Multinational Forces
Capt. Oleksii Bondarenko 35 5th Mechanized Brigade, Ukrainian Army Reserve Ukraine Committed suicide by shooting himself in Kut, Iraq, on November 19, 2003.
Lance Corporal Dennis Brady was hit in an "indirect fire attack" at the Shatt Al-Arab Hotel after mortars landed inside the UK base in Basra, southern Iraq, on 1 October 2006. The 37-year-old, from Cumbria, was a regular reservist from the Royal Army Medical Corps, attached to the 1st Battalion of the Light Infantry. L/Cpl Brady grew up in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, where he lived with his wife, Zoe. He left the regular Army in 2004 and worked as a firefighter before volunteering to return to the military as a reservist.
Chief Technician Richard Brown, 40, who served with 47 Squadron. On Sunday 30 January 10, 2005 servicemen were killed when an RAF Hercules transport aircraft crashed around 18.5 miles (30km) north west of Baghdad on a flight from the Iraqi capital to Balad airbase. It was the largest single loss of life suffered by the British military in Iraq since operations began in 2003.
Sgt. Robert Busuttil 30 Royal Logistics Corps Tycoch, Swansea, Wales Killed by a fellow soldier at the British base at Kabul International Airport on August 17, 2002.
Lieutenant Commander Darren Chapman, a 40-year-old father of three, of 847 Naval Air Squadron in Yeovilton. Five British troops were killed in a helicopter crash in Basra on 6 May 2006.
Marine Paul Collins, 21, of 847 Naval Air Squadron. Five British troops were killed in a helicopter crash in Basra on 6 May 2006.
Sgt. Paul Connolly 33, 21 Engineer Regiment, Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers Crawley, West Sussex, England Connolly was found dead from a gunshot wound at Shaibah Logistic Base in southern Iraq on December 26, 2004. The UK Ministry of Defense said the initial inquiry into his death did not indicate hostile action or other suspicious circumstances.
Cpl John Cosby, 28, of the Devon and Dorset Light Infantry, was shot in the head as his platoon raided a house. The inquest at Oxford Old Assizes has heard it was believed the fatal shot was fired by Cpl Dean Newark, of the Royal Anglian Regiment, who was returning fire from an Iraqi insurgent. He was killed on July 17, 2006. Link
Wing Commander John Coxen, the most senior British officer killed in Iraq, who was 46 and based at RAF Benson. Five British troops were killed in a helicopter crash in Basra on 6 May 2006.
Lance Corporal Andrew Craw, 21, of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, died on 7 January 2004 as the result of what the MoD said was a "tragic incident" on a training range near Basra. He was from Clackmannanshire.
Cpl. Mark Cridge 25, 7 Signal Regiment, Royal Corp of Signals Hometown of record not available. Died at Camp Bastion near Lashkar Gah in the southern province of Helmand, Afghanistan, on March 22, 2006. British authorities said initial inquiries into his death did not indicate hostile action.
Signaller Paul William Didsbury 18, 21st Signal Regiment (Air Support) Blackpool, England. Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound in Basra, Iraq, on June 29, 2005. It is understood he accidentally discharged his own weapon.
Sgt. Dijkstra Sergeant Netherlands Royal Dutch Army10/11/06 Non-hostile - suicide
Cpl. Lili Dobre 28, 280th Infantry Battalion, Romanian Army Romania Dobre shot himself in the head in a tent at Camp Mittica in Nasiriya, Iraq, on March 14, 2006. He was taken to a hospital in Kuwait City, Kuwait, where he died on March 25, 2006.
Captain David Dobson, 27, of 847 Naval Air Squadron. Five British troops were killed in a helicopter crash in Basra on 6 May 2006.
Pvt. Mark Stephen Dobson 41, B (Green Howards) Company, The Tyne-Tees Regiment, British Territorial Army County Durham, England Dobson was found dead of a non-hostile cause in his quarters at Basra Air Station in Basra, Iraq, on March 28, 2005.
Lance Corporal Allan Douglas of the 7th Armoured Brigade, serving with the 1st Battalion The Highlanders, was killed by small arms fire while on patrol in Maysan province, southern Iraq, on 30 January 2006. No other UK personnel were injured in the incident.
Cpl Ainsworth Dyer 2002-04-18. 24, Montreal Quebec 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia s Canadian Light Infantry Canadian Army Ainsworth was one of four soldiers killed in a friendly fire accident near Kandahar when a bomb was dropped on their location. http://afghanistan.pigstye.net/wd.php?sort=unit
Sgt. Luis Puga Gandara 29, Spanish Army, Spain. Died after he was accidentally shot at the Spanish military base in Diwaniya, Iraq, on October 26, 2003.
