftman Martin Beard died after being shot while on foot patrol in Basra. Although he was not wearing full body armour when he was shot in the neck, the inquest was told it is standard procedure for patrols not to attach collars and arm pads because they restrict troops from firing their weapons accurately.

    Praise for 'brave' RAF corporal

  • Fusilier Russell Beeston

    From: Govan, GlasgowAge: 26Died: 27 August 2003Served with: Army - (Territorial Army) 52nd Lowland Regiment

    Fusilier Russell Beeston was killed after a crowd surrounded his patrol vehicle in southern Iraq and opened fire with guns and rocket-propelled grenades.

    Funeral of Scots TA soldier held

  • 2nd Lieutenant Jonathan Carlos Bracho-Cooke

    From: Hove, East SussexAge: 24Died: 05 February 2007Served with: Army - 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment

    2nd Lieutenant Jonathan Carlos Bracho-Cooke was on routine patrol in a Warrior vehicle when a roadside bomb exploded near Basra's US consulate.

    UK officer killed in Basra named

  • Lance Corporal Alan Brackenbury

    From: Goole, East YorkshireAge: 21Died: 29 May 2005Served with: Army - The King's Royal Hussars, attached to A Squadron, 1 Staffords battlegroup

    Lance Corporal Alan Brackenbury died when a roadside bomb exploded as his convoy travelled to meet Iraqi security officials.

    Soldiers mourn Iraq blast victim

  • Lance Corporal Dennis Brady

    From: Barrow-in-Furness, CumbriaAge: 37Died: 01 October 2006Served with: Army - Royal Army Medical Corps, attached to The Light Infantry, 1st Battalion

    Lance Corporal Dennis Brady died when he was hit in a mortar attack on the Shatt Al-Arab Hotel base near Basra. A British military spokesman said about 15 mortars had been fired at the base, with three or four landing inside the perimeter. L/Cpl Brady was taken to hospital, where he later died.

    MoD names soldier killed in Basra

  • Lance Corporal Shaun Brierley

    From: Batley, West YorkshireAge: 28Died: 30 March 2003Served with: Army - 212 Signal Squadron Royal Corps of Signals

    Lance Corporal Shaun Brierley died from head injuries sustained when his Land Rover was involved in a road accident in Kuwait.

    Tributes to dead Yorkshire soldiers

  • Corporal Jeremy Brookes

    From: BirminghamAge: 28Died: 21 May 2007Served with: Army - 4th Battalion The Rifles

    Corporal Jeremy Brookes died after the convoy he was travelling in came under attack in Basra City. He had been commanding a vehicle escorting a re-supply convoy in the Al Tuwaysa district of the city when it came under small arms fire.

    Convoy-attack death soldier named

  • Colour Sergeant Nicholas Brown

    From: HerefordAge: 34Died: 26 March 2008Served with: Army - The Parachute Regiment, serving with the SAS

    Colour Sergeant Nicholas Brown died of gunshot wounds during a firefight, north of Baghdad.

    British soldier is killed in Iraq

  • Chief Technician Richard Brown

    From: Brixham, DevonAge: 40Died: 30 January 2005Served with: RAF - Engineering Wing

    Chief Technician Richard Brown died when the Hercules plane he was travelling in was shot down. Ten military personnel on board were killed in one of the worst tragedies suffered by the RAF for many years. The plane was hit by ground-to-air fire which caused an explosion in the right hand wing fuel tank. A coroner said the men's deaths were the result of serious systemic failures, including the failure to fit Hercules planes with explosion suppressant foam.

    Failures caused Hercules deaths

  • Lance Corporal James Cartwright

    From: LondonAge: 21Died: 16 June 2007Served with: Army - 2nd Royal Tank Regiment

    Lance Corporal James Cartwright drowned when the Warrior armoured vehicle he was driving rolled off a narrow bridge and fell into a canal. Cpl Cartwright's colleagues tried diving into the submerged vehicle to rescue him, but could not reach him, the inquest heard.

    Crash death soldier named by MoD

  • Lance Sergeant Chris Casey

    From: LondonAge: 27Died: 09 August 2007Served with: Army - 1st Battalion Irish Guards

    Lance Sergeant Chris Casey was killed when a roadside bomb detonated beside his patrol west of Basra, north of the Rumaylah oil fields.

    UK soldiers killed in Iraq named

  • Senior Aircraftman Matthew Caulwell

    From: BirminghamAge: 22Died: 19 July 2007Served with: RAF - 1 Squadron RAF Regiment

    Senior Aircraftman Matthew Caulwell was one of three RAF servicemen killed in a mortar attack on their base in Basra. The three men had been on a break from duties when it was hit.

    Servicemen killed in Iraq named

  • Colour Sergeant John Cecil

    From: Plymouth, DevonAge: 35Died: 21 March 2003Served with: Royal Marines - UK Landing Force Command Support Group

    Colour Sergeant John Cecil died in a helicopter crash on the first day of the conflict. He was was one of eight personnel from Plymouth-based 3 Commando Brigade killed when the US Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crashed south of the Kuwait border. Four US aircrew also died.

    Mother speaks of marine's death

  • Lieutenant Cdr Darren Chapman

    From: Yeovilton, SomersetAge: 40Died: 06 May 2006Served with: Royal Navy - 847 Naval Air Squadron

    Lieutenant Cdr Darren Chapman died when the Lynx helicopter he was travelling in was shot down by a surface-to-air missile near Basra. Five UK personnel were killed in the attack.

    British helicopter was shot down

  • Corporal Lee Churcher

    From: Nuneaton, WarwickshireAge: 32Died: 11 December 2008Served with: Army - 20th Armoured Brigade Royal Engineers

    Corporal Lee Churcher shot himself at the contingency operating base in Basra.

    Soldier who shot himself named

  • Trooper David Clarke

    From: Littleworth, StaffordshireAge: 19Died: 25 March 2003Served with: Army - C Squadron Queen's Royal Lancers

    Trooper David Clarke was killed in a so-called friendly-fire incident when his Challenger 2 tank was fired on by another British tank during fighting. Army inquiry found a communications breakdown was to blame. The trooper's body was never found.

    Mum remembers Stafford soldier Trooper David Clarke

  • Rifleman Daniel Coffey

    From: Exeter, DevonAge: 21Died: 27 February 2007Served with: Army - 2nd Battalion The Rifles

    Rifleman Daniel Coffey was killed when his patrol was ambushed by two gunmen as it was returning to base at the Shatt-Al-Arab Hotel in Basra. Rifleman Coffey sustained serious injuries as he provided protection for the patrol vehicles. He was serving his second tour of Iraq.

    Military honours for dead soldier

  • Sergeant Eddie Collins

    From: Not releasedAge: 33Died: 05 September 2007Served with: Army - Parachute Regiment

    Sergeant Eddie Collins was killed during a special forces operation in support of coalition forces. Reports say he was a member of the Special Air Service (SAS).

    British casualty in Iraq is named

  • Marine Paul Collins

    From: Dawlish, DevonAge: 21Died: 06 May 2006Served with: Royal Marines - 847 Naval Air Squadron

    Marine Paul Collins died when the Lynx helicopter he was travelling in was shot down by a surface-to-air missile near Basra. Five UK personnel were killed in the attack.

    British helicopter was shot down

  • Sergeant Paul Connolly

    From: Crawley, West SussexAge: 33Died: 26 December 2004Served with: Army - Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, attached to Royal Engineers

    Sergeant Paul Connolly took his own life at Shaibah logistics base, near Basra. He was found dead from a gunshot wound.

    Inquiry into UK soldier's death

  • Corporal Matthew Cornish

    From: Otley, YorkshireAge: 29Died: 01 August 2006Served with: Army - 1st Battalion The Light Infantry

    Corporal Matthew Cornish was killed when his base came under mortar attack.

    UK soldier killed in Basra named

  • Corporal John Cosby

    From: Exeter, DevonAge: 27Died: 16 July 2006Served with: Army - 1st Battalion The Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry

    Corporal John Cosby was shot in the head after coming under fire while searching a premises containing a huge cache of weapons and explosives in Basra. The inquest into his death heard that fragments of ammunition removed from Cpl Cosby's skull were from a UK-made 5.56 round, probably fired from an SA80 weapon - the Army's standard combat rifle.

    Soldier's inquest criticises MoD

  • Wing Commander John Coxen

    From: LiverpoolAge: 46Died: 06 May 2006Served with: RAF

    Wing Commander John Coxen died when the Lynx helicopter he was travelling in was shot down by a surface-to-air missile near Basra. Five UK personnel were killed in the attack.

    British helicopter was shot down

  • Lance Corporal Andrew Craw

    From: Tullibody, Alloa, ClackmannanshireAge: 21Died: 07 January 2004Served with: Army - 1st Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

    Lance Corporal Andrew Craw accidentally shot himself in the head while trying to unblock his weapon. The Minimi machine gun went off when L/Cpl Craw tried to unjam it by kicking it into the cocked position with his hand over the barrel. A bullet went through his hand and head, leaving him with injuries from which he later died.

