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 EndMilitary DeadCivilian DeadTotal DeadNote Iraq War (Operation Telic) 2003 200917943222Casualties of the Iraq War Afghanistan (Operation Herrick) 2001 2014457101546British Forces casualties in Afghanistan since 2001iCasualties: Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom Casualties Sierra Leone Civil War2000200011Balkans - Bosnia/Kosovo199220097272RefGulf War 1990–1991 (Operation Granby)199019914747Falklands War (Operation Corporate)198219822553258Northern Ireland (Operation Banner)1969199876318542617Aden Emergency196319679090RefIndonesia-Malaysia confrontation196219661616Dhofar Rebellion196219752424Suez Crisis (Operation Musketeer)195619562323RefCyprus Emergency1955195937116387Casualties in counter-insurgency operation against Greek Cypriot EOKA militant organisationKenya (Mau Mau Rebellion)1952196063Ciment, James (2015), Encyclopedia of Conflicts Since World War II, p. 198N/AN/AKorean War1950195311091109Ref Operation Valuable, including the 1946 Corfu Channel Incident 1949 1954 300 (including Americans) none Over 300–400Yangtse River Incident194919494646Malayan Emergency19481960519519Operation Masterdom194519464040Indonesian National Revolution194519491200Unknown1200Palestine Emergency19441948784
1900 to 1945
Conflict Start EndMilitary DeadCivilian DeadTotal DeadNoteWorld War II19391945383,70067,100450,900World War II deaths; includes deaths from the Crown ColoniesArab revolt in Palestine19361939262262Iraqi revolt against the British192019201,0005,000Tauber, E., The Formation of Modern Syria and Iraq, pp. 312-314Anglo-Irish War19191921776Eunan O'Halpin the Dead of The Irish Revolution8981,674Military includes Royal Irish Constabulary. Irish civilians were all British citizens during the conflict.Third Anglo-Afghan War191919211,1361,136- reference - includes British Indian ArmyRussian Civil War191819201,0731,073-RefWorld War I19141918887,858107,000Hersch, L., La mortalité causée par la guerre mondiale, Metron- The International Review of Statistics, 1927, Vol 7. pp. 47–61994,858World War I casualtiesAnglo-Aro War19011902700-800700-800Boxer Rebellion189919013330+3330+Second Boer War1899190227,00027,000
Pre-1898 Conflict Start EndMilitary DeadCivilian DeadTotal DeadNoteSecond Sudan War18981898700700Anglo-Zanzibar War18961896001 wounded British sailor.Third Anglo-Burmese War18851887First Boer War18801881408408Anglo-Zulu War187918791,9001,900Second Anglo-Afghan War187818809,8509,850- RefIndian Rebellion of 18571857185811,021+11,021 +Source T.A.Heathcote Mutiny and Insurgency in India 1857-58, 2007 Pen & Sword military publishersSecond Opium War18561860134134Anglo-Persian War185618571,535+1,535+Anglo-Persian WarCrimean War1854185622,18222,182- RefSecond Anglo-Burmese War18521853Second Anglo-Sikh War184818492,6872,687New Zealand Wars18451872560First Anglo-Sikh War184518461,9891,989First Opium War1839184269First Opium War69+First Anglo-Afghan War183918425,0625,062Lower Canada Rebellion183718383232Upper Canada Rebellion18371838First Anglo-Burmese War1824182615,00015,000Third Anglo-Maratha War18171818Napoleonic Wars18031815311,000311,000Seven Years' War17561763160,000160,000
See also List of disasters in Great Britain and Ireland by death toll
References
External links - 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