United Kingdom casualties of war - wikipedia United Kingdom casualties of war. Contents 1 Post World War II 2 1900 to 1945 3 1815 to 1898 4 References 5 Notes Post World War II Conflict Start End Military Dead Civilian Dead Total Dead Note Iraq War ( Operation Telic ) 2003 2009 179 43 222 Casualties of the Iraq War Afghanistan ( Operation Herrick ) 2014 456 101 546 British Forces casualties in Afghanistan since 2001 Sierra Leone Civil War 2000 2000 1 ? Balkans - Bosnia / Kosovo 2006 72 72 Ref Gulf War 1990 -- 1991 ( Operation Granby ) 1991 47 47 Falklands War ( Operation Corporate ) 1982 1982 255 258 Northern Ireland ( Operation Banner ) 1969 1998 763 1854 2617 Aden Emergency 1963 1967 90 90 Ref Indonesia - Malaysia confrontation 1962 1966 16 16 Dhofar Rebellion 1962 24 24 Suez Crisis ( Operation Musketeer ) 1956 1956 23 23 Ref Cyprus Emergency 1955 1959 371 16 387 Casualties led by Greek Cypriot EOKA Militant organisation Kenya ( Mau Mau Rebellion ) 1952 1960 63 N / A N / A Korean War 1950 1953 1109 1109 Ref Yangtse River Incident 1949 1949 46 46 Malayan Emergency 1948 1960 519 519 Operation Masterdom 1945 1946 40 40 Indonesian National Revolution 1945 1949 1,200 Unknown 1,200 Palestine Emergency 1945 1948 784 1900 to 1945 Conflict Start End Military Dead Civilian Dead Total Dead Note World War II 1939 1945 382,600 67,100 449,700 World War II casualties Arab revolt in Palestine 1936 1939 200 200 Iraqi revolt against the British 1920 1920 400 - 500 400 - 500 Tauber E. The Formation of Modern Syria and Iraq. P. 312 - 314 Anglo - Irish War 1919 1921 624 624 Military includes Royal Irish Constabulary Third Anglo - Afghan War 1919 1921 1136 1136 - reference - includes British Indian Army Russian Civil War 1918 1920 1073 1073 - Ref World War I 1914 1918 885,138 109,000 994,138 World War I casualties Anglo - Aro War 1901 1902 97 ? 97 Boxer Rebellion 1899 1901 ? ? ? Second Boer War 1899 1902 22,000 ? 22,000 ? 1815 to 1898 Conflict Start End Military Dead Civilian Dead Total Dead Note Second Sudan War 1898 1898 700 ? 700 ? Anglo - Zanzibar War 1896 1896 0 0 Third Anglo - Burmese War 1885 1887 ? ? ? First Boer War 1880 1881 408 ? 408 Anglo - Zulu War 1879 1879 1727 1727 Second Anglo - Afghan War 1878 1880 1057 1057 - Ref Indian Rebellion of 1857 1857 1858 11021 ? 11021 + Source T.A. Heathcote Mutiny and Insurgency in India 1857 - 58, 2007 Pen & Sword military publishers Second Opium War 1856 1860 69 ? 69 Anglo - Persian War 1856 1857 1535 + ? 1535 + Crimean War 1854 1856 22,182 22,182 - Ref Second Anglo - Burmese War 1852 1853 ? ? ? Second Anglo - Sikh War 1848 1849 2687 ? 2687 New Zealand land wars 1845 1872 560 ? ? First Anglo - Sikh War 1845 1846 1989 ? 1989 First Opium War 1839 1842 69 ? 69 + First Anglo - Afghan War 1839 1842 5062 ? 5062 Lower Canada Rebellion 1837 1838 32 32 Upper Canada Rebellion 1837 1838 ? ? ? First Anglo - Burmese War 1824 1826 15000 15000 Third Anglo - Maratha War 1817 1818 ? ? ? References - page from The Armed Forces Memorial Project - page from Sovereignty.org.uk - Lists of UK Security Force Casualties - Lists of Officers died - Canada 1750 - 1761 through to 2009 - Lists of NCOs and other ranks died - New Zealand 1845 - 47 onwards Notes Jump up ^ `` Op Telic casualty and fatality tables ''. Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on April 23, 2010. Retrieved May 10, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Op Herrick casualty and fatality tables : 2014 - Publications - GOV.UK ''. mod.uk. Retrieved 2015 - 11 - 04. Jump up ^ iCasualties : Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom Casualties Archived December 28, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Ciment, James ( 2015 ), Encyclopedia of Conflicts Since World War II, p. 198 Jump up ^ `` H.M.S. Amethyst ''. Archived from the original on August 16, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2009. CS1 maint : Unfit url ( link ) Jump up ^ `` Last to leave ? ''. Archived from the original on August 11, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2010. CS1 maint : Unfit url ( link ) Jump up ^ Anglo - Persian War Jump up ^ `` LIST OF ENGAGEMENTS AND CASUALTIES ( 1864 - 1872 ) NZETC ''. nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 2015 - 11 - 04. Jump up ^ First Opium War Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_Kingdom_casualties_of_war&oldid=850701411 '' Categories : British war casualties Military history of the United Kingdom Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links CS1 maint : Unfit url Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 17 July 2018, at 14 : 59 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

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