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People of Lowestoft 1914-45

Our tribute to those Lowestoft people who died because of two World Wars. It is a complete record (we think), and includes photos, dates, places and memories. It is fully searchable. HOW do I use THIS? (video 4mins) also quick links families OR streets most affected [200] [fx] [logo] [map] [rec]
Photo Surname Street,HouseNo Photos? Age Died_On ServiceBranch Rank Unit_or_Vessel Regiment Burial/ Memorial CountryOfService
Hawes Adrian Pier Terrace, 1 email re Adrian 26 Army Lieutenant 52nd Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) France United Kingdom
Scowen William Pier Terrace, 8 email re William 38 Army Private 6th Bn. Somerset Light Infantry Belgium United Kingdom
Boardley Harold The Avenue, Sunnyhill email re Harold 20 Army Lieutenant 8th Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry Belgium United Kingdom
Brewster Basil Raglan Street, Waverley House 110 email re Basil 26
Probate
Army Second Lieutenant 2/5th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry France United Kingdom
Holloway Arthur Queens Road, 35 email re Arthur 21 Army Second Lieutenant 6th Bn. attached 16th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) France United Kingdom
Barber Charles London Road South, 47 email re Charles 30 Naval Second Hand H.M. Drifter Violet May. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Gee Donald Marine Parade, 22 email re Donald 23
RAF Officer Papers
Air Forces Second Lieutenant 93 Squadron Royal Flying Corps United Kingdom United Kingdom
Petherick Elsie Prairie, 4 email re Elsie 19
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Barnes Frederick Prairie, 6 email re Frederick 20
Pension Record Card
Army Private 11th Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment Germany United Kingdom
Havers Frederick Prairie, 2 email re Frederick 26
The Prairie
Army Second Lieutenant 5th Bn. attd. 2nd Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Crisp Thomas Stanford Street, 41 email re Thomas 41
Victoria Cross
Naval Skipper H.M. Smack Nelson. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Dye William Saint Peters Street, 266 email re William 19
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Air Forces Aircraftman 2nd Class 38 Squadron Royal Air Force United Kingdom United Kingdom
Albrow Ronald Roman Road, 87 email re Ronald 33
bestpic
Naval Leading Seaman H.M. Submarine Grampus Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Laws Walter The Street email re Walter 29
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Naval Leading Seaman H.M. Submarine Odin Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Gooch Leonard Blacksmith Loke email re Leonard 26
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Naval Stoker 1st Class H.M. Submarine Triad Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Peck Gordon Kent Road, 54 email re Gordon 29
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Naval Able Seaman H.M. Submarine P.39 Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Fenn William Carlton Colville, White Horse Corner email re William 23
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Naval Able Seaman H.M. Submarine L.55. Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Wilson Richard Whapload Road, 51 email re Richard 25
bestpic
Naval Petty Officer Cook H.M. Submarine Traveller Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Thaxton Robert Norwich Road, 1 Volta Terrace email re Robert 38 Army Corporal 4th Bn. South Wales Borderers Iraq United Kingdom
Monckton Christopher Normanston Hall email re Christopher 18
Battle of Somme 1st day
Air Forces Second Lieutenant 13 Sqdn. Royal Flying Corps France United Kingdom
Tuttle Thomas Mariners Street, 47 email re Thomas 27
Burma Railway
Army Private 4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Thailand United Kingdom
Burch William Alma Road, 37 email re William 19 Naval Sailor S.S. Wallsend (Newcastle-on-Tyne) Merchant Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Godwin Thomas Eastern Way, 15 email re Thomas 62 Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Bryant John Saint Peters Street, 185 email re John 22
Pic recently added
Naval Leading Seaman H.M. Trawler Lord Stamp Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Brady Charles Chapel Street, 21 email re Charles 20
Lost Street
Naval Deck hand H.M. Drifter Datum Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Mullender Frederick Wilde Street, 13 email re Frederick 30
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Army Lance Corporal 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Todd Harry London Road, 389 email re Harry 23
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Army Lance Corporal 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Hoyle Harry Raglan Street , 63 email re Harry 10
181140 Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Tubby Leonard Walmer Road, Up Yonder email re Leonard 29
