# United Kingdom casualties of war

United Kingdom casualties of war lists deaths of British armed forces and British citizens caused by conflicts in which the United Kingdom was involved.

## 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) | 2001 | 2014 | 457 | 101 | 546 | British Forces casualties in Afghanistan since 2001 |
| Sierra Leone Civil War | 2000 | 2000 | 1 | | 1 | |
| Balkans - Bosnia/Kosovo | 1992 | 2009 | 72 | | 72 | Ref |
| Gulf War 1990–1991 (Operation Granby) | 1990 | 1991 | 47 | | 47 | |
| Falklands War (Operation Corporate) | 1982 | 1982 | 255 | 3 | 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 | 1975 | 24 | | 24 | |
| Suez Crisis (Operation Musketeer) | 1956 | 1956 | 23 | | 23 | Ref |
| Cyprus Emergency | 1955 | 1959 | 371 | 16 | 387 | Casualties in counter-insurgency operation against Greek Cypriot EOKA militant organisation |
| Kenya (Mau Mau Rebellion) | 1952 | 1960 | 63 | N/A | N/A | |
| Korean War | 1950 | 1953 | 1109 | | 1109 | Ref |
| Operation Valuable, including the 1946 Corfu Channel Incident | 1949 | 1954 | 300 (including Americans) | none | Over 300–400 |
| Yangtse River Incident | 1949 | 1949 | 46 | | 46 | |
| Malayan Emergency | 1948 | 1960 | 519 | | 519 | |
| Operation Masterdom | 1945 | 1946 | 40 | | 40 | |
| Indonesian National Revolution | 1945 | 1949 | 1200 | Unknown | 1200 | |
| Palestine Emergency | 1944 | 1948 | | | 784 | |

## 1900 to 1945

| Conflict | Start | End | Military Dead | Civilian Dead | Total Dead | Note |
| World War II | 1939 | 1945 | 383,700 | 67,100 | 450,900 | World War II deaths; includes deaths from the Crown Colonies |
| Arab revolt in Palestine | 1936 | 1939 | 262 | | 262 | |
| Iraqi revolt against the British | 1920 | 1920 | 1,000 | | 5,000 | Tauber, E., The Formation of Modern Syria and Iraq, pp. 312-314 |
| Anglo-Irish War | 1919 | 1921 | 776 | 898 | 1,674 | Military includes Royal Irish Constabulary. Irish civilians were all British citizens during the conflict. |
| Third Anglo-Afghan War | 1919 | 1921 | 1,136 | | 1,136 | - reference - includes British Indian Army |
| Russian Civil War | 1918 | 1920 | 1,073 | | 1,073 | -Ref |
| World War I | 1914 | 1918 | 887,858 | 107,000 | 994,858 | World War I casualties |
| Anglo-Aro War | 1901 | 1902 | 700-800 | | 700-800 |
| Boxer Rebellion | 1899 | 1901 | 33 | 30+ | 33 | 30+ |
| Second Boer War | 1899 | 1902 | 27,000 | | 27,000 | |

## 1815 to 1898

| Conflict | Start | End | Military Dead | Total Dead | Note |
| Second Sudan War | 1898 | 1898 | 700 | 700 | |
| Anglo-Zanzibar War | 1896 | 1896 | 0 | 0 | 1 wounded British sailor. |
| Third Anglo-Burmese War | 1885 | 1887 | | | |
| First Boer War | 1880 | 1881 | 408 | 408 | |
| Anglo-Zulu War | 1879 | 1879 | 1,900 | 1,900 | |
| Second Anglo-Afghan War | 1878 | 1880 | 9,850 | 9,850 | - Ref |
| Indian Rebellion of 1857 | 1857 | 1858 | 11,021+ | 11,021 + | Source T.A.Heathcote Mutiny and Insurgency in India 1857-58, 2007 Pen & Sword military publishers |
| Second Opium War | 1856 | 1860 | 134 | 134 | |
| Anglo-Persian War | 1856 | 1857 | 1,535+ | 1,535+ | |
| Crimean War | 1854 | 1856 | 22,182 | 22,182 | - Ref |
| Second Anglo-Burmese War | 1852 | 1853 | | | |
| Second Anglo-Sikh War | 1848 | 1849 | 2,687 | 2,687 | |
| New Zealand Wars | 1845 | 1872 | 560 | | |
| First Anglo-Sikh War | 1845 | 1846 | 1,989 | 1,989 | |
| First Opium War | 1839 | 1842 | 69 | 69+ | |
| First Anglo-Afghan War | 1839 | 1842 | 5,062 | 5,062 | |
| Lower Canada Rebellion | 1837 | 1838 | 32 | 32 | |
| Upper Canada Rebellion | 1837 | 1838 | | | |
| First Anglo-Burmese War | 1824 | 1826 | 15,000 | 15,000 | |
| Third Anglo-Maratha War | 1817 | 1818 | | | |