Lance Cpl. Darren John George 22, 1st Battalion, Royal Anglican Regiment Essex, England Accidentally shot in the head while on patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 9, 2002.
Flight Sergeant Mark Gibson, 34, who served with 47 Squadron. On Sunday 30 January 10, 2005 servicemen were killed when an RAF Hercules transport aircraft crashed around 18.5 miles (30km) north west of Baghdad on a flight from the Iraqi capital to Balad airbase. It was the largest single loss of life suffered by the British military in Iraq since operations began in 2003.
Flight Lieutenant Kristian Gover was killed in a helicopter accident at Basra International Airport on 19 July 2004. Aged 30, he was a Puma helicopter pilot serving with 33 Squadron, based at RAF Benson in Oxfordshire.
Pvt Richard A. Green 2002-04-18 22, Edmonton Alberta 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia s Canadian Light Infantry Canadian Army Richard was one of four soldiers killed in a friendly fire accident near Kandahar when a bomb was dropped on their location. Canada http://afghanistan.pigstye.net/wd.php?sort=unit
Cpl. John Gregory 30, Royal Logistics Corps Catterick, North Yorkshire, England Shot himself after shooting a fellow soldier at the British base at Kabul International Airport on August 17, 2002.
Pvt. Mark Anthony Graham 2006-09-04. 33, Hamilton Ontario 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Canadian Army Mark was killed during a friendly fire incident in Panjwayi District.
Leonard Harvey, 55, from Wattisham in Suffolk, a civilian member of the Defence Fire Service, died in a UK hospital on 22 May 2003 after falling ill in the Gulf. On 19 May, Corporal David Shepherd, 34, an RAF policeman, died in Kuwait, believed to be from natural causes.
Corporal Richard Ivell, 29, of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, was killed on 12 February 2004, in a vehicle accident at Shaibah Logistics Base. Cpl Ivell was from near Doncaster in South Yorkshire.
Fusilier Stephen Jones, 22, from Denbeigh, serving with the Royal Welch Fusiliers, died in a road traffic accident near Amara on 10 September 2004.
Private Andrew Kelly, 18, from Tavistock in Devon and serving with the 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, died in a shooting accident at his barracks near Basra on 6 May 2003.
Australia Pvt. Jacob B. Kovco 25 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Victoria, Australia Died when accidentally shot himself in the head while cleaning his gun in the Australian security detachment barracks in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 21, 2006.
Lieutenant Colonel Carlo Liguori, 41, 2006-07-02 Gragnano Naples. Italian General Staff Italian Army Suffered a heart attack in the morning while he was standing in line for breakfast. http://afghanistan.pigstye.net/wd.php?sort=unit
Captain James Linton, 43, of 40 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery,
collapsed and died on 18 July 2003 after a
training run at a military base in Az Zubayr, southern Iraq.
Pvt. Peter Mahoney On August 10, the funeral of Private Peter Mahoney, a
soldier with the Territorial Army (TA) who served for six months in the war
against Iraq in 2003, was held at St. Aidan’s church in his hometown of
Carlisle, England. On August 3, the 45-year-old father of four had committed
suicide by gassing himself in his family car. He died of carbon monoxide
poisoning after attaching a hosepipe to the exhaust of the car parked in his
garage at his home in Botcherby, on the outskirts of Carlisle. Mahoney was
wearing his old TA uniform and had shaved his head in a regulation military
style.
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/aug2004/army-a23.shtml
Sgt. Salvatore Marracino 27, 185th Parachute Regiment, Italian Army San Severo, Foggia Province, Italy Died at a Kuwait City hospital after he accidentally shot himself in the head during target practice at an Italian military base in Nasiriya, Iraq, on March 14, 2005.
Squadron Leader Patrick Marshall, 39, a staff officer with Headquarters Strike Command based at High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, who was on temporary detachment to Iraq. On Sunday 30 January 10, 2005 servicemen were killed when an RAF Hercules transport aircraft crashed around 18.5 miles (30km) north west of Baghdad on a flight from the Iraqi capital to Balad airbase. It was the largest single loss of life suffered by the British military in Iraq since operations began in 2003.
Capt. Ken Masters 40, Officer Commanding 61 Section, Special Investigation Branch, Royal Military Police, England. The body of Capt. Masters was found "in his accommodation" in Waterloo Lines, Basra, Iraq, on October 15, 2005, according to the British Ministry of Defense. The senior military police investigator in Iraq, Captain Ken Masters, 40, was found dead at the British base in Basra on 15 October. The Ministry of Defence said the circumstances were not regarded as suspicious. Capt Masters had served with the Royal Military Police since 1981.
Private Kevin McHale, 27, a Black Watch soldier, from Fife, was killed on 29 October 2004 when his Warrior armoured vehicle overturned after the bridge it was crossing collapsed. The MoD said the death was not believed to be the result of "hostile action". Three other soldiers were injured.
