Listing of Recent Non-combat Deaths

Multinational Forces

 Master Cpl. Raymond Arndt, Canadian, killed when his G-Wagon patrol vehicle collided with truck.  August 5, 2006.

Master Cpl. Pat Audet, 38, of Montreal, died in Zabul province when his helicopter crashed on takeoff. Audet was with 430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron;  He was based at Valcartier, Que.  July 6,
2009.

Craftsman Craig Atkinson, 19, 26 Regiment, Royal Artillery.  Died on 31st August 2005 when the Land rover he was a passenger in crashed in Germany. Three young soldiers died instantly at the roadside, all were resuscitated at the scene. Sadly all later died in Hospital.

Capt. Oleksii Bondarenko 35 5th Mechanized Brigade, Ukrainian Army Reserve Ukraine Committed suicide by shooting himself in Kut, Iraq, on November 19, 2003.

Lance Corporal Dennis Brady was hit in an “indirect fire attack” at the Shatt Al-Arab Hotel after
mortars landed inside the UK base in Basra, southern Iraq, on 1 October 2006.  The 37-year-old, from Cumbria, was a regular reservist from the Royal Army Medical Corps, attached to the 1st Battalion of the Light Infantry.  L/Cpl Brady grew up in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, where he lived with his wife, Zoe.  He left the regular Army in 2004 and worked as a firefighter before volunteering to return to the military as a reservist.

Chief Technician Richard Brown, 40, who served with 47 Squadron. On Sunday 30 January 10, 2005 servicemen were killed when an RAF Hercules transport aircraft crashed around 18.5 miles
(30km) north west of Baghdad on a flight from the Iraqi capital to Balad airbase. It was the largest single loss of life suffered by the British military in Iraq since operations began in 2003.

Sgt. Robert Busuttil 30 Royal Logistics Corps Tycoch, Swansea, Wales Killed by a fellow soldier at the British base at Kabul International Airport on August 17, 2002.

Lieutenant Commander Darren Chapman, a 40-year-old father of three, of 847 Naval Air Squadron in Yeovilton.  Five British troops were killed in a helicopter crash in Basra on 6 May 2006.

Jason Chelsea, 19, of Wigan. Last month apparently committed suicide due to concerns over what awaited him in Iraq – where he was to serve with the King’s Lancaster Regiment. (from report done
Sept. 2006) Jason Chelsea, 19, a Kings, Lancashire and Border Regiment infantryman, died four days after taking an overdose.  Shortly after taking the overdose, he told his parents that as part of training for Iraq he had been warned he might have to shoot children. His funeral was held in Greater Manchester. A military inquest is to be held into his death.

Marine Paul Collins, 21, of 847 Naval Air Squadron.  Five British troops were killed in a helicopter crash in Basra on 6 May 2006.

Sgt. Paul Connolly 33, 21 Engineer Regiment, Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers Crawley, West Sussex, England Connolly was found dead from a gunshot wound at Shaibah Logistic Base in southern Iraq on December 26, 2004. The UK Ministry of Defense said the initial inquiry into his death did not indicate hostile action or other suspicious circumstances.

Cpl John Cosby, 28, of the Devon and Dorset Light Infantry, was shot in the head as his platoon raided a house.  The inquest at Oxford Old Assizes has heard it was believed the fatal shot was fired by Cpl Dean Newark, of the Royal Anglian Regiment, who was returning fire from an Iraqi insurgent.  He was killed on July 17, 2006.

Wing Commander John Coxen, the most senior British officer
killed in Iraq, who was 46 and based at RAF Benson.  Five British troops were
killed in a helicopter crash in Basra on 6 May 2006.

Lance Corporal Andrew Craw, 21, of the Argyll and
Sutherland Highlanders, died on 7 January 2004 as the result of what the MoD
said was a “tragic incident” on a training range near
Basra. He was from Clackmannanshire.

