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United Kingdom Casualites in Afghanistan
2002 - 2006

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Name

Age

Unit

Hometown

Killed in Action

tz_richard_watson

Marine Richard J. Watson
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23

4 Troop, Company K,
42 Commando,
Royal Marines Caterham

Surrey,
 England

Killed by small-arms fire when a British patrol was attacked by Taliban fighters near Now Zad district in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 12, 2006

tz_jonathan_wigley

Marine Jonathan Wigley
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21

Zulu Company,
45 Commando,
Royal Marines

 Melton Mowbray,
Leicestershire,
England

Died of injuries sustained during an operation near the village of Garmsir in southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 5, 2006

tz_gary_wright

Marine Gary
Wright
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22

Reconnaissance Troop,
45 Commando,
Royal Marines

 Glasgow,
Scotland

Killed when a suicide bomber threw himself in front of his vehicle while on patrol in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan on October 19, 2006

tz_paul_muirhead

Lance Cpl. Paul Muirhead
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29

1 Royal Irish Regiment

Bearley,
Warwickshire,
England

Died on September 6, 2006, from wounds sustained during a Taliban attack on a British base at Musa Quala in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 1, 2006.

tz_mark_wright

Cpl. Mark William Wright
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27

3rd Battalion,
The Parachute Regiment

 Edinburgh,
Scotland

Killed when a routine patrol encountered an unmarked minefield in the region of Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2006

tz_craig_odonnell

Pvt. Craig
O'Donnell
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24

Company B, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders,
5th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland

Clydebank,
 Dunbartonshire,
Scotland

Killed along with four Afghan civilians when a suicide car bomb exploded near a NATO convoy on Kabul-Jalalabad road in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 4, 2006

tz_gary_andrews

Flight Sgt. Gary Wayne Andrews
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48

120 Squadron,
Royal Air Force

Tankerton,
 Kent, England

One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006

tz_stephen_beattie

Flight Sgt. Stephen Beattie
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42

120 Squadron,
Royal Air Force

Dundee,
Scotland

One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006

tz_gerard_bell

Flight Sgt. Gerard Martin Bell
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48

120 Squadron,
Royal Air Force

Ely,
 Cambridgeshire,
England

One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006

tz_adrian_davies

Flight Sgt. Adrian Davies
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49

120 Squadron,
Royal Air Force

Amersham,
 Bucks, England

One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006

tz_simon_dicketts

Cpl. Oliver Simon Dicketts
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--

The Parachute
 Regiment

 Wadhurst,
East Sussex,
England

One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006

tz_steven_johnson

Flight Lt. Steven Johnson
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38

120 Squadron,
 Royal Air Force

Collingham,
Notts, England

One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006

tz_benjamin_knight

Sgt. Benjamin James Knight
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25

120 Squadron,
 Royal Air Force

Bridgwater,
Somerset,
England

One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006

tz_john_langton

Sgt. John Joseph Langton
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29

120 Squadron,
Royal Air Force

Liverpool,
England

One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006

tz_leigh_mitchelmore

Flight Lt. Leigh Anthony Mitchelmore
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28

120 Squadron,
Royal Air Force

Bournemouth,
England

One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006

tz_gareth_nicholas

Flight Lt. Gareth Rodney Nicholas
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40

120 Squadron,
 Royal Air Force

 Redruth,
Cornwall,
England

One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006

tz_gary_quilliam

Sgt. Gary Paul Quilliam
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42

120 Squadron,
 Royal Air Force

 Manchester,
England

One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006

tz_allan_squires

Flight Lt. Allan James Squires
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39

120 Squadron,
Royal Air Force

Clatterbridge,
England

One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006

tz_steven_swarbrick

Flight Lt. Steven Swarbrick
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28

120 Squadron,
Royal Air Force

Liverpool,
 England

One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006

tz_joseph_windall

Marine Joseph David Windall
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22

Royal Marines

Hazlemere,
Buckinghamshire,
England

One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006

tz_jonathan_hetherington

Lance Cpl. Jonathan Peter Hetherington
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22

14 Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare)

South Wales

Died following an early morning attack by Taliban forces on the platoon house in Musa Qal'eh in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 27, 2006

tz_bryan_budd

Cpl. Bryan James
Budd            
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29

Company A,
3rd Battalion,
The Parachute Regiment

Ripon,
 North Yorkshire,
England

Budd was killed while leading an assault on a Taliban position in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2006. He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross, Britain's highest military honor for gallantry.

