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A Ceremonial Guard at the site of the National Memorial to members of the Defence Forces who died in the Service of the State, Merrion Square , Dublin
Lebanon cedar planted in Newbridge, County Kildare , Ireland to commemorate Irish soldiers who died on UN service.
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
An MP stands on duty below the national flag at the National Memorial
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
Notes
Died in Ireland while on leave from Brussels posting
References
"Overseas Deployments - Roll of Honour" . military.ie . Retrieved 7 September 2024.
"Irish Defence Forces Roll of Honour" . curragh.info . Retrieved 15 December 2022.
"Soldier killed in Lebanon named as Private Seán Rooney with one of those injured from Cork" . irishexaminer.com . Irish Examiner. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
"Tributes to Army Officer Killed in Car Accident" . thejournal.ie . 2 November 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2019. Lt Col Jack Griffin who was killed after being struck by a car had been jogging on the Horse and Jockey road, just outside Thurles, in Tipperary At the time of his death he was based in Brussels as part of the EU's military staff from which he had been at home on a few days leave
"Irish soldier killed on UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon" . the Guardian . 15 December 2022.
"Remains of Pte Seán Rooney to be repatriated Sunday evening" . The Irish Times. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
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