MoD Information

MoD Issues Helpline Numbers

Fri, March 21, 2003

Source: Ministry of Defence

The Ministry of Defence has issued helpline numbers for worried families of British troops in the Gulf.

The Ministry of Defence has issued helpline numbers for worried families of British troops in the Gulf.

The move follows confirmation of the first British fatalities.

Eight troops from 3 Commando Brigade were killed when a US helicopter involved in the deployment operations to the Al Faw peninsula crashed in Kuwait.

The identities of the troops and where they were based in the UK have not yet been disclosed by the MoD.

But the MoD in Scotland has issued helpline numbers for worried relatives of military personnel deployed in the Gulf.

The number for Royal Navy and Royal Marines is 08457 414544.

The helplines for Army personnel are as follows: 01980 615792, 01980 615793, 01980 615794, 01980 615795 and 01980 615796.

A helpline has also been given for families of RAF personnel and is 01452 712612 ext 7080 or 7045.