tz_sean_tansey

Lance Cpl. Sean
Tansey
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26

D Squadron,
 The Life Guards,  Household Cavalry
Regiment

 Newcastle,
England

Killed in a non-hostile accident involving a British military vehicle undergoing routine maintenance at a UK military base in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 12, 2006

tz_leigh_reeves

Pvt. Leigh Reeves
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25

Headquarters,
Allied Rapid Reaction Corps Support Battalion, Royal Logistic Corps

 Leicester,
England

Killed in a road traffic accident at Camp Souter, Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 9, 2006

tz_andrew_cutts

Pvt. Andrew
Barrie Cutts
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19

13 Air Assault
 Support Regiment,
Royal Logistic Corps

 Mansfield,
 England

Killed in action in Musa Qualeh in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan on August 6, 2006

tz_alex_eida

Capt. Alex Eida
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29

7 Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery

Surrey,
 England

One of three British soldiers killed when a British vehicle patrol was attacked by Taliban insurgents with rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine guns in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2006

tz_ralph_johnson

2nd Lt. Ralph
Johnson
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24

Household Cavalry Regiment

Windsor,
England

One of three British soldiers killed when a British vehicle patrol was attacked by Taliban insurgents with rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine guns in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2006

tz_ross_nicholls

Lance Cpl. Ross
 Nicholls
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27

Household Cavalry Regiment

London,
England

One of three British soldiers killed when a British vehicle patrol was attacked by Taliban insurgents with rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine guns in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2006

tz_damien_jackson

Pvt. Damien
Jackson
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19

3rd Battalion,
The Parachute Regiment

South Shields,
Tyne and Wear,
England

Killed in a firefight with Taliban forces that occurred during a security patrol to clear a helicopter landing site at Sangin in central Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 5, 2006

tz_jabron_hashmi

Lance Cpl. Jabron Hashmi
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24

Intelligence Corps

Birmingham,
England

One of two British soldiers killed in a Taliban attack on the British base in Sangin, Helmand province in Afghanistan on July 1, 2006

tz_peter_thorpe

Cpl. Peter Thorpe
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27

Royal Signals

Barrow-in-Furness,
Cumbria,
England

One of two British soldiers killed in a Taliban attack on the British base in Sangin, Helmand province in Afghanistan on July 1, 2006

tz_casualties02

Sgt. Paul Bartlett
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35

Special Reconnaissance Regiment

England

One of two British soldiers killed when their patrol was ambushed in the Sangin valley of northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 27, 2006.

tz_casualties02

Capt. David Patten
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38

Special Boat Service

Ulster,
Northern Ireland

One of two British soldiers killed when their patrol was ambushed in the Sangin valley of northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 27, 2006.

tz_jim_philippson

Capt. Jim Philippson
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29

7 Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery

St. Albans,
Hertfordshire,
England

Killed when a British Army mobile patrol was engaged in a firefight against suspected Taliban forces in Helmand province, Afghanistan,
on June 11, 2006

tz_peter_craddock

Lance Cpl. Peter Edward Craddock
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Support Company,
1st Battalion, The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire & Wiltshire Regiment

Newbury,
Berkshire,
England

Died in a traffic accident in Lashkar Gah in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on
March 27, 2006

tz_mark_cridge

Cpl. Mark Cridge
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25

7 Signal Regiment,
Royal Corp of Signals

  Wiltshire,
England

Died at Camp Bastion near Lashkar Gah in the southern province of Helmand, Afghanistan, on March 22, 2006.

tz_steven_sherwood

Lance Cpl. Steven Sherwood
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23

1st Battalion, The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry Regiment

Ross-on-Wye,
Herefordshire,
England

Killed when his convoy was ambushed while traveling between military bases in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, on October 29, 2005

tz_jonathan_kitulagoda

Pvt. Jonathan Kitulagoda
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23

E (Devon & Dorset) Company,
The Rifle Volunteers,
 British Territorial Army

 Plymouth,
England

Killed in a suicide bomb attack near Kabul, on January 28, 2004

Busuttil

Sgt. Robert Busuttil
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30

Royal Logistics Corps

Tycoch, Swansea, Wales

Killed by a fellow soldier at the British base at Kabul International Airport on August 17, 2002

tz_casualties02

Cpl. John Gregory
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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

tz_casualties02

Lance Cpl. Darren John George
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22

1st Battalion,
Royal Anglian Regiment

 Essex,
England

Accidentally shot in the head while on patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 9, 2002

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