RAF Sergeant Mark McLaren, 27, Two military personnel were killed when two Puma helicopters crashed in an apparent mid-air collision in a rural area near Taji, north of Baghdad. Defence Secretary Des Browne said initial reports suggested the crash on 15 April 2007 was an accident and not caused by an insurgent attack. Sgt. McLaren, from Northumberland, was said by his commanding officer to be a "consummate" professional by his commanding officer.
Cpl. Kevin Megeney was accidentally shot in the chest while in his tent at Kandahar Airfield. The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service is still investigating the incident. 2007.
Flight Lieutenant Sarah-Jayne Mulvihill, 32, who was the first female member of British forces killed in action in Iraq and was also based at RAF Benson. Five British troops were killed in a helicopter crash in Basra on 6 May 2006.
Master Engineer Gary Nicholson, 42, who served with 47 Squadron. On Sunday 30 January 10, 2005 servicemen were killed when an RAF Hercules transport aircraft crashed around 18.5 miles (30km) north west of Baghdad on a flight from the Iraqi capital to Balad airbase. It was the largest single loss of life suffered by the British military in Iraq since operations began in 2003.
Sergeant John Nightingale, a Territorial Army soldier, of 217 Transport Squadron, died in an incident on 23 September 2003 while serving at Shaibah, near Basra. The MoD said the death of the 32-year-old from Leeds, which is under investigation, involved a firearm but was not the result of enemy action.
Sergeant Robert O'Connor, 38, who served with 47 Squadron. On Sunday 30 January 10, 2005 servicemen were killed when an RAF Hercules transport aircraft crashed around 18.5 miles (30km) north west of Baghdad on a flight from the Iraqi capital to Balad airbase. It was the largest single loss of life suffered by the British military in Iraq since operations began in 2003.
Cpl. Maj Giuseppe Orlando 2006-09-21 28 Palermo Sicily 2nd Alpine Regiment Italian Army Died as a result of a non hostile accident near Kabul. http://afghanistan.pigstye.net/wd.php?sort=unit
Acting Chief Petty Officer Simon Owen, 38, who was not assigned to operations connected with Iraq, died of natural causes aboard HMS Chatham in the Gulf in December 2004.
Flight Lieutenant Paul Pardoel, 35, a pilot with 47 Squadron. On Sunday 30 January 10, 2005 servicemen were killed when an RAF Hercules transport aircraft crashed around 18.5 miles (30km) north west of Baghdad on a flight from the Iraqi capital to Balad airbase. It was the largest single loss of life suffered by the British military in Iraq since operations began in 2003.
Sergeant Norman Patterson, 28, from Staffordshire, of the Cheshire Regiment. A road accident in Baghdad on 1 January 2004 left two British soldiers dead.
Colour Sergeant Mark Powell, 37, Two military personnel were killed when two Puma helicopters crashed in an apparent mid-air collision in a rural area near Taji, north of Baghdad. Sgt. Powell, from Porthcawl, south Wales, of the Parachute Regiment, was described by the Ministry of Defence as "an exemplary soldier, father, husband, friend and Briton". Defence Secretary Des Browne said initial reports suggested the crash on 15 April 2007 was an accident and not caused by an insurgent attack.
Gunner Duncan Pritchard, 22, serving with the RAF Regiment, died in
hospital in the UK on 8 May 2003, following injuries sustained in a
traffic accident in Iraq.
Pvt.
Christopher Gordon Rayment 22, 1st Battalion, The Princess of Wales Royal
Regiment London, England Died in an non-hostile accident at al Amara, Iraq,
on August 4, 2004.
Sergeant Wayne Rees, from the 19 Light Brigade, the Queen's Royal Lancers, was killed in a road crash while on patrol in the Maysan province of southern Iraq. January 2007. The 36-year-old, from Nottingham, was a loving family man with a mischievous wit, colleagues said. His squadron leader, Major Martin Todd, said the regiment had lost not only a charismatic and wholly professional soldier but also one of its most ebullient and best loved characters. He was engaged and had an 11-year-old daughter and seven-year-old son.
Staff Sergeant Denise Rose, 34, from Liverpool, of the Royal Military Police's Special Investigation Branch, was found dead from a gunshot at the Army base in the Shatt-al-Arab Hotel in Basra on 31 October 2004. The first death of a female soldier from the UK in Iraq since operations began was not believed to be the result of "hostile action".