Cpl. Mark Cridge 25, 7 Signal Regiment, Royal Corp of Signals Hometown
of record not available.  Died at Camp Bastion near Lashkar Gah in the southern
province of Helmand, Afghanistan, on March 22, 2006. British authorities said
initial inquiries into his death did not indicate hostile
action.

Signaller Paul William Didsbury 18, 21st Signal Regiment
(Air Support) Blackpool, England.  Died of a non-hostile
gunshot wound in Basra, Iraq, on June 29, 2005.  It is understood he
accidentally discharged his own weapon.

Sgt. Dijkstra Sergeant Netherlands Royal Dutch Army10/11/06
Non-hostile – suicide

Cpl. Lili Dobre 28, 280th Infantry Battalion, Romanian Army
Romania Dobre shot himself in the head in a tent at
Camp Mittica in Nasiriya, Iraq, on March 14, 2006. He was taken to a hospital in
Kuwait City, Kuwait, where he died on March 25, 2006.

Captain David Dobson, 27, of 847 Naval Air Squadron.  Five
British troops were killed in a helicopter crash in
Basra on 6 May 2006.

Pvt. Mark Stephen Dobson 41, B (Green Howards) Company, The Tyne-Tees
Regiment, British Territorial Army County Durham, England Dobson was found dead
of a suicide in his quarters at Basra Air Station in
Basra, Iraq, on March 28, 2005.

Lance Corporal Allan Douglas of the 7th Armoured Brigade, serving with
the 1st Battalion The Highlanders, was killed by small arms
fire while on patrol in Maysan province, southern Iraq, on 30 January
2006. No other UK personnel were injured in the incident.

Cpl. Brendan Anthony Downey, a Canadian
military policeman based in Dundurn, Sask. Found dead in sleeping quarters in a
secret base in the Arabian desert. A non-combat
casualty.  July 4, 2008.

Cpl Ainsworth Dyer 2002-04-18. 24, Montreal Quebec 3rd
Battalion, Princess Patricia s Canadian Light Infantry Canadian Army Ainsworth
was one of four soldiers killed in a friendly fire
accident near Kandahar when a bomb was dropped on
their location.

Sgt. Luis Puga Gandara 29, Spanish Army, Spain.  Died after
he was accidentally shot at the Spanish military base
in Diwaniya, Iraq, on October 26, 2003.

Lance Cpl. Darren John George 22, 1st Battalion, Royal
Anglican Regiment Essex, England Accidentally shot in the
head while on patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 9, 2002.

Flight Sergeant Mark Gibson, 34, who served with 47
Squadron. On Sunday 30 January 10, 2005 servicemen were killed when an RAF
Hercules transport aircraft crashed around 18.5 miles
(30km) north west of Baghdad on a flight from the Iraqi capital to Balad
airbase. It was the largest single loss of life suffered by the British military
in Iraq since operations began in 2003.

Flight Lieutenant Kristian Gover was killed in a helicopter accident at Basra International Airport on 19
July 2004. Aged 30, he was a Puma helicopter pilot serving with 33 Squadron,
based at RAF Benson in Oxfordshire.

Pte. Mark Anthony Graham 2006-09-04. 33, Hamilton Ontario
1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Canadian Army Mark was killed during
a friendly fire incident in Panjwayi District.

Pte Richard A. Green 2002-04-18 22, Edmonton Alberta 3rd
Battalion, Princess Patricia s Canadian Light Infantry Canadian Army Richard was
one of four soldiers killed in a friendly fire
accident near Kandahar when a bomb was dropped on their location.

Cpl. John Gregory 30, Royal Logistics Corps Catterick, North
Yorkshire, England Shot himself after shooting a
fellow soldier at the British base at Kabul International Airport on August 17,
2002.

Leonard Harvey, 55, from Wattisham in Suffolk, a civilian member of
the Defence Fire Service, died in a UK hospital on 22 May 2003 after falling ill
in the Gulf.  On 19 May, Corporal David Shepherd, 34, an RAF policeman, died in
Kuwait, believed to be from natural causes.

