SettingsBritish people murdered abroad
Alan Senitt
Alan Senitt (26 December 1978 – 9 July 2006) was a British political activist whose murder in Washington, DC garnered media attention.
Alan Senitt (26 December 1978 – 9 July 2006) was a British political activist whose murder in Washington, DC garnered media attention.
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 10th Earl of Shaftesbury
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 10th Earl of Shaftesbury styled Lord Ashley between 1947 and 1961, and Earl of Shaftesbury from 1961 until his death, was a British peer from Wimborne St Giles...
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 10th Earl of Shaftesbury styled Lord Ashley between 1947 and 1961, and Earl of Shaftesbury from 1961 until his death, was a British peer from Wimborne St Giles...
Antigua honeymoon murders
The Antigua honeymoon murders refers to the murder of Ben Mullany, (1977–2008), and Catherine Mullany, (1977–2008), two newlywed health professionals (a student physiotherapist and d...
The Antigua honeymoon murders refers to the murder of Ben Mullany, (1977–2008), and Catherine Mullany, (1977–2008), two newlywed health professionals (a student physiotherapist and d...
Arthur L. Collins
Arthur Lancelot Collins was an English-born mine manager in the American state of Colorado.
Arthur Lancelot Collins was an English-born mine manager in the American state of Colorado.
Augustus Raymond Margary
Augustus Raymond Margary (26 May 1846 – 21 February 1875) was a British diplomat and explorer.
Augustus Raymond Margary (26 May 1846 – 21 February 1875) was a British diplomat and explorer.
Brian Thorp
Brother Brian Thorp was a British Roman Catholic missionary who was robbed and murdered in Africa, where he had spent decades working.
Brother Brian Thorp was a British Roman Catholic missionary who was robbed and murdered in Africa, where he had spent decades working.
Campbell R. Bridges
Campbell R. Bridges was a Scottish gemologist.
Campbell R. Bridges was a Scottish gemologist.
Charles Thomas Rowcroft
Charles Thomas Rowcroft was the first British diplomatic representative in Peru.
Charles Thomas Rowcroft was the first British diplomatic representative in Peru.
Charlotte Wilson (VSO)
Charlotte Wilson (4 June 1973 – 28 December 2000) was a British volunteer teacher working with the organisation Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO) in Rwanda.
Charlotte Wilson (4 June 1973 – 28 December 2000) was a British volunteer teacher working with the organisation Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO) in Rwanda.
Christopher Ewart-Biggs
Christopher Ewart-Biggs, CMG, OBE (1921 – 21 July 1976) was the British Ambassador to Ireland and an author.
Christopher Ewart-Biggs, CMG, OBE (1921 – 21 July 1976) was the British Ambassador to Ireland and an author.
Dan Eldon
Daniel Robert Eldon (18 September 1970 – 12 July 1993) was an English photojournalist.
Daniel Robert Eldon (18 September 1970 – 12 July 1993) was an English photojournalist.
David Holden
David Holden (1924–1977) was a writer, journalist, and broadcaster, best known as a journalist specialising in Middle-Eastern affairs, who was murdered in Cairo.
David Holden (1924–1977) was a writer, journalist, and broadcaster, best known as a journalist specialising in Middle-Eastern affairs, who was murdered in Cairo.
Doreen Knatchbull, Baroness Brabourne
Doreen Knatchbull, Baroness Brabourne, CI (29 May 1896–27 August 1979) was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat, socialite and victim of the Provisional IRA.
Doreen Knatchbull, Baroness Brabourne, CI (29 May 1896–27 August 1979) was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat, socialite and victim of the Provisional IRA.
Eric Hebborn
Eric Hebborn was a British painter and art forger and later an author.
Eric Hebborn was a British painter and art forger and later an author.
Fiona Watson
Fiona Watson (1968 - 19 August 2003) was a Scottish political affairs officer working in Vieira de Mello's office who was killed along with other members of UN staff in the Canal Hotel bombing i...
Fiona Watson (1968 - 19 August 2003) was a Scottish political affairs officer working in Vieira de Mello's office who was killed along with other members of UN staff in the Canal Hotel bombing i...
Fletcher Christian
Fletcher Christian was master's mate on board the Bounty during William Bligh's voyage to Tahiti for breadfruit plants.
Fletcher Christian was master's mate on board the Bounty during William Bligh's voyage to Tahiti for breadfruit plants.
Francis Cadell (explorer)
Francis William Cadell (9 February 1822–1879) was a European explorer of Australia, most remembered for opening the Murray River up for transport by steamship.
