§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many Servicemen have been killed and seriously injured, respectively, while serving in Ulster; and what has been the casualty rate month by month in the past year.
§ Mr. William RodgersBetween August 1969 and 19th March 1974, 211 Regular Service men have been killed and 166 seriously injured in Northern Ireland. Forty-two members of the Ulster Defence Regiment have been killed and four seriously injured.
The figures for the last 12 calendar months are as follows:
Regulars Ulster Defence Regiment Killed Seriously Injured Killed Seriously Injured 1973 March … 13 7 2 — April … 7 6 — — May … 12 4 1 1 June … 3 4 — — July … 5 7 1 — August … 1 1 1 — September … 1 1 1 — October … 2 6 — — November … 4 1 — — December … 2 5 — 1 1974 January … 2 — 2 — February … 1 3 — —