Private John Howard, aged 23, was born in Wellington, New Zealand, he
was attached to the 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment. He was killed in
Afghanistan on December 5, 2010. Cause of death was friendly
fire. It is understood Private Howard was hit by cannon fire from the
American F18 jet during a firefight with the Taliban in poor weather conditions.

Corporal Richard Ivell, 29, of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical
Engineers, was killed on 12 February 2004, in a vehicle
accident at Shaibah Logistics Base. Cpl Ivell was from near Doncaster in
South Yorkshire.

Cpl. Martin Joannette, 25, of St-Calixte, Que., died in Zabul province
when his helicopter crashed on takeoff.  Joannette
with the 3e Bataillon, Royal 22e Regiment. Both he was based at Valcartier,
Que.  July 6, 2009.

Fusilier Stephen Jones, 22, from Denbeigh, serving with the Royal
Welch Fusiliers, died in a road traffic accident near
Amara on 10 September 2004.

Private Andrew Kelly, 18, from Tavistock in Devon and serving with the
3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, died in a shooting
accident at his barracks near Basra on 6 May 2003.

Master Cpl. Anthony Klumpenhouwer, 25, of
Listowel, died after falling from a
communications tower while on duty with the elite Special Operations Forces
Command, conducting surveillance in Kandahar City.  April 18, 2007.

Australia Pvt. Jacob B. Kovco 25, 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian
Regiment Victoria, Australia Died when accidentally shot
himself in the head while cleaning his gun in the Australian security
detachment barracks in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 21, 2006.

Cpl. Eric Labbe, 31, of 2nd Battalion, Royal
22nd Regiment, killed when his armoured vehicle
rolled over in wet, rugged terrain southwest of Kandahar City.   January
6, 2008.

Gunner Kenneth John Laga, 22, 26 Regiment,
Royal Artillery.  Died on 31st August 2005 when the Land rover he was a
passenger in crashed in Germany. Three young soldiers
died instantly at the roadside, all were resuscitated at the scene. Sadly all
later died in Hospital.  His story.

Sgt Marc D. Leger 2002-04-18 29 Lancaster Ontario 3rd Battalion,
Princess Patricia s Canadian Light Infantry Canadian Army Marc was one of four
soldiers killed in a friendly fire accident near Kandahar when a bomb was dropped on their
location.

Lieutenant Colonel Carlo Liguori, 41,  2006-07-02 Gragnano Naples.
Italian General Staff Italian Army Suffered a heart
attack in the morning while he was standing in line for breakfast.

Captain James Linton, 43, of 40 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, collapsed and died on 18 July 2003 after a training run at
a military base in Az Zubayr, southern Iraq.

Pvt. Peter Mahoney
On August 10, the funeral of Private Peter Mahoney, a soldier with the
Territorial Army (TA) who served for six months in the war against Iraq in 2003,
was held at St. Aidan’s church in his hometown of Carlisle, England. On August
3, the 45-year-old father of four had committed suicide by gassing himself in his family car. He died of
carbon monoxide poisoning after attaching a hosepipe to the exhaust of the car
parked in his garage at his home in Botcherby, on the outskirts of Carlisle.
Mahoney was wearing his old TA uniform and had shaved his head in a regulation
military style.

Bombardier Karl Manning, of the 5e Regiment de l’artillerie legere du
Canada, died on May 28, 2011 of non-combat related
injuries.  Suicide is suspected in his death, which is being investigated
by military authorities.

Sgt. Salvatore Marracino 27, 185th Parachute Regiment,
Italian Army San Severo, Foggia Province, Italy Died at a Kuwait City hospital
after he accidentally shot himself in the head during
target practice at an Italian military base in Nasiriya, Iraq, on March 14,
2005.