Francis William Cadell (9 February 1822–1879) was a European explorer of Australia, most remembered for opening the Murray River up for transport by steamship.
Francis Cromie
Captain (Acting.) Francis Newton Allen Cromie, CB, DSO, (30 January 1882 – 31 August 1918, Petrograd) was the commander of the British submarine flotilla in the Baltic during World War I.
Captain (Acting.) Francis Newton Allen Cromie, CB, DSO, (30 January 1882 – 31 August 1918, Petrograd) was the commander of the British submarine flotilla in the Baltic during World War I.
Gale Benson
Gale Ann Benson (4 November 1944 – 2 January 1972) was a British model, socialite and daughter of Conservative MP Leonard Plugge.
Gale Ann Benson (4 November 1944 – 2 January 1972) was a British model, socialite and daughter of Conservative MP Leonard Plugge.
Gareth Jones (journalist)
Gareth Richard Vaughan Jones was a Welsh journalist who first publicised the existence of the Great Ukrainian Famine of 1932-33, the Holodomor, in the Western world.
Gareth Richard Vaughan Jones was a Welsh journalist who first publicised the existence of the Great Ukrainian Famine of 1932-33, the Holodomor, in the Western world.
Gayle Williams
Gayle Williams (1974? - 20 October 2008) was an aid worker for SERVE Afghanistan of joint British and South African nationality.
Gayle Williams (1974? - 20 October 2008) was an aid worker for SERVE Afghanistan of joint British and South African nationality.
George Adamson
George Adamson (3 February 1906 – 20 August 1989), also known as the "Baba ya Simba" ("Father of Lions" in Swahili), was a British wildlife conservationist and author.
George Adamson (3 February 1906 – 20 August 1989), also known as the "Baba ya Simba" ("Father of Lions" in Swahili), was a British wildlife conservationist and author.
George W. Hayward
George Jonas Whitaker Hayward (1839–1870) was a little known 19th century British explorer.
George Jonas Whitaker Hayward (1839–1870) was a little known 19th century British explorer.
Gerard Leachman
Brevet Lieut.-Colonel Gerard Evelyn Leachman CIE DSO, was a British soldier and intelligence officer who travelled extensively in Arabia.
Brevet Lieut.-Colonel Gerard Evelyn Leachman CIE DSO, was a British soldier and intelligence officer who travelled extensively in Arabia.
Harry Oakes
Sir Harry Oakes, 1st Baronet was an American-born British Canadian gold-mine owner, entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist.
Sir Harry Oakes, 1st Baronet was an American-born British Canadian gold-mine owner, entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist.
Hazel Crane
Hazel Crane (1951–2003) was a prominent socialite, businesswoman and posthumous memoirist in South Africa.
Hazel Crane (1951–2003) was a prominent socialite, businesswoman and posthumous memoirist in South Africa.
Horace Roye
Horace Roye (born Horace Roye-Narbeth, 4 March 1906 - 11 June 2002) was one of the 20th century's pioneering photographers.
Horace Roye (born Horace Roye-Narbeth, 4 March 1906 - 11 June 2002) was one of the 20th century's pioneering photographers.
James Cook
Captain James Cook, FRS, RN was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer who ultimately rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Navy.
Captain James Cook, FRS, RN was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer who ultimately rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Navy.
James Douglas Edgar
James Douglas Edgar (30 September 1884 – 8 August 1921) was an English professional golfer and golf writer.
James Douglas Edgar (30 September 1884 – 8 August 1921) was an English professional golfer and golf writer.
James Sadleir
James Sadleir (c. 1815 – 4 June 1881) was a member (MP) of the British House of Commons, chiefly notable for being one of the few members expelled by that body.
James Sadleir (c. 1815 – 4 June 1881) was a member (MP) of the British House of Commons, chiefly notable for being one of the few members expelled by that body.
James W. W. Birch
James Wheeler Woodford Birch, commonly known as J. W. W. Birch was the first person who blow a head Resident, Malaysia.
James Wheeler Woodford Birch, commonly known as J. W. W. Birch was the first person who blow a head Resident, Malaysia.
John Coleridge Patteson
John Coleridge Patteson (1 April 1827 - 20 September 1871) was an Anglican bishop and martyr.
John Coleridge Patteson (1 April 1827 - 20 September 1871) was an Anglican bishop and martyr.
John Dawson Dewhirst
John Dawson Dewhirst (1952 - c. 1978) was a British teacher and amateur yachtsman who was one of nine western adventurers that fell victim of the Khmer Rouge during the genocidal rule of Pol Pot.
