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This is a list of Irish military personnel of the Defence Forces who have died while serving overseas. Since the 1960s, 88 personnel (87 from the Irish Army and one from the Air Corps ) have died in overseas deployments.
Pages in category "British military personnel killed in The Troubles (Northern Ireland)" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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 ...
Belfast, Northern Ireland 15 17 A bombing by Ulster loyalists. Ulster Volunteer Force: 1972, 30 January Bloody Sunday (Bogside massacre) Derry, Northern Ireland: 14: 17: A mass shooting by the British Army's Parachute Regiment. Part of "the Troubles"; the third Irish mass-killing to be called "Bloody Sunday". 1972, 9 July Springhill massacre
In the early hours of 31 July 1972, the British Army launched Operation Motorman to re-take Northern Ireland's "no-go areas", mostly Catholic neighbourhoods that had been barricaded by the residents to keep out the security forces and loyalists. During the operation, the British Army shot four people in Derry, killing a 15-year-old Catholic ...
Terrorism deaths in Northern Ireland (1 C, 19 P) Pages in category "People killed during The Troubles (Northern Ireland)" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
The existence of "no-go areas" in Belfast and Derry was a challenge to the authority of the British government in Northern Ireland, and the British Army demolished the barricades and re-established control over the areas in Operation Motorman on 31 July 1972. [58] [135]
Pages in category "British military personnel of The Troubles (Northern Ireland)" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 226 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .