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Mr. Grocott
asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many British Service men were killed (a) on active service and (b) during training operations in each of the last five years.
Dr. Gilbert
The number of British regular Service men who were killed as a result of hostile action and during training schemes and exercises during the period is as follows:
| Hostile action | Training | |
| 1973 | 60 | 14 |
| 1974 | 28 | 9 |
| 1975 | 15 | 16 |
| 1976 | 14 | 8 |
| 1977 | 15 | 5 |