Pic recently added
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Cole William London Road, 6 Elizabeth Terrace email re William 35
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Army Private 1st Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Pinkney James Gisleham Corner, 2 email re James 40 Naval Engineman H.M. Drifter Jewel. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Horne Frederick Durban Road, 61 email re Frederick 23
bestpic
Army Private Royal Army Medical Corps Libya United Kingdom
Catchpole Conrad Broad View Villas, 7 email re Conrad 20
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Army Lance Corporal 10th Bn. Essex Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Tuttle Henry Sunshine Terrace, 1 email re Henry 24
CWGC
Army Private 11th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Wilson Arthur Marlborough Road, 3 Sunshine Terrace email re Arthur 19
CWGC
Army Private 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Lincoln George Church Road, 54 email re George 40 Naval Skipper H.M. Drifter Michaelmas Daisy. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Catchpole Frank Saint Leonards Road, 52 email re Frank 40
1939 Register
Naval Chief Engineer Steam Trawler Lord Haldane (Lowestoft) Fishing Fleet United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hindes George Stevens Street, 30 email re George 43
Merchant Navy Casualty Card
Naval Third Hand Fishing Vessel Leach's Romance (Shoreham). Fishing Fleet United Kingdom United Kingdom
Heriz-Smith Denzil Kessingland Beach Lowestoft., Four Winds” email re Denzil 23 Army Lieutenant 6th Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Boore Frank Bevan Street, 103 email re Frank 25 Naval Seaman H.M. Drifter Star of Buchan. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Barnard Lily Woods Loke, 7 email re Lily 38
260541 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Day Leonard Dukes Head Street, 20 email re Leonard 30 Army Lance Corporal 1/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Golding Oliver Lowestoft Road, 82 email re Oliver 50
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Palmer Philip Kimberley Road, 27 email re Philip 24
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Army Private 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Pitcher Oscar Pakefield Street, 5 Coronation Terrace email re Oscar 32 Naval Skipper H.M. Trawler Jessie Nutten. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Harvey Frederick Belvedere Place email re Frederick 43 Naval Second Hand H.M. Drifter Frigate Bird. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Roope Lewis Queens Road, 47 email re Lewis 22 Army Corporal 4th Bn. Royal Fusiliers France United Kingdom
Spurgeon Louis Chapel Street, 17 email re Louis 26
Lost Street
Army Corporal 2nd Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Brighton Dorothy Nelson Road, Ethel Cottage email re Dorothy 32 Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Pinkney Emily Sycamore Avenue, 36 email re Emily 51
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Sayer Charles Kirkley Run, 52 email re Charles 25 Naval Able Seaman H.M.S. Elfin Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Dyke Leslie Florence Road, 7 email re Leslie 18 Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Jenkerson Albert Raglan Street, 4 email re Albert 21
Dunkirk
Army Private 2nd Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Killett Percy Wollaston Road, 7 email re Percy 25 Air Forces Aircraftsman 1st Class (Pilot under training) 23 Service Flight Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Zimbabwe United Kingdom
Knights William Whapload Road, 1 Sparham's Buildings email re William 32
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Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Michaelmas Daisy. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bessey John Church Road, 19 email re John 37
Royal Naval Reserve service papers
Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Pelagia Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Aldred Harold St Margarets Road, 55 email re Harold 24 Army Private 1/1st Bn. Cambridgeshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Bland George Worthing Road, 119 email re George 26 Air Forces Sergeant 61 Air School South African Air Force Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve South Africa United Kingdom
Burwood William Walton Road, 16 email re William 21 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Solomon Amos Hadenham Terrace, 12 email re Amos 22
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 6th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Thailand United Kingdom
Oldman William Harrison Road, 12 email re William 42
CWGC and 1939 Register
Naval Second Hand H.M. Yacht Aelda Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Stebbings Frederick Meadow Cottages, 8 email re Frederick 38
Mentioned in Despatches
