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UK armed forces operational deaths 1945-2016, by theatre
UK armed forces operational deaths 1945-2016, by theatre
United Kingdom (UK) armed forces operational deaths post World War II from 1945 to 2016, by theatre
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Feb 17, 2016
This statistic displays the number of deaths of United Kingdom (UK) armed forces since World War II, by conflict theatre. Between 1948 and 1960 1,443 members of British armed forces died in what is now known as the Malayan Emergency. This conflict killed 2 more British armed forces then the whole of the conflict in Northern Ireland which lasted from August 1969 to July 2007.
United Kingdom (UK) armed forces operational deaths post World War II from 1945 to 2016, by theatre
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| Number of military deaths | |
|---|---|
| Palestine (Sep 1945 to 30 Jun 1948) | 754 |
| Malaya (16 Jun 1948 to 31 Jul 1960) | 1,443 |
| Berlin Airlift (25 Jun 1948 to 6 Oct 1949) | 25 |
| Yangtze (20 Apr 1949 to 31 Jul 1949) | 45 |
| Korea (27 Jun 1950 to 27 Jul 1954) | 1,129 |
| Canal Zone (16 Oct 1951 to 19 Oct 1954) | 405 |
| Kenya (21 Oct 1952 to 17 Nov 1956) | 95 |
| Cyprus (1 Apr 1955 to 18 Apr 1959) | 358 |
| Near East (Suez) (31 Oct 1956 to 22 Dec 1956) | 24 |
| Arabian Peninsular (1 Jan 1957 to 30 Jun 1960) | 60 |
| Congo (10 Jul 1960 to 30 Jun 1964) | 2 |
| Brunei (8 Dec 1962 to 23 Dec 1962) | 7 |
| Borneo (24 Dec 1962 to 11 Aug 1966) | 140 |
| Cyprus (UN) (27 Mar 1964 to present) | 13 |
| Radfan (25 Apr 1964 to 31 Jul 1964) | 13 |
| South Arabia (1 Aug 1964 to 30 Nov 1967) | 160 |
| Malay Peninsula (17 Aug 1964 to 11 Aug 1966) | 39 |
| Northern Ireland (14 Aug 1969 to 31 Jul 2007) | 1,441 |
| Dhofar (1 Oct 1969 to 3 Sep 1976) | 25 |
| Rhodesia (1 Dec 1979 to 20 Mar 1980) | 5 |
| Falklands ( 2 Apr 1982 to 21 Oct 1982) | 237 |
| Gulf (2 Aug 1990 to 7 Mar 1991) | 45 |
| Air Operations Iraq (16 Jul 1991 to 30 Apr 2003) | 7 |
| Cambodia (1 Oct 1991 to 30 Sep 1993) | 1 |
| Balkans (1 Jul 1992 to present) | 72 |
| Sierra Leone (5 May 2000 to 31 Jul 2002) | 5 |
| Afghanistan (11 Sep 2001 to present) | 456 |
| Iraq (20 Jan 2003 to 22 May 2011) | 178 |
| Libya (19 Mar 2011 to 31 Oct 2011) | 1 |
| Number of military deaths | |
|---|---|
| Palestine (Sep 1945 to 30 Jun 1948) | 754 |
| Malaya (16 Jun 1948 to 31 Jul 1960) | 1,443 |
| Berlin Airlift (25 Jun 1948 to 6 Oct 1949) | 25 |
| Yangtze (20 Apr 1949 to 31 Jul 1949) | 45 |
| Korea (27 Jun 1950 to 27 Jul 1954) | 1,129 |
| Canal Zone (16 Oct 1951 to 19 Oct 1954) | 405 |
| Kenya (21 Oct 1952 to 17 Nov 1956) | 95 |
| Cyprus (1 Apr 1955 to 18 Apr 1959) | 358 |
| Near East (Suez) (31 Oct 1956 to 22 Dec 1956) | 24 |
| Arabian Peninsular (1 Jan 1957 to 30 Jun 1960) | 60 |
| Congo (10 Jul 1960 to 30 Jun 1964) | 2 |
| Brunei (8 Dec 1962 to 23 Dec 1962) | 7 |
| Borneo (24 Dec 1962 to 11 Aug 1966) | 140 |
| Cyprus (UN) (27 Mar 1964 to present) | 13 |
| Radfan (25 Apr 1964 to 31 Jul 1964) | 13 |
| South Arabia (1 Aug 1964 to 30 Nov 1967) | 160 |
| Malay Peninsula (17 Aug 1964 to 11 Aug 1966) | 39 |
| Northern Ireland (14 Aug 1969 to 31 Jul 2007) | 1,441 |
| Dhofar (1 Oct 1969 to 3 Sep 1976) | 25 |
| Rhodesia (1 Dec 1979 to 20 Mar 1980) | 5 |
| Falklands ( 2 Apr 1982 to 21 Oct 1982) | 237 |
| Gulf (2 Aug 1990 to 7 Mar 1991) | 45 |
| Air Operations Iraq (16 Jul 1991 to 30 Apr 2003) | 7 |
| Cambodia (1 Oct 1991 to 30 Sep 1993) | 1 |
| Balkans (1 Jul 1992 to present) | 72 |
| Sierra Leone (5 May 2000 to 31 Jul 2002) | 5 |
| Afghanistan (11 Sep 2001 to present) | 456 |
| Iraq (20 Jan 2003 to 22 May 2011) | 178 |
| Libya (19 Mar 2011 to 31 Oct 2011) | 1 |
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by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Feb 17, 2016
This statistic displays the number of deaths of United Kingdom (UK) armed forces since World War II, by conflict theatre. Between 1948 and 1960 1,443 members of British armed forces died in what is now known as the Malayan Emergency. This conflict killed 2 more British armed forces then the whole of the conflict in Northern Ireland which lasted from August 1969 to July 2007.
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- September 3, 1945 to October 31, 2016
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- September 3, 1945 to October 31, 2016
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