    Dead soldier's parents to sue MoD

  • Staff Sergeant Simon Cullingworth

    From: EssexAge: 36Died: 23 March 2003Served with: Army - 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) Royal Engineers

    Staff Sergeant Simon Cullingworth died of gunshot wounds at an Iraqi military intelligence compound. Sgt Cullingworth and Sapper Luke Allsopp were ambushed on the outskirts of Al Zubayr and dragged from their Land Rover. Coroner Andrew Walker said the men had not been adequately warned of the ambush risk but were unlawfully killed.

    Britons' alleged killers rebuffed

  • Signaller Paul Didsbury

    From: Blackpool, LancashireAge: 18Died: 29 June 2005Served with: Army - 21st Signal Regiment (Air Support) Royal Corps of Signals

    Signaller Paul Didsbury is believed to have accidentally shot himself. He was travelling in a Land Rover to catch a helicopter flight when the weapon went off. The coroner recorded a narrative verdict.

    Soldier dies in 'tragic' accident

  • Private Eleanor Dlugosz

    From: Southampton, HampshireAge: 19Died: 05 April 2007Served with: Army - Royal Army Medical Corps

    Private Eleanor Dlugosz was in a Warrior armoured vehicle returning from a patrol when a bomb was detonated, killing her and three colleagues. The device was buried in a road and detonated as the Warrior passed over it.

    Better UK troop protection urged

  • Captain David Dobson

    From: RNAS YeoviltonAge: 27Died: 06 May 2006Served with: Army - Army Air Corps serving with 847 Naval Air Squadron

    Captain David Dobson died when the Lynx helicopter he was travelling in was shot down by a surface-to-air missile near Basra. Five UK personnel were killed in the attack.

    British helicopter was shot down

  • Private Mark Dobson

    From: Darlington, County DurhamAge: 41Died: 28 March 2005Served with: Army - B (Green Howards) Company Tyne-Tees Regiment

    Private Mark Dobson was found dead in his accommodation in Basra. He killed himself because of the "evil world" he saw serving in Iraq, an inquest heard. Pte Dobson, who worked as a paramedic in civilian life, had also written a separate note to his TA colleagues saying, "Sorry to let you down, lads".

    Suicide soldier saw 'evil world'

  • Rifleman Paul Donnachie

    From: Reading, BerkshireAge: 18Died: 29 April 2007Served with: Army - 2nd Battalion The Rifles

    Rifleman Paul Donnachie was shot dead after dismounting from his vehicle in the Al Ashar district. The patrol had been travelling in a Bulldog Army vehicle, but had to dismount to carry out checks as they moved through the town. The soldier was checking the patrol's route for danger when he was shot.

    Memories of a son who will never return

  • Lance Corporal Allan Douglas

    From: AberdeenAge: 22Died: 30 January 2006Served with: Army - 7th Armoured Brigade, serving with the Highlanders, 1st Battalion

    Lance Corporal Allan Douglas died after coming under fire in the Maysan area while on a routine patrol.

    Justice hope for soldier's family

  • Senior Aircraftman Christopher Dunsmore

    From: Leicester, LeicestershireAge: 29Died: 19 July 2007Served with: RAF - 504 Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force Regiment

    Senior Aircraftman Christopher Dunsmore was one of three RAF servicemen killed in a mortar attack on their base in Basra. The three men had been on a break from duties when it was hit.

    Servicemen killed in Iraq named

  • Corporal Steve Edwards

    From: Sutton Coldfield, BirminghamAge: 35Died: 31 July 2007Served with: Army - Badger Squadron 2nd Royal Tank Regiment

    Corporal Steve Edwards died after being injured by an improvised explosive device. He had been with a Warrior vehicle patrol carrying out routine duties in the Mustashfa district of Basra City. He was checking the safety of the soldiers travelling in his vehicle at the time of the attack.

    British Basra casualty is named

  • Staff Sergeant Sharron Elliott

    From: Ipswich, SuffolkAge: 34Died: 12 November 2006Served with: Army - Intelligence Corps

    Staff Sergeant Sharron Elliott died when the patrol boat she was travelling in was hit by an "improvised explosive device" during a patrol along the Shatt al-Arab waterway in Basra. Three others died in the attack and three were seriously injured.

    Iraq boat attack personnel named

  • Private Lee Ellis

    From: Wythenshawe, ManchesterAge: 23Died: 28 February 2006Served with: Army - The Parachute Regiment 2nd Battalion, attached to Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

    Private Lee Ellis was killed by a roadside bomb during a routine patrol in Amara. Captain Richard Holmes also died in the blast.

    Troops killed in Iraq blast named

  • Lance Bombardier Llywelyn Evans

    From: Llandudno, ConwyAge: 24Died: 21 March 2003Served with: Army - 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery

    Lance Bombardier Llywelyn Evans died in a helicopter crash on the first day of the conflict. He was was one of eight personnel from Plymouth-based 3 Commando Brigade killed when the US Sea Knight helicopter crashed south of the Kuwait border. Four US aircrew also died. A UK inquest found the crash was caused by a mechanical failure.

    Father mourns soldier son

  • Lance Corporal Paul Farrelly

    From: Runcorn, CheshireAge: 27Died: 28 May 2006Served with: Army - 1st Queen's Dragoon Guards (The Welsh Cavalry)

    Lance Corporal Paul Farrelly was killed by a roadside bomb while on patrol in the Al Jezaizah district of northwest Basra. The explosion hit an armoured Land Rover patrol on a routine task supporting Iraqi Security Forces. Troop Leader Lieutenant Tom Mildinhall also died in the attack.

    MoD names troops killed in Iraq

  • Guardsman Stephen Ferguson

    From: LanarkshireAge: 31Died: 13 December 2007Served with: Army - 1st Battalion Scots Guards

    Guardsman Stephen Ferguson was involved in a road accident while on patrol. While he was manoeuvring his Warrior vehicle in the dark, it slid into a canal. Colleagues freed him from the vehicle and gave first aid but he later died of his injuries at Selly Oak Hospital, in the UK.

    Iraq crash death soldier named

  • Private Marc Ferns

    From: Glenrothes, FifeAge: 21Died: 12 August 2004Served with: Army - 1st Battalion The Black Watch

    Private Marc Ferns died after a roadside bomb attack in the southern city of Basra. Pte Ferns, who was the third generation of his family to serve in the Black Watch, was killed during his second tour of duty in Iraq.

    Hundreds attend soldier's funeral

  • Corporal Lee Fitzsimmons

    From: PeterboroughAge: 26Died: 20 November 2007Served with: Royal Marines

    Corporal Lee Fitzsimmons and Sgt John Battersby died when the Puma helicopter they were travelling in crashed near Baghdad. A coroner ruled that the crash was caused primarily by pilot error. But he also criticised the Ministry of Defence for maintenance errors.

    Helicopter 'pilot error' led to SAS deaths in Iraq

  • Lance Corporal Timothy Flowers

    From: LondonderryAge: 25Died: 21 July 2007Served with: Army - Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

    Lance Corporal Timothy Flowers was killed after a mortar attack on the Army's Basra Palace base. He was working on a vehicle at the base when the attack took place.

    UK soldier killed in Iraq named

  • Lance Corporal Ryan Francis

    From: Llanelli, CarmarthenshireAge: 23Died: 07 July 2007Served with: Army - 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh

    Lance Corporal Ryan Francis was driving one of four Warrior vehicles, in a patrol of six vehicles, which had been sent to clear the route for a strike mission on insurgents who had attacked British and Iraqi security forces. A vehicle in front of the one he was driving had engine trouble and pulled over. But when L/Cpl Francis overtook the stationary vehicle, a roadside bomb detonated. The bomb blew a hole in the armoured vehicle. The coroner said there were no protective measures that could have saved his life.

    Soldier died in roadside bombing

  • Fusilier Gordon Gentle

    From: Pollok, GlasgowAge: 19Died: 28 June 2004Served with: Army - 1st Battalion Royal Highland Fusiliers

    Fusilier Gordon Gentle was killed by a roadside bomb in Basra while on patrol in a Land Rover. An inquest into his death heard that the bomb would probably not have detonated had electronic disabling equipment been fitted to his vehicle. The equipment was available but had been left in a store under a mile away because of a clerical error.

    Heart and soul soldier killed

  • Flight Sergeant Mark Gibson

    From: CardiffAge: 34Died: 30 January 2005Served with: RAF - 47 Squadron

    Flight Sergeant Mark Gibson died when the Hercules plane he was travelling in was shot down. Ten military personnel on board were killed in one of the worst tragedies suffered by the RAF for many years. The plane was hit by ground-to-air fire which caused an explosion in the right hand wing fuel tank. A coroner said the men's deaths were the result of serious systemic failures, including the failure to fit Hercules planes with explosion suppressant foam.

