British troops to Baghdad area

Talking about casualties do you mean deaths or injuries.

Deaths under 2000 injuries well over 2000.

 

!9 mech Brigade

19 Mechanised Brigade was first raised in 1886 as an Infantry Brigade and saw action in the South African War and WW1. The Brigade was disbanded in 1919 and reformed in 1950. It has subsequently been on operations in Suez, Kenya, Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Kosovo and Sierra Leone. In 1993 the Brigade moved from Colchester to Catterick Garrison becoming a Mechanised Brigade.

The insignia is a Triangle drawn from the triangular emblem of the 3rd (UK) Division, of which the Brigade is now a part and the Black Panther, symbolising alertness, is modelled on Bagheera from Kipling’s “The Jungle Book”. The Brigade has recently returned from a very successful tour of Southern Iraq where their contribution has been described as ‘tremendously significant’. The Brigade will remain at the cutting edge of the British Army as it prepares to convert to the new Bowman Digital Communications System.

 

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Hello GP, like the badge and the info with it, how long as the badge been in use? The only "Panther" badge I've seen before was on the 34th.Indian Corps, raised for the invasion of Malaya in 45, the Jap surrender made this unnecessary.

 

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With regard to the "Poll" I would be interested to know the nationalities of the voters for, and the voters against!

 

Obviously, the number of injuries will be much higher. Both numbers are deaths only, the total number of injured soldiers of WWII isn't even know, as far as I know (several US soldiers have for example yet to receive their Purple Heart, because they may not have considered getting a medal for a flesh wound in the middle of a war zone very important).

 

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This badge is diferent to the one I had in the mid to late 90's. Don't know how long this current one has be in use, there again i was part of the HQ and Sig Sqn. I will try to dig out an old one if Istill have it.

All the best.

 

The term casualties refers to those killed and injured, So whe I see casualties of under 2000 I start to wonder what you mean.

 

That still doesn't change the point, though.

 

I think the term you are used to is 'fatalities' or similar. But why discuss the details when the point is so clear?