UK Military fatalities 2002-2006

UNITED KINGDOM 2002-2006

This is a complete list of British military fatalities from 2002 to end 2006.

If a name is highlighted in blue, click to read details of the incident.

Date	NAME	RANK	AGE	UNIT	CAUSE
2006
27-Dec	Dwyer, James	Bombardier	29	29 Commando Royal Artillery	IED attack
12-Dec	Watson, Richard J.	Marine	42	42 Commando Royal Marines	Hostile fire
05-Dec	Wigley, Jonathan	Marine	21	45 Commando Royal Marines	Hostile fire
18-Oct	Wright, Gary	Marine	22	45 Commando Royal Marines	Hostile fire
06-Sep	McCulloch, Luke	L-Corporal	21	1st Royal Irish Regiment	Hostile fire
06-Sep	Muirhead, Paul	L-Corporal	29	1st Royal Irish Regiment	Hostile fire
06-Sep	Wright, Mark William	Corporal	25	3 Parachute Regiment	Land mine
04-Sep	O’Donnell, Craig	Private	24	5 Royal Regiment of Scotland	Suicide bomb
02-Sep	Bell, Gerard Martin	Sergeant	48	120 Sqn. Royal Air Force	Plane crash
02-Sep	Johnson, Steven	Lieutenant	38	120 Sqn. Royal Air Force	Plane crash
02-Sep	Mitchelmore, Leigh	Lieutenant	28	120 Sqn. Royal Air Force	Plane crash
02-Sep	Nicholas, Gareth	Lieutenant	40	120 Sqn. Royal Air Force	Plane crash
02-Sep	Squires, Allan James	Lieutenant	39	120 Sqn. Royal Air Force	Plane crash
02-Sep	Swarbrick, Steven	Flt Lt (pilot)	28	120 Sqn. Royal Air Force	Plane crash
02-Sep	Andrews, Gary Wayne	Sergeant	48	120 Sqn. Royal Air Force	Plane crash
02-Sep	Beattie, Stephen	Sergeant	42	120 Sqn. Royal Air Force	Plane crash
02-Sep	Knight, Benjamin	Sergeant	25	120 Sqn. Royal Air Force	Plane crash
02-Sep	Langton, John	Sergeant	29	120 Sqn. Royal Air Force	Plane crash
02-Sep	Quilliam, Gary Paul	Sergeant	42	120 Sqn. Royal Air Force	Plane crash
02-Sep	Windall, Joseph David	Marine	22	Royal Marines	Plane crash
02-Sep	Dicketts, Oliver Simon	L-Corporal	27	Parachute Regiment	Plane crash
02-Sep	Davies, Adrian	Sergeant	49	120 Sqn. Royal Air Force	Plane crash
01-Sep	Draiva, Anare	Ranger	27	1 Royal Irish Regiment	Hostile fire
27-Aug	Hetherington, Jonathan	L-Corporal	22	14 Signal Regiment	Hostile fire
20-Aug	Budd, Bryan James	Corporal	29	3 Parachute Regiment	Hostile fire
12-Aug	Tansey, Sean	L-Corporal	26	The Life Guards	Accident
09-Aug	Reeves, Leigh	Private	25	Royal Logistic Corps	Accident
06-Aug	Cutts, Andrew	Private	20	13 Air Assault Support	Hostile fire
01-Aug	Eida, Alex	Captain	29	Royal Horse Artillery	RPG attack
01-Aug	Nicholls, Ross	L-Corporal	27	Household Cavalry	RPG attack
01-Aug	Johnson, Ralph	Lieutenant	24	Household Cavalry	RPG attack
05-Jul	Jackson, Damien	Private	20	3rd Parachute Battlegroup	Hostile fire
01-Jul	Thorpe, Peter	Corporal	28	3rd Parachute Battlegroup	Hostile fire
01-Jul	Hashmi, Jabron	L-Corporal	25	Intelligence Corps	Hostile fire
27-Jun	Bartlett, Paul	Sergeant	36	Royal Marines	Hostile fire
27-Jun	Patten, David	Captain	39	Parachute Regiment	Hostile fire
12-Jun	Philippson, Jim	Captain	29	7 Parachute Royal Artillery	Hostile fire
27-Mar	Craddock, Peter	L-Corporal		1st Royal Light Infantry	Accident
22-Mar	Cridge, Mark	Corporal	25	Royal Corps of Signals	Unknown
2005
29-Oct	Sherwood, Steven	L-Corporal	23	1st Royal Light Infantry	Hostile fire
2004
28-Jan	Kitulagoda, Jonathan	Private	23	The Rifle Volunteers, TA	Suicide bomb
2002
17-Aug	Busuttil, Robert	Sergeant	30	Royal Logistics Corps	Homicide
17-Aug	Gregory, John	Corporal	30	Royal Logistics Corps	Suicide
04-Sep	George, Darren	L-Corporal	22	1st Royal Anglian	Accident