    Failures caused Hercules deaths

  • Flight Lieutenant Kristian Gover

    From: OxfordshireAge: 30Died: 19 July 2004Served with: RAF - 33 Squadron

    Flight Lieutenant Kristian Gover died in the wreckage of the Puma aircraft on 19 July 2004. An inquest heard that he and his crew may have underestimated the wind speed. The aircraft hit the ground before veering back up to around 35ft (10m) and then slamming down on its side where it caught fire.

    Crash copter 'had various faults'

  • Sergeant Stuart Gray

    From: Dunfermline, FifeAge: 31Died: 04 November 2004Served with: Army - 1st Battalion The Black Watch

    Sergeant Stuart Gray was one of three soldiers killed in a suicide car-bomb attack on a vehicle check-point near Falluja. Mary Gray hailed her son as "an experienced and professional soldier", who was a husband and father.

    Blair tribute to Black Watch dead

  • Kingsman Alex Green

    From: Warrington, CheshireAge: 21Died: 13 January 2007Served with: Army - 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment

    Kingsman Alex Green died from injuries received on a mission in Basra City. He was a father of a two-year-old son. His family said he loved the army and was "living his dream".

    MoD names two dead UK servicemen

  • Lieutenant Philip Green

    From: Caythorpe, LincolnshireAge: 30Died: 22 March 2003Served with: Royal Navy - 849 Squadron

    Royal Navy pilot Lieutenant Philip Green was one of six UK personnel killed when two Royal Navy Sea King helicopters collided while operating off the Ark Royal. One of the helicopters was returning to the Ark Royal in the Arabian Sea and another was leaving the ship when the accident happened. An air traffic controller told the inquest into the accident that the two helicopters had seen each other before a last-minute change of direction by one of the aircraft.

    Iraq death crash 'was accident'

  • Captain Philip Guy

    From: Skipton, North YorkshireAge: 29Died: 21 March 2003Served with: Royal Marines

    Captain Philip Guy died in a helicopter crash on the first day of the conflict. He was was one of eight personnel from Plymouth-based 3 Commando Brigade killed when the US Sea Knight helicopter crashed south of the Kuwait border. Four US aircrew also died. A UK inquest found the crash was caused by a mechanical failure.

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  • Sergeant Simon Hamilton-Jewell

    From: Chessington, SurreyAge: 41Died: 24 June 2003Served with: Army - 156 Provost Company Royal Military Police

    Sergeant Simon Hamilton-Jewell was one of six members of the Royal Military Police shot dead during protests in Al Majar al-Kabir, near Basra. The soldiers had been defending a civilian police station which came under attack. An inquest recorded a verdict of unlawful killing.

    Funeral of ambushed soldier

  • Kingsman Jamie Hancock

    From: Wigan, Greater ManchesterAge: 19Died: 06 November 2006Served with: Army - 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment

    Kingsman Jamie Hancock was shot while on sentry duty at a Coalition Forces' base in Basra City. His family described him as "fearless" with an "infectious sense of fun".

    Iraq death soldier named by MoD

  • Major Paul Harding

    From: Winchester, HampshireAge: 48Died: 20 June 2007Served with: Army - 4th Battalion The Rifles

    Major Paul Harding was killed by mortar fire while securing a route for a supply convoy. Maj Harding, who was a rifleman for 30 years, was married with two teenage sons. At his funeral service at Winchester Cathedral, his colleague former Maj Nick Haddock spoke of Maj Harding's "selfless devotion" to his family and duty.

    Major given full military funeral

  • Civilian Leonard Harvey

    From: Wattisham, SuffolkAge: 55Died: 22 May 2003Served with: Defence Fire Service

    Leonard Harvey was a civilian member of the Defence Fire Service, died in a UK hospital after falling ill in the Gulf.

    British soldiers killed in Iraq

  • Marine Sholto Hedenskog

    From: Cape Town, South AfricaAge: 26Died: 21 March 2003Served with: Royal Marines

    Marine Sholto Hedenskog died in a helicopter crash on the first day of the conflict. He was was one of eight personnel from Plymouth-based 3 Commando Brigade killed when the US Sea Knight helicopter crashed south of the Kuwait border. Four US aircrew also died. A UK inquest found the crash was caused by a mechanical failure.

    Iraq war air crash 'due to fault'

  • Sergeant Les Hehir

    From: Poole, DorsetAge: 34Died: 21 March 2003Served with: Army - 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery

    Sergeant Les Hehir died in a helicopter crash on the first day of the conflict. He was was one of eight personnel from Plymouth-based 3 Commando Brigade killed when the US Sea Knight helicopter crashed south of the Kuwait border. Four US aircrew also died. A UK inquest found the crash was caused by a mechanical failure.

    Iraq war air crash 'due to fault'

  • Sergeant Graham Hesketh

    From: Runcorn, CheshireAge: 35Died: 28 December 2006Served with: Army - 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment

    Sergeant Hesketh died after being caught in a roadside bomb blast while on patrol in an armoured vehicle in Basra. He died while being evacuated.

    Minute's silence for Iraq soldier

  • Private Phillip Hewett

    From: Tamworth, StaffordshireAge: 21Died: 16 July 2005Served with: Army - 1st Battalion, C Company Staffordshire Regiment

    Private Phillip Hewett died in a roadside bomb attack on a patrol of three armoured Snatch Land Rovers. He was driving at the time of the attack and died later of his injuries. Two other soldiers also died.

    Three Iraq blast soldiers named

  • Sergeant Christian Hickey

    From: Bradford, West YorkshireAge: 30Died: 18 October 2005Served with: Army - 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards

    Sergeant Christian Hickey died from injuries received after a roadside bomb exploded while he was on foot patrol in Basra. Sgt Hickey was reconnoitring a route for the patrol when he was hit by the blast. His commanding officer described him as the "epitome of a professional soldier".

    UK soldier killed in Basra named

  • Sergeant Jonathan Hollingsworth

    From: Hull, HumbersideAge: 35Died: 23 November 2006Served with: Army - 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment

    Sergeant Jonathan Hollingsworth was shot and hit in the chest during a "search and detention" operation in Basra. The inquest heard he was killed with a bullet type used by British troops, but to which insurgents also had access. The coroner returned a narrative verdict.

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  • Lance Corporal Sarah Holmes

    From: Wantage, OxfordshireAge: 26Died: 14 October 2007Served with: Army - 29 Postal Courier and Movement Regiment Royal Logistic Corps

    Lance Corporal Sarah Holmes, from the forces postal service, was injured in a road traffic accident in Al Udeid, Qatar, while delivering mail. She was taken back to the UK, but later died from her injuries.

    Soldier dies after postal crash

  • Captain Richard Holmes

    From: Winchester, HampshireAge: 28Died: 28 February 2006Served with: Army - The Parachute Regiment 2nd Battalion, attached to Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

    Captain Richard Holmes was killed by a roadside bomb during a routine patrol in Amara. Private Lee Ellis also died in the blast. Cptn Holmes married his wife Sarah shortly before he began his second tour of Iraq in October 2005. He was described as one of the Parachute Regiment's rising stars.

    Troops killed in Iraq blast named

  • Warrant Officer Class 2 Lee Hopkins

    From: Wellingborough, NottinghamshireAge: 35Died: 12 November 2006Served with: Army - Royal Corps of Signals

    Warrant Officer Class 2 Lee Hopkins died when the patrol boat he was travelling in was hit by an "improvised explosive device" during a patrol along the Shatt al-Arab waterway in Basra. Three others died in the attack and three were seriously injured.

    Iraq boat attack personnel named

  • Lance Corporal of Horse Matty Hull

    From: East Knoyle, WiltshireAge: 25Died: 28 March 2003Served with: Army - The Blues and Royals Household Cavalry Regiment

    A US pilot fired on convoy, and Lance Corporal of Horse Matty Hull died from multiple injuries after being trapped in his burning Scimitar vehicle. His death was ruled unlawful by the coroner, who described the "friendly fire" incident as "entirely avoidable".

    Friendly fire killing unlawful

  • Lance Corporal Benjamin Hyde

    From: Northallerton, North YorkshireAge: 23Died: 24 June 2003Served with: Army - 156 Provost Company Royal Military Police

    Lance Corporal Benjamin Hyde was one of six members of the Royal Military Police shot dead during protests in Al Majar al-Kabir, near Basra. The soldiers had been defending a civilian police station which came under attack. An inquest recorded a verdict of unlawful killing.

    Father's tribute to red beret son

  • Marine Jason Hylton

    From: Burton-on-Trent, StaffordshireAge: 33Died: 12 November 2006Served with: Royal Marines - 539 Assault Squadron

    Marine Jason Hylton died when the patrol boat he was travelling in was hit by an "improvised explosive device" during a patrol along the Shatt al-Arab waterway in Basra. Three others died in the attack and three were seriously injured.

    Iraq boat attack personnel named

  • Corporal Richard Ivell

    From: Near Doncaster, South YorkshireAge: 29Died: 12 February 2004Served with: Army - Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, attached to Royal Logistic Corps, 2 Close Support Regiment

    Corporal Richard Ivell died in a road accident at a logistics base at Shaibah in southern Iraq. There was no hostile action, the MoD said. He was married with three children.