John Dawson Dewhirst (1952 - c. 1978) was a British teacher and amateur yachtsman who was one of nine western adventurers that fell victim of the Khmer Rouge during the genocidal rule of Pol Pot.
John Lennon
John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founder members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and cr...
John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founder members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and cr...
John Patteson (bishop)
John Coleridge Patteson (1 April 1827 – 20 September 1871) was an Anglican bishop and martyr.
John Coleridge Patteson (1 April 1827 – 20 September 1871) was an Anglican bishop and martyr.
Josslyn Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll
Josslyn Victor Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll (11 May 1901, Mayfair, London – 24 January 1941, Nairobi-Ngong road, Kenya) was a British peer, famed for the unsolved case surrounding his murder a...
Josslyn Victor Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll (11 May 1901, Mayfair, London – 24 January 1941, Nairobi-Ngong road, Kenya) was a British peer, famed for the unsolved case surrounding his murder a...
Joy Adamson
Joy Adamson was a naturalist, artist, and author best known for her book, Born Free, which describes her experiences raising a lion cub named Elsa.
Joy Adamson was a naturalist, artist, and author best known for her book, Born Free, which describes her experiences raising a lion cub named Elsa.
Karen Aim murder
Karen Aim was a woman from Holm in Orkney who was murdered in the town of Taupo, New Zealand on 17 January 2008.
Karen Aim was a woman from Holm in Orkney who was murdered in the town of Taupo, New Zealand on 17 January 2008.
Kenneth Bigley
Kenneth John Bigley (22 April 1942 – 7 October 2004) was an English civil engineer who was kidnapped in the al-Mansour district of Baghdad, Iraq, on 16 September 2004, along with his colle...
Kenneth John Bigley (22 April 1942 – 7 October 2004) was an English civil engineer who was kidnapped in the al-Mansour district of Baghdad, Iraq, on 16 September 2004, along with his colle...
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas George Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO, PC, FRS (born Prince Louis of Battenberg; 25 June...
Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas George Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO, PC, FRS (born Prince Louis of Battenberg; 25 June...
Murder of Celia Douty
Celia Natasha "Tasha" Douty (11 February 1943 – 1 September 1983) was a British resort worker who was murdered on Brampton Island in Queensland, Australia.
Celia Natasha "Tasha" Douty (11 February 1943 – 1 September 1983) was a British resort worker who was murdered on Brampton Island in Queensland, Australia.
Murder of Julie Ward
Julie Ward was murdered in Kenya in 1988 whilst on safari in the Masai Mara game reserve.
Julie Ward was murdered in Kenya in 1988 whilst on safari in the Masai Mara game reserve.
Murder of Lindsay Hawker
Lindsay Ann Hawker (30 December 1984 – 24 March 2007) was a 22-year-old British teacher who was killed in Japan in early 2007.
Lindsay Ann Hawker (30 December 1984 – 24 March 2007) was a 22-year-old British teacher who was killed in Japan in early 2007.
Murder of Meredith Kercher
The murder of Meredith Kercher occurred in Perugia, Italy, on 1 November 2007.
The murder of Meredith Kercher occurred in Perugia, Italy, on 1 November 2007.
Nicholas Candy
Nicholas Candy (1949 - 1996) was a British-born U.S. permanent resident who was killed, at age 47, by his father-in-law, Richard Keech, a World War II veteran in his late 70s, in a contentiously...
Nicholas Candy (1949 - 1996) was a British-born U.S. permanent resident who was killed, at age 47, by his father-in-law, Richard Keech, a World War II veteran in his late 70s, in a contentiously...
Nicholas Knatchbull
John Ulick Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne, CBE (9 November 1924 – 23 September 2005), professionally known as John Brabourne, was a British peer, television producer and Academy-award nom...
John Ulick Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne, CBE (9 November 1924 – 23 September 2005), professionally known as John Brabourne, was a British peer, television producer and Academy-award nom...
Peter Falconio
Peter Marco Falconio was a British tourist who disappeared in the Australian outback in July 2001, and is now presumed dead, while travelling with girlfriend Joanne Lees.
Peter Marco Falconio was a British tourist who disappeared in the Australian outback in July 2001, and is now presumed dead, while travelling with girlfriend Joanne Lees.
Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo
Richard Southwell Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo KP, GMSI, PC (21 February 1822 – 8 February 1872), styled Lord Naas between 1842 and 1867, was a statesman and prominent member of the Brit...
