as a result of assault, accidents, suicide or natural causes during deployment. This includes: 814 from the regular British Army; 477 of whom were killed by paramilitaries, and 337 of whom died from other causes. 548 from the Ulster Defence Regiment/Royal Irish Regiment; 204 of whom were killed by paramilitaries, and 344 of whom died from other causes. 17 from the Territorial Army; 9 of whom were killed by paramilitaries, and 8 of whom died from other causes. 26 Royal Marines; 21 of whom were killed by paramilitaries, and 5 of whom died from other causes. 26 Royal Air Force servicemen; 4 of whom were killed by paramilitaries, and 22 of whom died from other causes. 8 Royal Navy servicemen; 5 of whom were killed by paramilitaries, and 3 of whom died from other causes. 2 from other branches of the Army, who were killed by paramilitaries. A further 45 former British military personnel were killed during Operation Banner. It was announced in July 2009 that their next of kin will be eligible to receive the Elizabeth Cross. According to the "Sutton Index of Deaths", at the Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN), the British military killed 307 people (297 of whom were killed by the British Army, eight by the UDR, one by the RAF and one by the Ulster Special Constabulary) during Operation Banner. 156 (~51%) were civilians 128 (~42%) were members of republican paramilitaries, including: 111 members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army 11 members of the Official Irish Republican Army 5 members of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) 1 member of the Irish People's Liberation Organisation (IPLO) 14 (~5%) were members of loyalist paramilitaries, including: 7 members of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) 7 members of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) 6 were members of the British Army 2 were Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) officers 1 was a member of the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) Another detailed study, Lost Lives, states that the British military killed 301 people during Operation Banner. 160 (~53%) were civilians 121 (~40%) were republican paramilitaries 10 (~3%) were loyalist paramilitaries 8 (~2%) were fellow British military personnel 2 were RUC officers Analysis of the operation In July 2007, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Ministry of Defence published Operation Banner: An analysis of military operations in Northern Ireland, which reflected on the Army's role in the conflict and