    UK soldier dies in Iraq accident

  • Kingsman Alan Jones

    From: LiverpoolAge: 20Died: 23 April 2007Served with: Army - 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment

    Kingsman Alan Jones was providing protection for a Warrior armoured vehicle when the platoon came under fire in central Basra. The gunner from Liverpool was described as cheerful and likeable who always had time to help others - "the epitome of all a Kingsman should be".

    UK soldier killed in Iraq named

  • Sergeant John Jones

    From: BirminghamAge: 31Died: 20 November 2005Served with: Army - 1st Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers

    Sergeant John Jones died and four other soldiers were injured when he was killed by a roadside bomb while on patrol in a Snatch Land Rover. The attack happened while the soldiers were on a routine patrol in the north of Basra.

    Tributes to Iraq blast sergeant

  • Lance Corporal Steven Jones

    From: Fareham, HampshireAge: 25Died: 30 January 2005Served with: Army - Royal Corps of Signals

    Lance Corporal Steven Jones died when the Hercules plane he was travelling in was shot down. Ten military personnel on board were killed in one of the worst tragedies suffered by the RAF for many years. The plane was hit by ground-to-air fire which caused an explosion in the right hand wing fuel tank. A coroner said the men's deaths were the result of serious systemic failures, including the failure to fit Hercules planes with explosion suppressant foam.

    RAF Hercules was shot down - Reid

  • Fusilier Stephen Jones

    From: Denbigh, DenbighshireAge: 22Died: 10 September 2004Served with: Army - 1st Battalion, A Company The Royal Welch Fusiliers

    Fusilier Stephen Jones suffered head injuries and died following a road accident, 10 miles south of Al Amarah in Iraq. He was the driver of one of four vehicles on a mission to detain a known militant bomb maker when the Land Rover he was driving veered off the road and flipped over.

    Soldier killed in Iraq road crash

  • Captain David Jones

    From: Louth, LincolnshireAge: 29Died: 14 August 2003Served with: Army - 1st Battalion Queen's Lancashire Regiment

    Captain David Jones was killed during a roadside bomb attack on a military ambulance that was taking a wounded man to hospital near Basra. His commanding officer said Cptn Jones' death had robbed the regiment of an "excellent officer".

    Tributes to soldier killed in Iraq

  • Corporal Paul Joszko

    From: Mountain Ash, RhonddaAge: 28Died: 28 June 2007Served with: Army - 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh

    Corporal Paul Joszko was one of three soldiers killed by a roadside bomb after leaving their Warrior armoured vehicle to check for hazards. They were clearing a route for a supply convoy bound for a coalition base outside Basra when an IED went off, blowing a 3m (9.8ft) wide crater in the road.

    Iraq bomb kills three UK soldiers

  • Private Andrew Kelly

    From: Tavistock, DevonAge: 18Died: 06 May 2003Served with: Army - 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment

    Private Andrew Kelly died in a shooting accident at his barracks near Basra. Aged just 18 in May 2003, he was the youngest British soldier to die in Iraq at the time of his death.

    Military funeral for young soldier

  • Private Scott Kennedy

    From: Oakley, DunfermlineAge: 20Died: 28 June 2007Served with: Army - The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland

    Private Scott Kennedy was one of three soldiers killed by a roadside bomb when they left their Warrior armoured vehicle. The men were returning to their base at Basra airport after carrying out a re-supply mission when the IED went off.

    Iraq bomb kills three UK soldiers

  • Private James Kerr

    From: Cowdenbeath, FifeAge: 20Died: 28 June 2007Served with: Army - The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland

    Private James Kerr was one of three soldiers killed by a roadside bomb when they left their Warrior armoured vehicle. The men were returning to their base after carrying out a re-supply mission when the IED went off.

    Iraq bomb kills three UK soldiers

  • Lance Corporal Thomas Keys

    From: Llanuwchllyn, GwyneddAge: 20Died: 24 June 2003Served with: Army - 156 Provost Company Royal Military Police

    Lance Corporal Thomas Keys was one of six members of the Royal Military Police shot dead during protests in Al Majar al-Kabir, near Basra. The soldiers had been defending a civilian police station which came under attack. An inquest recorded a verdict of unlawful killing.

    Welsh soldier among Iraq dead

  • Lieutenant Antony King

    From: Helston, CornwallAge: 35Died: 22 March 2003Served with: Royal Navy - 849 Squadron

    Lieutenant Antony King was one of six UK personnel killed when two Royal Navy Sea King helicopters collided close to HMS Ark Royal. The coroner ruled the crash, which happened as one helicopter was returning to the aircraft carrier and another was leaving, was an accident.

    Gulf crash flyer was due to wed

  • Gunner David Lawrence

    From: Walsall, West MidlandsAge: 25Died: 28 September 2004Served with: Army - 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery

    Gunner David Lawrence was killed when soldiers came under fire as they tried to reach others in a badly damaged Snatch Land Rover. A convoy of two armoured Land Rovers and a truck had been travelling south-west of Basra when the ambush happened.

    MoD names second killed soldier

  • Lieutenant Marc Lawrence

    From: Westgate, KentAge: 26Died: 22 March 2003Served with: Royal Navy - 849 Squadron

    Lieutenant Marc Lawrence was one of six UK personnel killed when two Royal Navy Sea King helicopters collided close to the Ark Royal. One American crew member was also killed in the accident, which happened as one helicopter was returning to the aircraft carrier and another was leaving.

    Tributes to airman killed in Gulf

  • Corporal Ben Leaning

    From: Scunthorpe, LincolnshireAge: 24Died: 19 April 2007Served with: Army - Queen's Royal Lancers

    Corporal Ben Leaning was one of two soldiers caught in an explosion during routine patrol in Maysan Province. Trooper Kristen Turton was also killed and three other soldiers were injured when their Scimitar tank, which was leading the convoy, hit a series of wire-linked devices buried in the ground.

    UK soldiers killed in Iraq named

  • Private Joseva Lewaicei

    From: Lautoka, FijiAge: 25Died: 13 May 2006Served with: Army - 2nd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment

    Private Joseva Lewaicei was one of two soldiers killed in a Snatch Land Rover during routine patrol outside Basra. Pte Lewaicei, who was known as Lewi, grew up in Fiji but joined the British Army and was regarded as the "soul of the platoon".

    Dead British soldiers are named

  • Rifleman Aaron Lincoln

    From: Durham, County DurhamAge: 18Died: 02 April 2007Served with: Army - 2nd Battalion The Rifles

    Rifleman Aaron Lincoln died when his patrol came under attack, close to Basra Palace. A second Rifleman was wounded in the attack. Rifleman Lincoln, who was 18, died from a single bullet wound. An inquest later heard that he was one of six soldiers shot by the same gun over a period of several months.

    UK soldier killed in Iraq named

  • Captain James Linton

    From: Warminster, WiltshireAge: 43Died: 18 July 2003Served with: Army - 40 Field Regiment Royal Artillery

    Captain James Linton collapsed and died after a training run at a military base in Az Zubayr. He was married with three children.

    British soldiers killed in Iraq

  • Corporal Paul Long

    From: Colchester, EssexAge: 24Died: 24 June 2003Served with: Army - 156 Provost Company Royal Military Police

    Corporal Paul Long was one of six members of the Royal Military Police shot dead during protests in Al Majar al-Kabir, near Basra. The soldiers had been defending a civilian police station which came under attack. An inquest recorded a verdict of unlawful killing.

    Tributes to slain Tyneside soldier

  • Private Paul Lowe

    From: Dunfermline, FifeAge: 19Died: 04 November 2004Served with: Army - 1st Battalion The Black Watch

    Private Paul Low was one of three soldiers killed in a suicide car-bomb attack on a vehicle check-point near Falluja. The bomber drove his car at the road block set up to recover two army vehicles damaged in previous attacks.

    Blair tribute to Black Watch dead

  • Marine Christopher Maddison

    From: Scarborough, North YorkshireAge: 24Died: 30 March 2003Served with: Royal Marines - 9 Assault Squadron

    Marine Christopher Maddison died of shrapnel wounds after a missile was fired at a river patrol boat on the Al Faw peninsula. An internal inquiry found he was killed by his own side after a series of operational errors.

    Hundreds pay tribute to Marine

  • Flight Lieutenant Kevin Main

    From: Burton-on-Trent, StaffordshireAge: 35Died: 23 March 2003Served with: RAF - 9 Squadron

    Flight Lieutenant Kevin Main was killed when his Tornado plane was downed by a US Patriot missile. He was returning from an operational mission over Iraq when his plane was hit. He was married with two children and had been due for promotion in July.

    Pilot 'dreamed of RAF career'

  • Lance Corporal Ian Malone

    From: Dublin, Republic of IrelandAge: 28Died: 06 April 2003Served with: Army - 1st Battalion Irish Guards

    Lance Corporal Ian Malone was killed by sniper fire during fighting in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. He joined the Irish Guards in 1997 and served in the United Kingdom, Poland, Oman, Canada, Kosovo and Germany.