Richard Southwell Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo KP, GMSI, PC (21 February 1822 – 8 February 1872), styled Lord Naas between 1842 and 1867, was a statesman and prominent member of the Brit...
Richard Sykes (diplomat)
Sir Richard Sykes was the British Ambassador to the Netherlands, who was killed by the IRA in The Hague in 1979.
Sir Richard Sykes was the British Ambassador to the Netherlands, who was killed by the IRA in The Hague in 1979.
Rodney Hunter
Rodney Hunter was an English canon in the Anglican Church who served as a missionary in Malawi from 1965 until his apparent murder by poisoning in 2006.
Rodney Hunter was an English canon in the Anglican Church who served as a missionary in Malawi from 1965 until his apparent murder by poisoning in 2006.
Roger Short
Roger Short MVO (9 December 1944 – 20 November 2003) was a veteran British diplomat who was killed on 20 November 2003 in a truck bombing in Istanbul while serving as the British Consul-Ge...
Roger Short MVO (9 December 1944 – 20 November 2003) was a veteran British diplomat who was killed on 20 November 2003 in a truck bombing in Istanbul while serving as the British Consul-Ge...
Roy Francis Adkins
Roy Francis Adkins (4 October 1947 - 28 September 1990) was a recognised London gangland figure during the 1970s and 80s.
Roy Francis Adkins (4 October 1947 - 28 September 1990) was a recognised London gangland figure during the 1970s and 80s.
Sidney Reilly
Lieutenant Sidney George Reilly, MC, famously known as the Ace of Spies, was a Jewish Russian-born adventurer and secret agent employed by Scotland Yard, the British Secret Service Bureau ...
Lieutenant Sidney George Reilly, MC, famously known as the Ace of Spies, was a Jewish Russian-born adventurer and secret agent employed by Scotland Yard, the British Secret Service Bureau ...
Sonja McCaskie
Sonja McCaskie (February 19, 1939 – April 5, 1963) was a British alpine skier who participated in the 1960 Winter Olympics.
Sonja McCaskie (February 19, 1939 – April 5, 1963) was a British alpine skier who participated in the 1960 Winter Olympics.
Stan Woodbridge
Flight Sergeant Stanley James Woodbridge, GC,, known as Stan Woodbridge, was a British World War II recipient of the George Cross.
Flight Sergeant Stanley James Woodbridge, GC,, known as Stan Woodbridge, was a British World War II recipient of the George Cross.
Stanley James Woodbridge
Flight Sergeant Stanley James Woodbridge, GC, (August 29, 1921 – February 7, 1945) was a British World War II recipient of the George Cross.
Flight Sergeant Stanley James Woodbridge, GC, (August 29, 1921 – February 7, 1945) was a British World War II recipient of the George Cross.
Stephen Saunders (British Army officer)
Brigadier Stephen Saunders (1947 - 8 June 2000), the British military attaché in Athens, was killed on 8 June 2000 by motorcycle gunmen who were members of Revolutionary Organization 17 November...
Brigadier Stephen Saunders (1947 - 8 June 2000), the British military attaché in Athens, was killed on 8 June 2000 by motorcycle gunmen who were members of Revolutionary Organization 17 November...
Thomas Alcock (adventurer)
Thomas Alcock (died 1563) was an English traveller and adventurer and an agent or servant of the Muscovy Company from 1558 to 1563.
Thomas Alcock (died 1563) was an English traveller and adventurer and an agent or servant of the Muscovy Company from 1558 to 1563.
Thomas Baker (missionary)
The Reverend Thomas Baker (1832-67) was a Methodist missionary in Fiji, known as being the last missionary in that country to be killed and eaten, along with seven of his Fijian followers.
The Reverend Thomas Baker (1832-67) was a Methodist missionary in Fiji, known as being the last missionary in that country to be killed and eaten, along with seven of his Fijian followers.
Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne
Walter Edward Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne DSO & Bar PC (29 March 1880 – 6 November 1944) was a Anglo-Irish politician and businessman.
Walter Edward Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne DSO & Bar PC (29 March 1880 – 6 November 1944) was a Anglo-Irish politician and businessman.
Walter Plowden
Walter Chichele Plowden (1820 - 1860) was the British consul at Massawa on the Red Sea coast from 1848 to his death.
Walter Chichele Plowden (1820 - 1860) was the British consul at Massawa on the Red Sea coast from 1848 to his death.
William Horwood Stuart
William Horwood Stuart (1857 – May 21, 1906) was a British diplomat.
William Horwood Stuart (1857 – May 21, 1906) was a British diplomat.