A comprehensive statistical study of the deaths of personnel deployed to the Falklands since the end of the conflict has been published.

The study, by Defence Analytical Services and Advice (DASA), published yesterday, Tuesday 14 May, is the first of its kind and has shown that:

• 25,948 UK Armed Forces personnel served in the Falklands Campaign
• 237 personnel died during the campaign
• 1,335 Falklands veterans have died since 1982
• 95 of these deaths (veterans and in-service) were attributable to suicide and open verdict deaths