    Funeral service for Irish Guard

  • Fusilier Stephen Manning

    From: Erith, KentAge: 22Died: 05 September 2005Served with: Army - 2nd Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers

    Fusilier Stephen Manning was one of two soldiers killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq. They were in a convoy east of the Shaibah airbase in Basra province, when the blast hit. His family said he was proud to be a soldier and died "doing the job he loved".

    UK soldiers killed in Iraq named

  • Squadron Leader Patrick Marshall

    From: Caythorpe, LincolnshireAge: 39Died: 30 January 2005Served with: RAF - Headquarters Strike Command

    Squadron Leader Patrick Marshall died when the Hercules plane he was travelling in was shot down. Ten military personnel on board were killed in one of the worst tragedies suffered by the RAF for many years. The plane was hit by ground-to-air fire which caused an explosion in the right hand wing fuel tank. A coroner said the men's deaths were the result of serious systemic failures, including the failure to fit Hercules planes with explosion suppressant foam.

    Failures caused Hercules deaths

  • Captain Ken Masters

    From: Portadown, Northern IrelandAge: 40Died: 15 October 2005Served with: Army - Royal Military Police 61 Section Special Investigation Branch

    Captain Ken Masters was found dead in his accommodation

    Troops 'need support for stress'

  • Private Scott McArdle

    From: Glenrothes, FifeAge: 22Died: 04 November 2004Served with: Army - 1st Battalion The Black Watch

    Private Scott McArdle was one of three soldiers killed in a suicide car-bomb attack on a vehicle check-point near Falluja. The bomber drove his car at the road block, which had been set up to retrieve two army vehicles damaged in previous attacks.

    Blair tribute to Black Watch dead

  • Lance Corporal James McCue

    From: Paisley, RenfrewshireAge: 27Died: 30 April 2003Served with: Army - 7 Air Assault Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

    Lance Corporal James McCue was writing a letter home when a shell landed nearby. He bled to death from shrapnel wounds. Recording an open verdict the coroner said Lance Corporal McCue was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

    Open verdict on Scots Iraq death

  • Senior Aircraftman Peter McFerran

    From: Connah's Quay, FlintshireAge: 24Died: 19 July 2007Served with: RAF - 1 Squadron RAF Regiment

    Senior Aircraftman Peter McFerran was one of three RAF servicemen killed in a mortar attack on their base in Basra. The three men had been on a break from duties when it was hit.

    Servicemen killed in Iraq named

  • Private Kevin McHale

    From: Lochgelly, FifeAge: 27Died: 29 October 2004Served with: Army - 1st Battalion The Black Watch

    Private Kevin McHale was killed when the Warrior armoured vehicle he was driving overturned near to Baghdad. Three other soldiers suffered minor injuries in the accident, which occurred when a bridge collapsed as the vehicle was crossing.

    Service honours Scottish soldier

  • Sergeant Mark McLaren

    From: Ashington, NorthumberlandAge: 27Died: 15 April 2007Served with: RAF - 230 Squadron

    Sergeant Mark McLaren died in a collision between two Puma helicopters. Colour Sergeant Mark Powell also died in the accident, which happened when the rotor blades of the helicopter clashed with the another Puma as it landed near Taji in dark, cloudy conditions.

    Coroner in plea over RAF safety

  • Fusilier Donal Meade

    From: Plumstead, LondonAge: 20Died: 05 September 2005Served with: Army - 2nd Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers

    Fusilier Donal Meade was one of two soldiers providing protection in the first vehicle of a two vehicle patrol, when they were killed in a roadside bomb explosion. Fusilier Stephen Manning also died from injuries received when the IED detonated.

    UK soldiers killed in Iraq named

  • Lieutenant Tom Mildinhall

    From: Battersea, LondonAge: 26Died: 28 May 2006Served with: Army - 1st Queen's Dragoon Guards (The Welsh Cavalry)

    Lieutenant Tom Mildinhall was killed by a roadside bomb while on patrol in the Al Jezaizah district of northwest Basra. The explosion hit an armoured Land Rover patrol on a routine task supporting Iraqi Security Forces. Lance Corporal Paul Farrelly also died in the attack.

    MoD names troops killed in Iraq

  • Corporal Simon Miller

    From: Washington, Tyne and WearAge: 21Died: 24 June 2003Served with: Army - 156 Provost Company Royal Military Police

    Corportal Simon Miller was one of six members of the Royal Military Police shot dead during protests in Al Majar al-Kabir, near Basra. The soldiers had been defending a civilian police station which came under attack. An inquest recorded a verdict of unlawful killing.

    Ambush soldier laid to rest

  • Private Adam Morris

    From: Leicester, LeicestershireAge: 19Died: 13 May 2006Served with: Army - 2nd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment

    Private Adam Morris was one of two soldiers killed in a roadside bomb in a Snatch Land Rover during routine patrol outside Basra. The device exploded as the vehicle approached a bridge. His commanding officer described him as "one of our most promising soldiers".

    Dead British soldiers are named

  • Staff Sergeant Chris Muir

    From: Romsey, HampshireAge: 32Died: 31 March 2003Served with: Army - Army School of Ammunition Royal Logistic Corps

    Bomb disposal expert Chris Muir was killed while trying to defuse bomblets released by a cluster bomb in southern Iraq. He was trying to help Iraqi villagers to clear the bomblets so they could harvest their crops.

    Coroner calls for bomb rethink

  • Flight Lieutenant Sarah-Jayne Mulvihill

    From: Canterbury, KentAge: 32Died: 06 May 2006Served with: RAF

    Flight Lieutenant Sarah-Jayne Mulvihill died when the Lynx helicopter she was travelling in was shot down by a surface-to-air missile near Basra. Five UK personnel were killed in the attack. Flt Lt Mulvihill was the first British woman to be killed in action in Iraq.

    British helicopter was shot down

  • Piper Christopher Muzvuru

    From: Gweru, ZimbabweAge: 21Died: 06 April 2003Served with: Army - 1st Battalion Irish Guards

    Piper Christopher Muzvuru, from Gweru in Zimbabwe, was killed by sniper fire during fighting. His fellow Irish Guardsman Ian Malone also died in the shooting.

    Irish Guards returned home

  • Master Engineer Gary Nicholson

    From: Hull, HumbersideAge: 42Died: 30 January 2005Served with: RAF - 47 Squadron

    Master Engineer Nicholson died when the Hercules plane he was travelling in was shot down. Ten military personnel on board were killed in one of the worst tragedies suffered by the RAF for many years. The plane was hit by ground-to-air fire which caused an explosion in the right hand wing fuel tank. A coroner said the men's deaths were the result of serious systemic failures, including the failure to fit Hercules planes with explosion suppressant foam.

    RAF Hercules was shot down - Reid

  • Sergeant John Nightingale

    From: Leeds, West YorkshireAge: 32Died: 23 September 2003Served with: Army - 217 Transport Squadron (Territorial Army) Royal Logistic Corps

    Sergeant John Nightingale, a soldier with the Territorial Army, died in a "tragic incident" that did not involve enemy fire, the MoD said. He was hit in the chest at point-blank range by a bullet fired by his friend L/Cpl Ian Blaymire at Shaibah military camp in south Iraq. A court martial cleared L/Cpl Blaymire of manslaughter.

    Iraq weapons training 'deficient'

  • Corporal Ben Nowak

    From: Liverpool,Age: 27Died: 12 November 2006Served with: Royal Marines - 45 Commando Group, attached to 539 Assault Squadron

    Corporal Ben Nowak died when the patrol boat he was travelling in was hit by an "improvised explosive device" during a patrol along the Shatt al-Arab waterway in Basra. Three others died in the attack and three were seriously injured.

    Iraq boat attack personnel named

  • Private Lee O'Callaghan

    From: Walworth, LondonAge: 20Died: 09 August 2004Served with: Army - 1st Battalion Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment

    Private Lee O'Callaghan was killed during an attack by insurgents while on patrol in an armoured Land Rover in Basra. He was part of a unit on its way to assist colleagues in another Land Rover which had been surrounded by insurgents.

    Ten die in UK offensive in Iraq

  • Sergeant Robert O'Connor

    From: RAF LynehamAge: 38Died: 30 January 2005Served with: RAF - Engineering Wing

    Sergeant Robert O'Connor died when the Hercules plane he was travelling in was shot down. Ten military personnel on board were killed in one of the worst tragedies suffered by the RAF for many years. The plane was hit by ground-to-air fire which caused an explosion in the right hand wing fuel tank. A coroner said the men's deaths were the result of serious systemic failures, including the failure to fit Hercules planes with explosion suppressant foam.

    Failures caused Hercules deaths

  • Corporal Kris O'Neill

    From: Catterick, North YorkshireAge: 27Died: 05 April 2007Served with: Army - Royal Army Medical Corps

    Corporal Kris O'Neill was in a Warrior armoured vehicle returning from a patrol when a bomb was detonated, killing him and three colleagues. The device was buried in a road and detonated as the Warrior passed over it.

