HC Deb 06 March 1978 vol 945 c535W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many soldiers were killed while on active service outside Northern Ireland during 1977.

Mr. Robert C. Brown

Apart from those killed while serving in aid of the civil power in Northern Ireland, two soldiers died whilst on military operations in 1977. They were killed when their Green Goddess fire engine crashed on an icy road during the firemen's strike.