Maj. Raymond Ruckpaul, 41, was an armoured officer serving at the NATO coalition headquarters in Kabul. He was previously based at the NATO Allied Land Component headquarters in Heidelberg, Germany. Mr. Ruckpaul was discovered about 6:30 a.m. August 29, 2007 after suffering a gunshot wound. Medical personnel tried to save him but he died around 7:30 a.m. The cause of the death is being investigated by the Canadian military as well as the International Security Assistance Force, the name of the NATO force based in Afghanistan.
Flight Lieutenant Andrew Smith, 25, a pilot with 47 Squadron. On Sunday 30 January 10, 2005 servicemen were killed when an RAF Hercules transport aircraft crashed around 18.5 miles (30km) north west of Baghdad on a flight from the Iraqi capital to Balad airbase. It was the largest single loss of life suffered by the British military in Iraq since operations began in 2003.
Trooper Carl Smith, 23, from the 9th/12th Lancers, died after a crash on the outskirts of Basra in southern Iraq on 2 February 2006. He had only been on duty in Iraq for 11 days. Trooper Smith, from Kettering, Northants, had a three-year-old son.
Pvt. Jason Smith 32, 52nd Lowland Regiment, Territorial Army Hawick, Scotland. Died of a non-hostile cause in southern Iraq on August 13, 2003. Private Jason Smith, a Territorial Army soldier, from Hawick in Roxburghshire, of 52nd Lowland Regiment, died on 13 August 2003 in southern Iraq. A coroner said the 32-year-old soldier died of heat exhaustion after his body temperature soared to 41.1C (106F).
Pvt. Nathan Smith 2002-04-18. 27, Tatamagouche Nova Scotia 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia s Canadian Light Infantry Canadian Army Nathan was one of four soldiers killed in a friendly fire accident near Kandahar when a bomb was dropped on their location. http://afghanistan.pigstye.net/wd.php?sort=unit
Flight Lieutenant David Stead, 35, a pilot with 47 Squadron based at RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire. On Sunday 30 January 10, 2005 servicemen were killed when an RAF Hercules transport aircraft crashed around 18.5 miles (30km) north west of Baghdad on a flight from the Iraqi capital to Balad airbase. It was the largest single loss of life suffered by the British military in Iraq since operations began in 2003.
Major James Stenner, 30, from Monmouthshire, of the Welsh Guards. A road accident in Baghdad on 1 January 2004 left two British soldiers dead.
Lcpl Sean Tansey 26, Washington 2006-08-12 Tyne and Wear The Life Guards British Army Died from non hostile injuries in northern Helmand Province.
Lieutenant Tom Tanswell, 27, of 58 Battery 12 Regiment Royal Artillery, was killed in a road accident just outside Shaibah Logistics Base near the city of Basra, southern Iraq, on 27 October 2006. The Londoner joined the Army in 2004 after gaining a degree in management and marketing from the University of Manchester, and working as the area manager for a major supermarket group. In Iraq, he was a multiple commander, responsible for 12 men, manning three vehicles. The MoD said he often escorted Danish Military Police and reconstruction teams and was well-liked by his peers. His commanding officer in Iraq, Major Marcus Tivey, said: "He was leading from the front when he was killed, which typified the way he conducted himself.
Private Ryan Thomas, 18, of the Royal Regiment of Wales, was killed in a road accident in Basra on 6 November 2003. Pvt. Thomas was from Resolven, near Neath, in Glamorgan.
Sapper Robert Thomson, 22. A "tragic accident" claimed the life of Sapper Robert Thomson, 22, from West Lothian, in Basra on 31 January 2004.
Gunner Lee Thornton died on 7 September 2006 from injuries sustained in a shooting two days earlier at Al-Qurna, north of Basra. He was transferred to a military hospital in Germany but his injuries were too severe to survive, the Ministry of Defence said. He was serving with 58 Battery, 12 Regiment Royal Artillery. Family friend Jim Radcliffe described Gunner Thornton, who was engaged to be married, as a man "full of life and energy".
Master Corporal Jeffrey Scott Walsh, 32, Canada. Canadian Army 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry 08/09/06, Non-hostile - gunshot wound Kandahar Afghanistan. The military's National Investigation Service has charged a Canadian soldier with manslaughter in the shooting death of a fellow soldier in Afghanistan. Master Cpl. Jeffrey Walsh was killed last Aug. 9 when a gun went off during a routine patrol outside Kandahar. The military has been tight-lipped about the circumstances surrounding Walsh's death, but described the incident at the time as an accidental shooting. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/03/12/afghan-charges.html
Rifleman Vincent Windsor, 23, from Oxfordshire, serving with the Royal Green Jackets, died in a road accident at Amara on 21 January 2004.
Sergei Zavyalov, 23, died on April 28, 2007 from a head injury as a result of a beating by another soldier. A native of Vologda, a small town in Northwestern Russia, Zavyalov was drafted in June 2005 and served in military detachment No.11255.