    Better UK troop protection urged

  • Lieutenant Richard Palmer

    From: Ware, HertfordshireAge: 27Died: 15 April 2006Served with: Army - Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

    Lieutenant Richard Palmer was killed when the Snatch Land Rover he was commanding was caught in an explosion. Three of his colleagues were slightly injured in the attack which happened near Ad Dayr, north-west of Basra.

    UK soldier killed in Iraq named

  • Flight Lieutenant Paul Pardoel

    From: Melbourne, AustraliaAge: 35Died: 30 January 2005Served with: RAF - 47 Squadron

    Flight Lieutenant Paul Pardoel died when the Hercules plane he was travelling in was shot down. Ten military personnel on board were killed in one of the worst tragedies suffered by the RAF for many years. The plane was hit by ground-to-air fire which caused an explosion in the right hand wing fuel tank. A coroner said the men's deaths were the result of serious systemic failures, including the failure to fit Hercules planes with explosion suppressant foam.

    Failures caused Hercules deaths

  • Sergeant Norman Patterson

    From: StaffordshireAge: 28Died: 01 January 2004Served with: Army - Cheshire Regiment serving with the SAS

    Sergeant Norman Patterson died after the vehicle he was travelling in is believed to have struck a concrete barrier forming part of a security chicane. Major James Stenner was also killed. The BBC learned they were both members of the SAS.

    SAS men die in Baghdad car crash

  • Corporal Ian Plank

    From: Poole, DorsetAge: 31Died: 31 October 2003Served with: Royal Marines

    Corporal Ian Plank was killed in a battle between Saddam loyalists and British special forces. There was little information about the circumstances surrounding his death. A spokesman for the Marines described as "widely respected for his professional excellence, commitment and determination".

    British marine dies in Iraq clash

  • Colour Sergeant Mark Powell

    From: Porthcawl, GlamorganAge: 37Died: 15 April 2007Served with: Army - The Parachute Regiment

    Colour Sergeant Mark Powell died in a collision between two Puma helicopters. Sergeant Mark McLaren also died when the rotor blades of the two Pumas clashed as they landed in dark and cloudy conditions near Taji.

    Coroner in plea over RAF safety

  • Gunner Duncan Pritchard

    From: RAF HoningtonAge: 22Died: 08 May 2003Served with: RAF - 16 Squadron RAF Regiment

    Gunner Duncan Pritchard died after falling from the back of a Land Rover when it hit a ridge. He died in UK a month later from head injuries.

    Gunner dies after Iraq road crash

  • Corporal Gordon Pritchard

    From: EdinburghAge: 31Died: 31 January 2006Served with: Army - Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

    Corporal Gordon Pritchard was the 100th UK soldier to die in Iraq. He was killed when his Snatch Land Rover was hit by explosion in Umm Qasr. Cpl Pritchard, who was married with children, was commanding the lead Land Rover in a three-vehicle convoy when it was hit by the blast.

    UK forces suffer 100th Iraq death

  • Corporal Dewi Pritchard

    From: Bridgend, GlamorganAge: 35Died: 23 August 2003Served with: Army - 116 Provost Company, (Territorial Army) Royal Military Police

    Corporal Dewi Pritchard was one of three men killed in an ambush in the southern city of Basra. They were part of an armed convoy of two vehicles making a routine journey from their base when men in a truck drew up alongside their vehicle and opened fire. Cpl Pritchard, a father-of-two, suffered multiple gunshot wounds.

    Iraq attack survivor speaks out

  • Private Christopher Rayment

    From: LondonAge: 22Died: 04 August 2004Served with: Army - 1st Battalion Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment

    Private Christopher Rayment was killed in a tragic accident at Amarah. It is thought he died when a security barrier fell on him while he was manning a checkpoint.

    UK soldier killed in accident

  • Corporal Christopher Read

    From: Poole, DorsetAge: 22Died: 07 July 2007Served with: Army - 3rd Regiment, 158 Provost Company Royal Military Police

    Corporal Christopher Read died returning from a major operation to detain insurgents near Basra. His commanding officer described him as a "rising star", who would "never shrink from danger".

    UK soldier killed in Iraq named

  • Lance Corporal Kirk Redpath

    From: Romford, LondonAge: 22Died: 09 August 2007Served with: Army - 1st Battalion Irish Guards

    Lance Corporal Kirk Redpath was killed when a roadside bomb detonated beside his patrol west of Basra, north of the Rumaylah oil fields. L/Sgt Chris Casey also died in the attack and two more soldiers were seriously injured.

    UK soldiers killed in Iraq named

  • Sergeant Wayne Rees

    From: Worksop, NottinghamshireAge: 36Died: 07 January 2007Served with: Army - Queen's Royal Lancers attached to 19 Light Brigade

    Sergeant Wayne Rees was killed in an accident in a Scimitar Armoured Fighting Vehicle. Two other soldiers were injured in the crash, which happened when their vehicle left the road and crashed. An inquest later heard the vehicle's brakes had failed after being topped up with the wrong type of brake fluid.

    Iraq death crash sergeant named

  • Corporal John Rigby

    From: Rye, East SussexAge: 24Died: 22 June 2007Served with: Army - 4th Battalion The Rifles

    Corporal John Rigby, injured in a roadside bomb, died on his 24th birthday. Cpl Rigby died with his twin brother at his side in Basra military hospital. The British forces patrol was returning to base when it was hit by the blast.

    UK soldier died on 24th birthday

  • Sergeant Steven Roberts

    From: Shipley, West YorkshireAge: 33Died: 24 March 2003Served with: Army - 2nd Royal Tank Regiment

    Sergeant Steven Roberts was accidentally shot dead when UK troops opened fire on Iraqis during a riot in Az Zubayr. Recording a narrative verdict the coroner blamed his death on an "unforgiveable" delay in providing body armour to troops.

    Body armour delay 'led to death'

  • Staff Sergeant Denise Rose

    From: LiverpoolAge: 34Died: 31 October 2004Served with: Army - Special Investigation Branch Royal Military Police

    Staff Sergeant Denise Rose was the first female British soldier to die in Iraq. She was found dead from a gunshot wound a day after being told off for being drunk in uniform, an inquest heard. Her death was ruled to have been suicide.

    Dead Red Cap 'had been rebuked'

  • Operator mechanic Ian Seymour

    From: Poole, DorsetAge: 29Died: 21 March 2003Served with: Royal Navy - Royal Artillery, 148 Commando Battery

    Operator Mechanic Seymour died in a helicopter crash on the first day of the conflict. He was was one of eight personnel from Plymouth-based 3 Commando Brigade killed when the US Sea Knight helicopter crashed south of the Kuwait border. Four US aircrew also died. A UK inquest found the crash was caused by a mechanical failure.

    Iraq war air crash 'due to fault'

  • 2nd Lieutenant Richard Shearer

    From: Nuneaton, WarwickshireAge: 26Died: 16 July 2005Served with: Army - 1st Battalion, C Company Staffordshire Regiment

    Second Lieutenant Richard Shearer was one of three soldiers killed by a roadside bomb. They were part of a convoy of three snatch Land Rovers hit when an IED exploded. 2nd Lt Shearer and Private Leon Spicer were killed instantly. The driver, Private Phillip Hewett, died of his wounds at the scene.

    Three Iraq blast soldiers named

  • Lance Corporal Karl Shearer

    From: WindsorAge: 24Died: 01 April 2003Served with: Army - The Blues and Royals, D Squadron Household Cavalry

    Lance Corporal Karl Shearer drowned when the vehicle he was in overturned in a canal after sliding down a bank. L/Cpl Shearer and Lieutenant Alexander Tweedie died after being trapped inside the tank when it tipped over. The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death.

    Soldier died when tank overturned

  • Corporal David Shepherd

    From: Creetown, Dumfries and GallowayAge: 34Died: 19 May 2003Served with: RAF Police

    Corporal David Shepherd is believed to have died from natural causes in Kuwait.

    Corporal David Shepherd

  • Private Luke Simpson

    From: Howden, East YorkshireAge: 21Died: 09 February 2007Served with: Army - 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment

    Private Luke Simpson was caught in an explosion during patrol in a Snatch Land Rover. He was driving the lead vehicle of a convoy of three Snatch Land Rovers returning to base at Basra after a routine patrol when his vehicle was hit by an explosive device.

    Iraq soldier 'unlawfully killed'

  • Kingsman Adam Smith

    From: Liverpool,Age: 19Died: 05 April 2007Served with: Army - 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment

    Kingsman Adam Smith was in a Warrior armoured vehicle returning from a patrol when a bomb was detonated, killing him and three colleagues. The device was buried in a road and detonated as the Warrior passed over it.

    Funeral of soldier killed in Iraq

  • Trooper Carl Smith

    From: Kettering, NorthantsAge: 23Died: 02 February 2006Served with: Army - 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's)

    Trooper Carl Smith was killed in a road crash just 11 days into his tour of duty in Iraq. The accident happened on the outskirts of Basra when the Land Rover he was travelling in overturned on a tight bend and rolled into a ditch. He was in "top cover" position perched on top of the vehicle and was trapped underneath when it tipped over.

