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.
Fatalities have primarily occurred as part of United Nations peacekeeping missions, with 26 lives lost in the Congo under ONUC; 9 in Cyprus under UNFICYP; two in the Middle East under UNTSO; 47 in Lebanon under UNIFIL; one in East Timor under UNTAET; one in Liberia under UNMIL and two in Europe under the EU Nordic Battlegroup and EUMS.
Irish Defence Forces Roll of Honour Surname First Name Service Number Rank Mission Overseas Unit Date of death Home Unit Age Grant Felix 80322 Coy Sgt (DSM) ONUC 33 Inf 3 October 1960 12 Inf Bn McCarthy Justin O.4350 Col (DSM) ONUC HQ ONUC 27 October 1960 HQ 4 BDE Gleeson Kevin O.7500 Lt ONUC 33 Inf Bn 8 November 1960 2 FD COE Gaynor Hugh 804359 Sgt ONUC 33 Inf Bn 8 November 1960 2 Mot Sqn Kelly Peter 809839 Cpl ONUC 33 Inf Bn 8 November 1960 5 Inf Bn Dougan Liam 808234 Cpl ONUC 33 Inf Bn 8 November 1960 5 Inf Bn Farrell Matthew 804536 Pte ONUC 33 Inf Bn 8 November 1960 2 Hosp Coy Fennell Thomas 804548 Tpr ONUC 33 Inf Bn 8 November 1960 2 Mot Sqn Browne Anthony 806115 Tpr (MMG) ONUC 33 Inf Bn 8 November 1960 2 Mot Sqn McGuinn Michael 802900 Pte ONUC 33 Inf Bn 8 November 1960 2 FD COE Killeen Gerard 810242 Pte ONUC 33 Inf Bn 8 November 1960 CTD (E) Davis Patrick 806785 Pte ONUC 33 Inf Bn 10 November 1960 2 FD COE Kelly Liam 806855 Cpl ONUC 33 Inf Bn 24 December 1960 3 Inf Bn Kelly Luke 422602 Cpl ONUC HQ ONUC 30 August 1961 DEP MPC Gaffney Edward 808594 Tpr ONUC 35 Inf Bn 13 September 1961 1 ACS Mullins Patrick 810552 Tpr ONUC 35 Inf Bn 15 September 1961 1 Mot Sqn Nolan Michael 806566 Cpl ONUC 35 Inf Bn 15 September 1961 1 Tnk Sqn Fallon Michael 810568 Cpl ONUC 36 Inf Bn 8 December 1961 5 Inf Bn Mulcahy Patrick 87410 Sgt (DSM) ONUC 36 Inf Bn 16 December 1961 6 Fd Arty Regt Wickham Andrew 812054 Pte (DSM) ONUC 36 Inf Bn 16 December 1961 2 Inf Bn Riordan Patrick O.7776 Lt ONUC 36 Inf Bn 16 December 1961 5 Inf Bn Geoghegan John 87602 Cpl ONUC 36 Inf Bn 28 December 1961 15 Inf Bn Power John 811849 Cpl ONUC 36 Inf Bn 7 March 1962 CTD (E) McCann Ronald O.6769 Capt ONUC HQ ONUC 9 May 1962 CTD (W) McGrath John 80453 Cpl ONUC 38 Inf Bn 21 March 1963 4 Hosp Coy McMahon Thomas O.6536 Comdt ONUC HQ ONUC 28 September 1963 HQ W MacAuley Wallace 87770 Coy Sgt UNFICYP 41 Inf Bn 22 February 1965 DEP MPC Hamill John 99093 Sgt UNFICYP 4 Inf Gp 7 April 1965 Dep Cav Hetherington Willam 815345 Cpl UNFICYP 4 Inf Gp 19 July 1965 CTD (E) Ryan James 405923 Coy Sgt UNFICYP 6 Inf Gp 4 October 1966 5 Inf Bn McNamara Christoper O.7778 Capt UNFICYP 9 Inf Gp 16 January 1968 2 Grn S&T Coy Fagan James 808052 Cpl UNFICYP 10 Inf Gp 10 June 1968 2 Mot Sqn Byrne Ronald O.8006 Lt UNFICYP 11 Inf Gp 28 October 1968 4 Inf Bn Kennedy Michael 817553 Tpr UNFICYP 12 Inf Gp 1 July 1969 1 ACS Cummins Brendan 818694 Pte UNFICYP 20 Inf Gp 11 June 1971 2 Inf Bn Wickham Thomas O.6374 Comdt UNTSO 7 June 1967 HQ C Comd Nestor Michael O.8181 Comdt UNTSO 25 September 1982 Mil Col 36 Moon Gerard 836707 Pte UNIFIL 43 Inf Bn 25 August 1978 4 Inf Bn 18 Reynolds Thomas 829745 Cpl UNIFIL 44 Inf Bn 24 December 1978 2 Grn S&T Coy 35 Grogan Philip 839148 Pte UNIFIL HQ UNIFIL 10 July 1979 28 Inf Bn 19 Griffin Stephen 830497 Pte UNIFIL 46 Inf Bn 16 April 1980 1 Fd Engr Coy 21 Barrett Thomas 830818 Pte UNIFIL 46 Inf Bn 18 April 1980 4 Inf Bn 30 Smallhorne Derek 828468 Pte UNIFIL 46 Inf Bn 18 April 1980 5 Inf Bn 31 Yeates Edward 813376 Sgt UNIFIL 47 Inf Bn 31 May 1980 2 Mot Sqn 43 Duffy Vincent 841137 Cpl UNIFIL 47 Inf Bn 18 October 1980 6 Fd Sig