Squadron Leader Patrick Marshall, 39, a staff officer with
Headquarters Strike Command based at High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, who was on
temporary detachment to Iraq. On Sunday 30 January 10, 2005 servicemen were
killed when an RAF Hercules transport aircraft crashed
around 18.5 miles (30km) north west of Baghdad on a flight from the Iraqi
capital to Balad airbase. It was the largest single loss of life suffered by the
British military in Iraq since operations began in 2003.

Warrant Officer Hani Massouh, 41,
of 2nd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment, killed when his armoured vehicle rolled over in wet, rugged terrain
southwest of Kandahar City.  Jan. 6, 2008.

Capt. Ken Masters 40, Officer Commanding 61 Section, Special
Investigation Branch, Royal Military Police, England. The body of Capt. Masters
was found “in his accommodation” in Waterloo Lines, Basra, Iraq, on October 15,
2005, according to the British Ministry of Defense. The senior military
police investigator in Iraq, Captain Ken Masters, 40, was found dead at the British base in Basra on 15 October.  The
Ministry of Defence said the circumstances were not regarded as suspicious. Capt
Masters had served with the Royal Military Police since 1981.

Private Kevin McHale, 27, a Black Watch soldier, from Fife, was killed
on 29 October 2004 when his Warrior armoured vehicle
overturned after the bridge it was crossing collapsed. The MoD said the
death was not believed to be the result of “hostile action”. Three other
soldiers were injured.

RAF Sergeant Mark McLaren, 27,  Two military personnel were killed
when two Puma helicopters crashed in an apparent mid-air collision in a rural
area near Taji, north of Baghdad.  Defence Secretary Des Browne said initial
reports suggested the crash on 15 April 2007 was an accident
and not caused by an insurgent attack. Sgt. McLaren, from Northumberland,
was said by his commanding officer to be a “consummate” professional by his
commanding officer.

Cpl. Kevin Megeney was accidentally
shot in the chest while in his tent at Kandahar Airfield.  The Canadian
Forces National Investigation Service is still investigating the incident.
March 6, 2007.

Maj. Michelle Mendes, based in
Ottawa, was found dead in her room at the Kandahar
Airfield on April 23, 2009, the Canadian Forces said in a statement.  Mendes,
30, is the third female soldier to die during the Afghan mission, and the second
this month.  The statement said the incident was under investigation, although enemy action had been ruled out
as a cause of death.

Flight Lieutenant Sarah-Jayne Mulvihill, 32, who was the first female
member of British forces killed in action in Iraq and was also based at RAF
Benson.  Five British troops were killed in a helicopter
crash in Basra on 6 May 2006.

Master Engineer Gary Nicholson, 42, who served with 47 Squadron. On
Sunday 30 January 10, 2005 servicemen were killed when an RAF Hercules transport
aircraft crashed around 18.5 miles (30km) north west
of Baghdad on a flight from the Iraqi capital to Balad airbase. It was the
largest single loss of life suffered by the British military in Iraq since
operations began in 2003.

Sergeant John Nightingale, a Territorial Army soldier, of 217
Transport Squadron, died in an incident on 23 September 2003 while serving at
Shaibah, near Basra. The MoD said the death of the 32-year-old from Leeds, which
is under investigation, involved
a firearm but was not the result of enemy action.

Sergeant Robert O’Connor, 38, who served with 47 Squadron. On Sunday
30 January 10, 2005 servicemen were killed when an RAF Hercules transport aircraft crashed around 18.5 miles (30km) north west of
Baghdad on a flight from the Iraqi capital to Balad airbase. It was the largest
single loss of life suffered by the British military in Iraq since operations
began in 2003.

Cpl. Maj Giuseppe Orlando 2006-09-21 28 Palermo Sicily 2nd
Alpine Regiment Italian Army Died as a result of a non hostile accident near Kabul.

Acting Chief Petty Officer Simon Owen, 38, who was not
assigned to operations connected with Iraq, died of natural
causes aboard HMS Chatham in the Gulf in December 2004.