    Crash soldier was 'new to Iraq'

  • Flight Lieutenant Andrew Smith

    From: Cleethorpes, LincolnshireAge: 25Died: 30 January 2005Served with: RAF - 47 Squadron

    Flight Lieutenant Andrew Smith died when the Hercules plane he was travelling in was shot down. Ten military personnel on board were killed in one of the worst tragedies suffered by the RAF for many years. The plane was hit by ground-to-air fire which caused an explosion in the right hand wing fuel tank. A coroner said the men's deaths were the result of serious systemic failures, including the failure to fit Hercules planes with explosion suppressant foam.

    Failures caused Hercules deaths

  • Private Jason Smith

    From: Hawick, RoxburghshireAge: 32Died: 13 August 2003Served with: Army - 52nd Lowland Regiment (TA), attached to 1st Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers

    TA Private Jason Smith died from a heart attack after his body temperature soared to 41.1C (106F) while serving in Iraq. The inquest was told that soldiers were working in heat that "even the locals couldn't bear".The MoD later apologised to his family, saying there had been a "missed opportunity" to intervene.

    Families 'sent soldiers supplies'

  • Private Leon Spicer

    From: Tamworth, StaffordshireAge: 26Died: 16 July 2005Served with: Army - 1st Battalion, C Company Staffordshire Regiment

    Private Leon Spicer was one of three soldiers killed when their patrol of three snatch Land Rovers was attacked. A coroner ruled that all three were unlawfully killed by a bomb near Al Amarah in southern Iraq. Their families said the soldiers should have been in more heavily armoured Warrior vehicles.

    Vehicles 'risk' soldiers' lives

  • Sergeant Mark Stansfield

    From: OxfordshireAge: 32Died: 21 September 2007Served with: Army - 32 Close Support Squadron, UK Logistic Battalion Royal Logistic Corps

    Sergeant Mark Stansfield was injured in a forklift truck accident and flown to Selly Oak hospital in Birmingham, where he died with his family at his side. He was carrying out security checks at a supply point when the accident happened. He was soon to be a father.

    Soldier dies after Iraq accident

  • Flight Lieutenant David Stead

    From: West YorkshireAge: 35Died: 30 January 2005Served with: RAF - 47 Squadron

    Flight Lieutenant David Stead died when the Hercules plane he was travelling in was shot down. Ten military personnel on board were killed in one of the worst tragedies suffered by the RAF for many years. The plane was hit by ground-to-air fire which caused an explosion in the right hand wing fuel tank. A coroner said the men's deaths were the result of serious systemic failures, including the failure to fit Hercules planes with explosion suppressant foam.

    Failures caused Hercules deaths

  • Major James Stenner

    From: Penallt, MonmouthshireAge: 30Died: 01 January 2004Served with: Army - Welsh Guards serving with the SAS

    Major James Stenner died when the vehicle he was travelling in struck a concrete barrier forming part of a security chicane. Sergeant Norman Patterson was also killed. The BBC has learned both men were in the SAS.

    SAS men die in Baghdad car crash

  • Lance Corporal Barry Stephen

    From: Scone, PerthshireAge: 31Died: 24 March 2003Served with: Army - 1st Battalion The Black Watch

    Lance Corporal Barry Stephen braved a hail of bullets to reach a machine gun in a bid to save his comrades pinned down in their armoured vehicle. He was the first Scottish soldier to be killed in Iraq. His mortar platoon section was ambushed on the outskirts of Az Zubayr.

    Soldier's name carved on memorial

  • Warrant Officer Class 2 Mark Stratford

    From: Plymouth, DevonAge: 39Died: 21 March 2003Served with: Royal Marines

    Warrant Officer Class 2 Mark Stratford died in a helicopter crash on the first day of the conflict. He was was one of eight personnel from Plymouth-based 3 Commando Brigade killed when the US Sea Knight helicopter crashed south of the Kuwait border. Four US aircrew also died. A UK inquest found the crash was caused by a mechanical failure.

    Iraq war air crash 'due to fault'

  • Lieutenant Tom Tanswell

    From: LondonAge: 27Died: 27 October 2006Served with: Army - 12th Regiment, 58 (Eyre's) Battery Royal Artillery

    Lieutenant Tom Tanswell was killed in a road accident outside Shaibah Logistics Base near Basra. Three other soldiers were hurt in the accident which happened when their military Snatch Land Rover was badly damaged in a collision with a civilian vehicle.

    UK soldier killed in Iraq named

  • Corporal Marc Taylor

    From: Ellesmere Port, CheshireAge: 27Died: 28 September 2004Served with: Army - 1st Regiment Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers attached to Royal Horse Artillery

    Corporal Marc Taylor was one of two soldiers killed when their convoy was attacked outside Basra. His wife, who is expecting their second child, waid he was a "hero" to everyone who knew him.

    Pregnant wife mourns Army 'hero'

  • Private Michael Tench

    From: Sunderland, County DurhamAge: 18Died: 21 January 2007Served with: Army - 2nd Battalion, A Company The Light Infantry

    Private Michael Tench was killed when his Warrior armoured vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb. Four other soldiers were injured in the attack, which happened on a routine patrol in Basra.

    MoD names soldier killed in Iraq

  • Lance Corporal Paul Thomas

    From: Welshpool, PowysAge: 29Died: 17 August 2004Served with: Army - 2nd Battalion The Light Infantry, attached to 1st Battalion Cheshire Regiment

    Lance Corporal Paul Thomas died from a gunshot wound after his unit came under fire while on patrol in Basra. The inquest heard his patrol was attacked by a large number of militia with firearms and rocket-propelled grenades.

    Inquest into Iraq soldier death

  • Private Ryan Thomas

    From: Resolven, near Neath, GlamorganAge: 18Died: 06 November 2003Served with: Army - 1st Battalion Royal Regiment of Wales

    Private Ryan Thomas was killed in a road crash while on duty in Basra. The Land Rover he was travelling in was hit by a car with no headlights as it slowed at a junction and was flipped over. Private Thomas was thrown from the vehicle and died from his injuries. The coroner recorded a narrative verdict.

    Welsh soldier, 18, killed in Iraq

  • Private Kevin Thompson

    From: Lancaster, LancashireAge: 21Died: 06 May 2007Served with: Army - Royal Logistic Corps

    Private Kevin Thompson died when the convoy he was travelling in was hit by an explosive device. He died in UK, after being flown back for treatment.His convoy was on a routine mission to re-supply the Basra Palace military base when it was hit by the blast.

    Iraq death soldier named by MoD

  • Sapper Robert Thomson

    From: Bathgate, West LothianAge: 22Died: 31 January 2004Served with: Army - 35 Engineer Regiment Royal Engineers

    Sapper Robert Thomson was killed in Basra after what army officials described as a "tragic accident" when a trench collapsed and he was buried under the soil.

    Final farewell to Scots soldier

  • Gunner Lee Thornton

    From: Blackpool, LancashireAge: 22Died: 07 September 2006Served with: Army - 12th Regiment, 58 (Eyre's) Battery Royal Artillery

    Gunner Lee Thornton died two days after a shooting. His patrol came under fire near a building used to plan reconstruction in the town of Al-Qurna, north of Basra. His injuries were so serious he was taken to hospital in Germany for treatment. His family was at his bedside when he died.

    Regiment 'numbed' by Iraq death

  • Major Matthew Titchener

    From: Southport, MerseysideAge: 32Died: 23 August 2003Served with: Army - 150 Provost Company (commanding officer) Royal Military Police

    Major Matthew Titchener was one of three men killed when a group of men in a truck drew up alongside their vehicle and opened fire. The three men had only been in Iraq a few months and were training local police officers.

    Wife pays tribute to dead soldier

  • Private Pita Tukutukuwaqa

    From: FijiAge: 27Died: 08 November 2004Served with: Army - 1st Battalion The Black Watch

    Private Pita Tukutukuwaqa was killed when his Warrior armoured vehicle was hit by a blast from a roadside bomb near Camp Dogwood, south-west of Baghdad. The blast was powerful enough to blow the vehicle off the road, taking the wheels off one side. Pte Tukutukuwaqa was a trained sniper who had also served in Kosovo.

    MoD names soldier killed in Iraq

  • Fusilier Kelan Turrington

    From: Haslingfield, CambsAge: 18Died: 06 April 2003Served with: Army - Royal Regiment of Fusiliers

    Fusilier Turrington was shot and killed by machinegun fire from a British tank. The inquest heard that the support unit had not been told that Fusilier Turrington and others were in their sector.

    Fusilier killed by friendly fire, coroner rules

  • Trooper Kristen Turton

    From: Grimsby, LincolnshireAge: 27Died: 19 April 2007Served with: Army - Queen's Royal Lancers

    Trooper Kristen Turton was killed by a roadside bomb during routine patrol in Maysan Province. Cpl Ben Leaning, who was in Scimitar tank with Trooper Turton, was also killed in the explosion.

