British military casualties during Iraq war

OUR SOURCES Information given where released by Ministry of Defence In some cases information is included from other sources such as official reports or relatives Casualties May 2003 onwards

The lives of 33 British soldiers were lost between the invasion of Iraq on 20 March 2003 and the end of major combat operations.

All are listed below, in date order, with names in bold. Fatalities involving British units since the war are listed on a separate page, accessible from the link in the box above.

APRIL 2003

L/Cpl McCue's mother said he was a "wonderful son"

Lance Corporal James McCue, 27, from Paisley in Renfrewshire and serving with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, died on 30 April following an explosion in southern Iraq.

British soldier dies in Iraq

Fusilier Kelan Turrington, 18, was killed in action in Basra during an assault on an enemy trench.

Posthumous honour for young soldier

L/Cpl Malone was from Dublin

Also on 6 April, Lance Corporal Ian Malone, 28, and Zimbabwean Piper Christopher Muzvuru, 21, both of the 1st Battalion the Irish Guards, were killed in action in Basra.

Irish Guards returned home

Lance Corporal Karl Shearer and Lieutenant Alexander Tweedie, 25, both of the Household Cavalry Regiment, were killed when their armoured vehicle overturned on 1 April. Lieutenant Tweedie died from injuries in an Edinburgh hospital around 20 days after the accident.

Second cavalry soldier dies

MARCH 2003

Staff Sgt Muir was married and had a four-year-old son

Staff Sergeant Chris Muir, 32, of the Army School of Ammunition, Royal Logistic Corps, was killed during an operation to deal with explosives in southern Iraq on 31 March. He was from Romsey in Hampshire.

Soldier laid to rest

Lance Corporal Shaun Brierley, 28, of 212 Signal Squadron, was killed in a road accident in Kuwait on 30 March.

Father's plea over troops

Marine Christopher Maddison, 24, of 9 Assault Squadron Royal Marines, was killed in action during fighting in the Basra area on 30 March.

Fresh tributes for Marine

'Failings' behind death

Major Steve Ballard, of 3 Commando Brigade, died of natural causes on 30 March.

Lance Corporal of Horse Matty Hull died in a mistaken attack by US aircraft

Lance Corporal of Horse Matty Hull, 25, of The Blues & Royals, Household Cavalry Regiment, was killed on 28 March when American A10 aircraft mistakenly attacked a group of British light armoured vehicles near Basra.

'Friendly fire' widow's grief

Two soldiers of the Queen's Royal Lancers died when their Challenger 2 tank was hit by another Challenger 2 in fighting on 25 March. Corporal Stephen Allbutt, 35, was from Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire and Trooper David Clarke, 19, from Littleworth in Staffordshire.

Soldier laid to rest

Family tribute to teenage soldier

Sgt Steven Roberts died as he tried to quell a riot

On 24 March, Sergeant Steven Roberts, 33, from Bradford, West Yorkshire, and serving with the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment, was killed while trying to quell a riot in Al Zubayr, near Basra.

Police probe tank commander death

Also on 24 March, Lance Corporal Barry Stephen, 31, from Perth and serving with the 1st Battalion The Black Watch, was killed in action near Az Zubayr.

Soldier's name carved on memorial

Sapper Allsopp and Sgt Cullingworth were killed in southern Iraq

Two soldiers serving with 33 Engineer Regiment - Sapper Luke Allsopp, 24, from London, and Staff Sergeant Simon Cullingworth, 33, from Essex - were reported missing and later confirmed as killed after an attack on British military vehicles in southern Iraq on 23 March.

Second ambushed soldier's funeral

'Executed' soldier is buried

Flight Lieutenant Kevin Main, 35, and Flight Lieutenant David Williams were both killed on 23 March when their RAF GR4 Tornado aircraft was downed by a US Patriot missile close to the Kuwaiti border.

Pilot 'dreamed of RAF career'

On 22 March six British servicemen - and a member of the US Navy - died when two Royal Navy Sea King helicopters collided over the northern Arabian Gulf. The dead of 849 Squadron Royal Navy were: Lieutenant Philip Green, 31, from Caythorpe, Lincolnshire; Lieutenant Tony King, 35, of Congresbury, Somerset; Lieutenant Marc Lawrence, 26, of Westgate, Kent; Lieutenant Philip West, 32, originally of Hoylake, Wirral; Lieutenant James Williams, 28, of Winchester, Hampshire; and Lieutenant Andrew Wilson, 36, of Devon.

Garden tribute paid to air crew

Seven dead in helicopter crash

On 21 March eight British servicemen - plus four US aircrew - died when a US Marine Corps Sea Knight helicopter crashed south of the Kuwait border. The Britons were: Colour Sergeant John Cecil, of the Royal Marines; Lance Bombardier Llywelyn Karl Evans, 24, from Llandudno, Conwy, and serving with 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery; Captain Philip Guy, of the Royal Marines; Marine Sholto Hedenskog, of the Royal Marines; Sergeant Les Hehir, 34, of 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery; Operator Mechanic (Communications) Second Class Ian Seymour, of the Royal Navy; Warrant Officer Second Class Mark Stratford, of the Royal Marines; and Major Jason Ward, 34, of the Royal Marines.

Troops die in air 'accident'

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