Flight Lieutenant Paul Pardoel, 35, a pilot with 47
Squadron. On Sunday 30 January 10, 2005 servicemen were killed when an RAF
Hercules transport aircraft crashed around 18.5 miles
(30km) north west of Baghdad on a flight from the Iraqi capital to Balad
airbase. It was the largest single loss of life suffered by the British military
in Iraq since operations began in 2003.

Sergeant Norman Patterson, 28, from Staffordshire, of the
Cheshire Regiment. A road accident in Baghdad on 1
January 2004 left two British soldiers dead.

Colour Sergeant Mark Powell, 37, Two military personnel
were killed when two Puma helicopters crashed in an apparent mid-air collision
in a rural area near Taji, north of Baghdad.  Sgt. Powell, from Porthcawl, south
Wales, of the Parachute Regiment, was described by the Ministry of Defence as
“an exemplary soldier, father, husband, friend and Briton”.  Defence Secretary
Des Browne said initial reports suggested the crash on 15 April 2007 was an
accident and not caused by an insurgent attack.

Gunner Duncan Pritchard, 22, serving with the RAF Regiment,
died in hospital in the UK on 8 May 2003, following injuries sustained in a
traffic accident in Iraq.

Pvt. Christopher
Gordon Rayment 22, 1st Battalion, The Princess of Wales Royal Regiment
London, England Died in an non-hostile accident at al
Amara, Iraq, on August 4, 2004.

Sergeant Wayne Rees, from the 19 Light Brigade, the Queen’s
Royal Lancers, was killed in a road crash while on
patrol in the Maysan province of southern Iraq. January 2007. The 36-year-old,
from Nottingham, was a loving family man with a mischievous wit, colleagues
said.  His squadron leader, Major Martin Todd, said the regiment had lost not
only a charismatic and wholly professional soldier but also one of its most
ebullient and best loved characters.  He was engaged and had an 11-year-old
daughter and seven-year-old son.

Staff Sergeant Denise Rose, 34, from Liverpool, of the
Royal Military Police’s Special Investigation Branch, was found dead from a
gunshot at the Army base in the Shatt-al-Arab Hotel
in Basra on 31 October 2004. The first death of a female soldier from the UK in
Iraq since operations began was not believed to be the result of “hostile
action”.

Maj. Raymond Ruckpaul, 41, was an armoured
officer serving at the NATO coalition headquarters in Kabul. He was previously
based at the NATO Allied Land Component headquarters in Heidelberg, Germany.
Mr. Ruckpaul was discovered about 6:30 a.m. August 29, 2007 after suffering a
gunshot wound. Medical personnel tried to save him
but he died around 7:30 a.m. The cause of the death is
being investigated by the Canadian military as well as the International
Security Assistance Force, the name of the NATO force based in Afghanistan.

Flight Lieutenant Andrew Smith, 25, a pilot with 47
Squadron. On Sunday 30 January 10, 2005 servicemen were killed when an RAF
Hercules transport aircraft crashed around 18.5 miles
(30km) north west of Baghdad on a flight from the Iraqi capital to Balad
airbase. It was the largest single loss of life suffered by the British military
in Iraq since operations began in 2003.

Trooper Carl Smith, 23, from the 9th/12th Lancers, died
after a crash on the outskirts of Basra in southern
Iraq on 2 February 2006. He had only been on duty in Iraq for 11 days.  Trooper
Smith, from Kettering, Northants, had a three-year-old son.

Craftsman Craig Smith, 18, 26 Regiment, Royal Artillery.  Died on 31st August 2005 when the Land
rover he was a passenger in crashed in Germany. Three
young soldiers died instantly at the roadside, all were resuscitated at the
scene. Sadly all later died in Hospital.

Pvt. Jason Smith 32, 52nd Lowland Regiment, Territorial
Army Hawick, Scotland.  Died of a non-hostile cause in southern Iraq on August
13, 2003. Private Jason Smith, a Territorial Army soldier, from Hawick in
Roxburghshire, of 52nd Lowland Regiment, died on 13 August 2003 in southern
Iraq. A coroner said the 32-year-old soldier died of heat
exhaustion after his body temperature soared to 41.1C (106F).

