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[1]
Afghanistan (Operation Herrick)	2001	2014	457	101	546	British Forces casualties in Afghanistan since 2001[2][3]
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[4]	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	[5]
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	[6]

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[7]	898[7]	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[8]	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	Civilian 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+[9]
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[10]
First Anglo-Sikh War	1845	1846	1,989		1,989
First Opium War	1839	1842	69[11]		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

See also

• List of disasters in Great Britain and Ireland by death toll