Since 1 January 2007, 52 UK service personnel have died while on deployment, or as a result of injuries sustained in Iraq. The figures presented for fatalities are correct as at 19 May 2009. Of the 52 service personnel who have died, information for three soldiers has not been publicly released and therefore their detailed information has been excluded from the tables.
Since 1 January 2007, three female UK service personnel have died while on deployment, or as a result of injuries in Iraq. These figures are correct as at 19 May 2009.
The following table provides a breakdown of fatalities by age-group and year.
Age-group All 2007 2008 20091 All 52 47 4 1 <20 6 5 0 0 20-24 22 21 0 1 25-29 11 10 1 0 30-34 5 4 1 0 35-39 3 3 0 0 40+ 3 2 1 0 Not released 3 2 1 0 1 As at 19 May
The following table provides a breakdown of fatalities by service, corps/unit and year.
Service Corps/unit All 2007 2008 20091 All All 52 47 4 1 Naval Service2 All 0 0 0 0 Army All 43 40 2 1 Army Air Corps 1 0 1 0 Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 1 1 0 0 Corps of Royal Engineers 1 0 1 0 Corps of Royal Military Police 1 1 0 0 Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment 5 5 0 0 Foot Guards 3 3 0 0 Intelligence Corps 1 1 0 0 Mercian Regiment 1 1 0 0 Parachute Regiment 2 2 0 0 Princess of Wales Royal Regiment 1 0 0 1 Rifles 9 9 0 0 Royal Armoured Corps 5 5 0 0 Royal Army Medical Corps 2 2 0 0 Royal Corps of Signals 1 1 0 0 Royal Logistic Corps 3 3 0 0 Royal Regiment of Scotland 2 2 0 0 Royal Welsh 3 3 0 0 Yorkshire Regiment 1 1 0 0 RAF All 6 5 1 0 1 Squadron RAF Regiment 3 3 0 0 230 Squadron 1 1 0 0 504 Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force 1 1 0 0 903 Expeditionary Air Wing 1 0 1 0 Info not released 3 2 1 0 1 As at 19 May 2 Naval Service includes Royal Navy and Royal Marines Note: The breakdown for Army Corps is presented for the current Army structure, following the merger of many regiments over the last few years. Also, detail of an individual's Corp is subject to change as further information becomes available.
Since 1 January 2007, 79 UK service personnel have been very seriously or seriously injured (VSI/SI) while on deployment in Iraq. The figures presented are sourced from the NOTICAS reporting system and include casualties reported up to 16 May 2009. Casualties within the cause category of ‘natural causes’ are excluded from the figures.
Information on very seriously and seriously injured casualties by sex for the time period requested cannot be released without disclosing individual identities.
The following table provides a breakdown of very seriously and seriously injured casualties by age-group and year.
Age-group Total 2007 2008 20091 Total 79 69 9 1 <20 years 13 12 1 0 20-24 21 18 2 1 25-29 16 14 2 0 30-34 11 9 2 0 35-39 14 12 2 0 40+ 4 4 0 0 1 As at 16 May Note: These figures exclude natural causes
Information on very seriously and seriously injured casualties by regiment, or other service equivalent, for the time period requested cannot be released without disclosing individual identities.
A breakdown of very seriously and seriously injured casualties by service and year is provided in the following table.
Service Total 2007 2008 20091 Total 79 69 9 1 Naval Service1 1 1 0 0 Army 70 60 9 1 RAF 8 8 0 0 1 As at 16 May 2 Naval Service includes Royal Navy and Royal Marines Note: These figures exclude natural causes
Since 1 January 2007, 409 UK service personnel have been recorded on the NOTICAS casualty reporting system with a medical listing of Incapacitating Illness/Injury (III), Unlisted Condition (UL) or Minor Injury (MI) while on deployment in Iraq. The figures presented include casualties reported up to 16 May 2009. Casualties within the cause category of ‘natural causes’ are excluded from the figures.
Since 1 January 2007,13 female members of UK service personnel have been recorded on the NOTICAS casualty reporting system with a medical listing of III, UL or MI while on deployment in Iraq.
The following table provides a breakdown of casualties listed as III, UL and MI by age-group and year.
Age-group Total 2007 2008 20091 Total 409 243 124 42 <20 years 47 20 18 9 20-24 166 104 46 16 25-29 91 54 29 8 30-34 46 31 14 1 35-39 39 23 11 5 40+ 20 11 6 3 1As at 16 May Note: These figures excludes natural causes
Information on the breakdown of casualties by regiment, or other service equivalent, for the time period requested cannot be released without disclosing individual identities.
The following table provides a breakdown of listed as III, UL and MI by service and year.
Service Total 2007 2008 20091 Total 409 243 124 42 Naval Service2 17 4 11 2 Army 365 226 100 39 RAF 27 13 13 1 1 As at 16 May 2Naval Service includes Royal Navy and Royal Marines Note: These figures exclude natural causes