Pte. Nathan Smith 2002-04-18. 27, Tatamagouche Nova Scotia
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia s Canadian Light Infantry Canadian Army Nathan
was one of four soldiers killed in a friendly fire
accident near Kandahar when a bomb was dropped on their location.

Capt. Jonathan Sutherland Snyder,
of Penticton, B. C., from 1st Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light
Infantry, based in Edmonton, dies after falling into a well
during a nighttime patrol in a field in Zhari district, west of
Kandahar.  June 7, 2008.

Flight Lieutenant David Stead, 35, a pilot with 47 Squadron
based at RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire. On Sunday 30 January 10, 2005 servicemen were
killed when an RAF Hercules transport aircraft crashed
around 18.5 miles (30km) north west of Baghdad on a flight from the Iraqi
capital to Balad airbase. It was the largest single loss of life suffered by the
British military in Iraq since operations began in 2003.

Major James Stenner, 30, from Monmouthshire, of the Welsh
Guards. A road accident in Baghdad on 1 January 2004
left two British soldiers dead.

Lcpl Sean Tansey 26, Washington 2006-08-12 Tyne and Wear
The Life Guards British Army Died from non hostile
injuries in northern Helmand Province.

Lieutenant Tom Tanswell, 27, of 58 Battery 12 Regiment
Royal Artillery, was killed in a road accident just
outside Shaibah Logistics Base near the city of Basra, southern Iraq, on 27
October 2006.  The Londoner joined the Army in 2004 after gaining a degree in
management and marketing from the University of Manchester, and working as the
area manager for a major supermarket group. In Iraq, he was a multiple
commander, responsible for 12 men, manning three vehicles. The MoD said he often
escorted Danish Military Police and reconstruction teams and was well-liked by
his peers.  His commanding officer in Iraq, Major Marcus Tivey, said: “He was
leading from the front when he was killed, which typified the way he conducted
himself.

Private Ryan Thomas, 18, of the Royal Regiment of Wales,
was killed in a road accident in Basra on 6 November
2003. Pvt. Thomas was from Resolven, near Neath, in Glamorgan.

Sapper Robert Thomson, 22.  A “tragic
accident” claimed the life of Sapper Robert Thomson, 22, from West
Lothian, in Basra on 31 January 2004.

Gunner Lee Thornton died on 7 September 2006 from injuries
sustained in a shooting two days earlier at Al-Qurna,
north of Basra.  He was transferred to a military hospital in Germany but his
injuries were too severe to survive, the Ministry of Defence said.  He was
serving with 58 Battery, 12 Regiment Royal Artillery.  Family friend Jim
Radcliffe described Gunner Thornton, who was engaged to be married, as a man
“full of life and energy”.

Master Corporal Jeffrey Scott Walsh,  32, Canada. Canadian
Army 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry 08/09/06,
Non-hostile – gunshot wound Kandahar Afghanistan. The military’s National
Investigation Service has charged a Canadian soldier with manslaughter in the shooting death of a fellow soldier in
Afghanistan. Master Cpl. Jeffrey Walsh was killed last Aug. 9 when a gun went
off during a routine patrol outside Kandahar. The military has been tight-lipped
about the circumstances surrounding Walsh’s death, but described the incident at
the time as an accidental shooting.

Rifleman Vincent Windsor, 23, from Oxfordshire, serving
with the Royal Green Jackets, died in a road accident
at Amara on 21 January 2004.

Pte. Braun Woodfield, born in Victoria and raised in Eastern Passage, N. S., killed when his armoured vehicle rolled over near Kandahar.  Nov. 24, 2005.

Sergei Zavyalov, 23, died on April 28, 2007 from a head injury as a result of a beating by another soldier.  A native of Vologda, a small town in Northwestern Russia, Zavyalov was drafted in
June 2005 and served in military detachment No.11255.