    Widow tribute at soldier funeral

  • Lieutenant Alexander Tweedie

    From: Hawick, Scottish BordersAge: 25Died: 22 April 2003Served with: Army - The Blues and Royals, D Squadron Household Cavalry

    Lieutenant Alexander Tweedie was seriously injured when his Scimitar vehicle overturned in a canal after sliding down a bank while on operations in southernm Iraq. He was flown back to Edinburgh Royal infirmary for treatment, but died three weeks later.

    Injured Scottish soldier dies

  • Rifleman Edward Vakabua

    From: Suva, FijiAge: 23Died: 06 July 2007Served with: Army - 4th Battalion The Rifles

    Rifleman Edward Vakabua was shot in the head by a colleague who was playing with a rifle at the army's Basra Palace base. Soldier Aaron Kendrick was convicted by a court martial of the manslaughter of Rifleman Vakabua. The court martial heard that Kendrick had not been trained to use the weapon and had thought it was broken and unloaded.

    Two years for soldier's shooting

  • Gunner Samuela Vanua

    From: Suva, FijiAge: 27Died: 04 September 2006Served with: Army - 12th Regiment, 58 (Eyre's) Battery Royal Artillery

    Gunner Samuela Vanua was one of two soldiers killed by a roadside bomb near the town of Ad Dayr, north of Basra. Gunner Vanua and Gunner Stephen Wright had been returning to base in their Land Rover following a routine task training the Iraqi Police when they died.

    MoD names soldier killed in Iraq

  • Guardsman Anthony Wakefield

    From: NewcastleAge: 24Died: 02 May 2005Served with: Army - 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards

    Guardsman Anthony Wakefield died after being injured by a roadside bomb while on patrol near Al Amarah. He was travelling in the second of two armoured cars on patrol when the bomb detonated. He received first aid at the scene but died after being flown to a military base just outside the town.

    UK soldier's body returned home

  • Warrant Officer Class 2 Colin Wall

    From: Crawleyside, County DurhamAge: 34Died: 23 August 2003Served with: Army - 150 Provost Company Royal Military Police

    Warrant Officer Class 2 Colin Wall was one of three men killed when a group of men in a truck drew up alongside their vehicle and opened fire. The three men had only been in Iraq a few months and were training local police officers.

    Tribute to dead soldier

  • Major Jason Ward

    From: Torquay, DevonAge: 34Died: 21 March 2003Served with: Royal Marines - UK Landing Force Command Support Group

    Major Jason Ward died in a helicopter crash on the first day of the conflict. He was was one of eight personnel from Plymouth-based 3 Commando Brigade killed when the US Sea Knight helicopter crashed south of the Kuwait border. Four US aircrew also died. A UK inquest found the crash was caused by a mechanical failure.

    Iraq war air crash 'due to fault'

  • Lieutenant Philip West

    From: Budock Water, CornwallAge: 32Died: 22 March 2003Served with: Royal Navy - 849 Squadron

    Lieutenant Philip West was one of six British personnel killed when two Royal Navy Sea King helicopters collided at the start of the Iraq war. One of the helicopters was returning to HMS Ark Royal in the Arabian Sea and another was leaving the ship when the accident happened. An air traffic controller told the inquest into the accident that the two helicopters had seen each other before a last-minute change of direction by one of the aircraft.

    Iraq death crash 'was accident'

  • Flight Lieutenant David Williams

    From: Crickhowell, PowysAge: 37Died: 23 March 2003Served with: RAF - 9 Squadron

    Flight Lieutenant David Rhys Williams and Flight Lieutenant Kevin Barry Main died when their RAF Tornado aircraft was accidentally shot down by a US Patriot missile. It is thought the US army Patriots were mistakenly identifying friendly aircraft as enemy ballistic missiles.

    Missile error led to RAF deaths

  • Corporal David Williams

    From: RAF LynehamAge: 37Died: 30 January 2005Served with: RAF - Engineering Wing

    Corporal David Williams died when the Hercules plane he was travelling in was shot down. Ten military personnel on board were killed in one of the worst tragedies suffered by the RAF for many years. The plane was hit by ground-to-air fire which caused an explosion in the right hand wing fuel tank. A coroner said the men's deaths were the result of serious systemic failures, including the failure to fit Hercules planes with explosion suppressant foam.

    Failures caused Hercules deaths

  • Lieutenant James Williams

    From: Winchester, HampshireAge: 28Died: 22 March 2003Served with: Royal Navy - 849 Squadron

    Lieutenant James Williams was one of six British personnel killed when two Royal Navy Sea King helicopters collided at the start of the Iraq war. One of the helicopters was returning to HMS Ark Royal in the Arabian Sea and another was leaving the ship when the accident happened. An air traffic controller told the inquest into the accident that the two helicopters had seen each other before a last-minute change of direction by one of the aircraft.

    Iraq death crash 'was accident'

  • Lance Corporal David Wilson

    From: Huddersfield, YorkshireAge: 27Died: 04 December 2008Served with: Army - Army Air Corps 9 Regiment, Army Air Corps

    Lance Corporal David Wilson was found slumped at his desk with a gunshot wound to his head at the Joint Helicopter Force stores at Basra air base. Tests showed the solder had been drinking before he died. The coroner recorded an open verdict, saying alcohol would have affected the soldier but there was no evidence that he had intended to take his own life.

    Open verdict in death of Huddersfield-born soldier

  • Corporal Rodney Wilson

    From: Not releasedAge: 30Died: 07 June 2007Served with: Army - 4th Battalion The Rifles

    Corporal Rodney Wilson was killed as he rescued a wounded colleague in heavy fire during a mission to detain insurgents. The operation resulted in the brigade uncovering a large weapons cache and arresting five suspected insurgents.

    Tributes to 'selfless' UK soldier

  • Kingsman Danny Wilson

    From: Workington, CumbriaAge: 28Died: 01 April 2007Served with: Army - 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment

    Kingsman Danny Wilson was shot as his patrol stopped to check a possible bomb in the road. Kingsman Wilson, who was wearing enhanced body armour, was killed after he got out of his vehicle just 500 metres from the British base at Basra Palace.

    Soldier killed by 'single bullet'

  • Lieutenant Andrew Wilson

    From: Exeter, DevonAge: 36Died: 22 March 2003Served with: Royal Navy - 849 Squadron

    Lieutenant Andrew Wilson was one of six British personnel killed when two Royal Navy Sea King helicopters collided at the start of the Iraq war. One of the helicopters was returning to HMS Ark Royal in the Arabian Sea and another was leaving the ship when the accident happened. An air traffic controller told the inquest into the accident that the two helicopters had seen each other before a last-minute change of direction by one of the aircraft.

    Iraq death crash 'was accident'

  • Rifleman Vincent Windsor

    From: Cowley, OxfordshireAge: 23Died: 21 January 2004Served with: Army - 2nd Battalion Royal Green Jackets attached to 1st Battalion The Light Infantry

    Rifleman Vincent Windsor died in an accident while driving in an open top Land Rover in Al Amarah, southern Iraq. The soldier died when his head hit a metal girder as the convoy moved along a pontoon bridge on the River Tigris. It was unclear whether the girder fell and hit the soldier or whether the impact dislodged it.

    Soldier died in Iraq bridge crash

  • Private Ryan Wrathall

    From: Surbiton, SurreyAge: 21Died: 12 February 2009Served with: Army - Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment

    Private Ryan Wrathall shot himself with his Light Machine Gun at a base in Basra. He was found in bed and tests showed he had taken a large dose of morphine. The inquest into his death heard that this would not have caused suicidal thoughts. The hearing was told that the night before he died, he tricked a colleague into signing his will.

    Soldier Ryan Wrathall took own life, coroner rules

  • Gunner Stephen Wright

    From: Leyland, LancashireAge: 20Died: 04 September 2006Served with: Army - 12th Regiment, 58 (Eyre's) Battery Royal Artillery

    Gunner Stephen Wright was one of two soldiers killed by a roadside bomb near the town of Ad Dayr, north of Basra. Gunner Wright and Gunner Samuela Vanua had been returning to base in their Land Rover following a routine task training the Iraqi Police when they died.

    Tributes for Iraq death soldier

  • Private Johnathon Wysoczan

    From: Biddulph, StaffordshireAge: 21Died: 04 March 2007Served with: Army - 1st Battalion, B Company, 4 Platoon Staffordshire Regiment

    Private Johnathon Wysoczan died after being critically injured during a patrol in south Basra. He was hit by a single bullet when his patrol was attacked while investigating a possible mortar-firing point.

    UK soldier dies from Iraq wounds

  • 2nd Lieutenant Joanna Yorke Dyer

    From: Yeovil, SomersetAge: 24Died: 05 April 2007Served with: Army - Intelligence Corps, attached to 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment

    2nd Lieutenant Joanna Yorke Dyer was in a Warrior armoured vehicle returning from a patrol when a bomb was detonated, killing her and three colleagues. The device was buried in a road and detonated as the Warrior passed over it.

    Prince's sadness at Basra death