Coy 37 Marshall John 838549 Pte UNIFIL 48 Inf Bn 17 December 1980 6 Fd S&T Coy 20 Martin James 815518 Coy Sgt UNIFIL 3 Ir Comp 9 February 1981 4 Grn MP Coy 37 Seoighe Caoimhín 841579 Pte UNIFIL 48 Inf Bn 27 April 1981 1 Cn Cois (1 Inf Bn) 20 Doherty Hugh 840638 Pte UNIFIL 49 Inf BN 27 April 1981 28 Inf Bn 20 Byrne Niall 837731 Pte UNIFIL 49 Inf Bn 22 June 1981 6 Inf Bn 21 Hodges Gerard 826828 Pte UNIFIL 50 Inf Bn 20 March 1982 CTD (S) 33 Burke Peter 843152 Pte UNIFIL 51 Inf Bn 27 October 1982 5 Inf Bn 20 Morrow Gregory 841689 Cpl UNIFIL 52 Inf Bn 27 October 1982 2 Inf Bn 20 Murphy Thomas 843886 Pte UNIFIL 52 Inf Bn 27 October 1982 2 Inf Bn 19 Murray George 843587 Cpl UNIFIL 55 Inf Bn 9 October 1984 2 Grn MP Coy 21 Fogarty Paul 844963 Tpr UNIFIL 59 Inf Bn 20 July 1986 1 Tnk Sqn 23 Murphy Aonghus O.9222 Lt UNIFIL 59 Inf Bn 21 August 1986 12 Inf Bn 25 O'Brien William 850413 Pte UNIFIL 60 Inf Bn 6 December 1986 6 Inf Bn 25 McLoughlin Dermot 848100 Cpl UNIFIL 60 Inf Bn 10 January 1987 28 Inf Bn 33 Fitzgerald John 830670 RSM UNIFIL 15 Ir Comp 24 February 1987 1 Fd Arty Regt 47 Bolger George 828854 Cpl UNIFIL 61 Inf Bn 29 August 1987 12 Inf Bn 34 Cullen Paul 851307 Gnr UNIFIL 62 Inf Bn 17 March 1988 2 Fd Arty Regt 20 Wright Patrick 848545 Pte UNIFIL 63 Inf Bn 21 August 1988 27 Inf Bn 47 McNeela Michael 851275 Pte UNIFIL 64 Inf Bn 24 February 1989 27 Inf Bn 21 Heneghan Fintan 844701 Cpl UNIFIL 64 Inf Bn 21 March 1989 1 Cn Cois (1 Inf Bn) 29 Walsh Thomas 844789 Pte UNIFIL 64 Inf Bn 21 March 1989 28 Inf Bn 29 Armstrong Mannix 843237 Pte UNIFIL 64 Inf Bn 21 March 1989 28 Inf Bn 26 Forrester Charles 837612 Sgt UNIFIL 65 Inf Bn 21 May 1989 2 Fd Arty Regt 37 O'Hanlon Michael O.8527 Comdt UNIFIL 66 Inf Bn 21 November 1989 HQ C Comd 39 McCarthy Michael 848020 Cpl UNIFIL 70 Inf Bn 15 November 1991 4 Inf Bn 33 Ward Peter 843715 Cpl UNIFIL 71 Inf Bn 29 September 1992 6 Inf Bn 29 Tynan Martin 842626 Cpl UNIFIL 72 Inf Bn 13 December 1992 DEP MPC 30 Stokes Kieran 830851 CQMS UNIFIL 28 Ir Comp 14 June 1993 Mil Col 39 O'Connor Stephen 848554 Armn UNIFIL 73 Inf Bn 3 October 1993 Admin Wing AC 32 Lynch John 846385 Sgt UNIFIL 36 Ir Comp 6 August 1997 HQ C Comd 34 Dowling Michael 851719 Cpl UNIFIL 83 Inf Bn 16 September 1998 30 Inf Bn 31 Barrett Kevin 856952 Pte UNIFIL 84 Inf Bn 18 February 1999 28 Inf Bn 20 Kedian Billy 856310 Pte UNIFIL 85 Inf Bn 31 May 1999 1 Cn Cois (1 Inf Bn) 21 Campbell Jonathan 854526 Tpr UNIFIL 85 Inf Bn 5 September 1999 4 Cav Sqn 28 Deere Declan 857259 Pte UNIFIL 86 Inf Bn 14 February 2000 3 Inf Bn 21 Fitzpatrick Brendan 857331 Pte UNIFIL 86 Inf Bn 14 February 2000 3 Inf Bn 19 Lawlor Matthew 857266 Pte UNIFIL 86 Inf Bn 14 February 2000 3 Inf Bn 23 Murphy Jonathan 857271 Pte UNIFIL 86 Inf Bn 14 February 2000 3 Inf Bn 21 Ó Flaithearta Peadar 858175 Pte UNTAET 8 Ircon 15 April 2002 1 Cn Cois (1 Inf Bn) 21 Mooney Derek Sgt UNMIL 90 Inf Bn 27 November 2003 ARW 33 Delaney Paul O.8862 Lt Col EU/NBG J5 Branch 23 July 2007 4 W Bde Griffin John ‘Jack’ O.9611 Lt Col EUMS 31 October 2015 J2 Branch 47 Rooney Seán 869674 Pte UNIFIL 121 Inf Bn 14 December 2022 27 Inf Bn 24
Fatalities by mission
Mission Date of deaths No. of Deaths ONUC (mission ended) 1960–1963 26 UNFICYP (involvement ended) 1965–1971 9 UNTSO (ongoing) 1967–1982 2 UNIFIL (ongoing) 1978–2022 47 UNTAET (mission ended) 2002 1 UNMIL (mission ended) 2003 2 EU Nordic Battlegroup (ongoing) 2007 1
See also List of Gardaí killed in the line of duty Killing of Seán Rooney
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