This is the story of those 287 members of the Corps who have been killed in action or died of wounds, accidents or sickness while on active service or operational deployment since its formation.  Members of the Corps served in all Intelligence-related disciplines in every theatre of the Second World War and in all the post-1945 wars, campaigns and deployments. Some members served on ‘Special Duties’, with the Special Operations Executive (SOE), Political Warfare Executive (PWE) and the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS - otherwise known as MI6): many paid the ultimate price, with some killed in action and others suffering degradation, torture, and a slow death in Nazi concentration camps. In addition, our officers and soldiers served on attachment to the Long Range Desert Group (LRDG), the Special Air Service (SAS), Special Boat Squadron (SBS) and even the exotically-named ‘Levant Schooner Flotilla.’ A total of 249 members of the Corps died during the war and in the immediate aftermath.

Since the end of the war, Intelligence Corps personnel have seen continuing active service in conventional warfare, counter-insurgency, counter-terrorist and peacekeeping missions across the globe. In Palestine, Korea, Suez, Malaya, Borneo, Cyprus, Kenya, Oman, Northern Ireland, the Falklands, the Gulf War, Bosnia, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Iraq, and Afghanistan - members of the Corps have proudly worn the ‘Rose & Laurel’ cap badge and displayed the professionalism and dedication that has become synonymous with it. In these operations a further 38 members of the Corps gave their lives.

The story of each casualty includes detailed biographical and service information, for which the author was granted special unrestricted access to their service files. Each story is set in the wider context of the war or campaign/deployment in which they died and details the circumstances of their death.

This book provides a unique and comprehensive record of those men and women of the Corps who made the ultimate sacrifice while engaged on active service.