Naval Engineman H.M. Trawler Joseph Button. Royal Naval Reserve (Patrol Service) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hall Walter Spurgeon Score, 2 email re Walter 33 Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Hall Frank Cambridge Road, 12 email re Frank 29 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Trawler Mary. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hayward George Grove Road, Grove Cottages email re George 40 Army Private 6th Bn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) France United Kingdom
Boon Roy Wellington Road, 14 email re Roy 22 Naval Seaman Cook H.M. Trawler Edwardian Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Jeffery Peter Flixton Road, The Rectory email re Peter 22 Air Forces Pilot Officer 2 School of Army Co-operation Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Capper Harold email re Harold 37 Army Gunner 387 Bty. 121 H.A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery United Kingdom United Kingdom
Challis Ernest Lovewell Road, 7 email re Ernest 18 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Trawler Silver King. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Owen Alfred Rant Score, 16 email re Alfred 29
Battle of Jutland
Naval Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. Indefatigable. Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Durrant Edmund Lovewell Road, 39 email re Edmund 22 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Godbold Leonard Oxford Road, 103 email re Leonard 18 Naval Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. Jaguar Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Fitt Charles Eden Street, Eden Villa email re Charles 19
Lost Street
Army Private 7th Bn. Royal Fusiliers France United Kingdom
Langley James Seago Street, 97 email re James 22
FEPOW
Army Gunner 239 Bty. 77 H.A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery Thailand United Kingdom
Woolnough Ernest The Avenue, 159 email re Ernest 25
Fall of Singapore
Army Sergeant 197 Field Amb Royal Army Medical Corps Singapore United Kingdom
Brown Albert The Street, 4 Widows Cottages email re Albert 26 Naval Leading Stoker H.M.S. Victory II Royal Navy France United Kingdom
Burch Robert Alma Road, 37 email re Robert 30 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Trawler New Comet Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Crisp James Norwich Road, 28 email re James 30 Naval Seaman H.M.S. Aboukir. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Cook Sidney The Avenue, Foxburrow email re Sidney 35 Naval Skipper Steam Drifter W. A. Massey (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Winney George Whapload Road, 114 email re George 22
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Naval Seaman H.M. Trawler Myrtle Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Martin Stephen Pakefield Street, 72 email re Stephen 25 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Trawler Strathrannock. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Snelling Charles Milton Road, 74 email re Charles 26
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 5th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Thailand United Kingdom
Tucker John Clapham Road, 92 email re John 46 Naval Skipper H.M. Armed Fishing Smack Ivanhoe Mercantile Marine Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Brady Henry Seago Street, 94 email re Henry 40
1939 Register
Army Gunner 144 Bty. 35 Lt. A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery India United Kingdom
Pearce Charles Trafalgar Street, 44 email re Charles 33 Naval Leading Seaman H.M. Motor Minesweeper 70. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Grimble Agnes Low Farm Cottages email re Agnes 62 Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Bruin Thomas Saint John's Road, 5 Turner's Cottages email re Thomas 19 Army Private 5th Bn. Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment) Netherlands United Kingdom
Hubbard Charles Dukes Head Street, 40 email re Charles 44 Air Forces Corporal 104 Personnel Dispersal Centre Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Knights Robert Oxford Road, 19 email re Robert 23 Army Acting Corporal 1/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
King Emma Stanley Street, 42 email re Emma 74
230142 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Fisher Russell Saint Georges Road, 74 email re Russell 25 Naval Deck Hand Fishing Vessel Sulby (Fleetwood) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Jarvis Arthur St Anns Terrace, 5 email re Arthur 40
CWGC
Naval Petty Officer 1st Class H.M.S. Vanguard. Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Raven Charles The Street, Tunns Cottages email re Charles 39 Naval Seaman H.M. Drifter Ocean Retriever. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Collis Tom Winnipeg Road, 20 email re Tom 36 Naval Leading Cook H.M. Trawler Wallasea Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Clarke Robert Albert Street (now renamed Park Rd), 37 email re Robert 55 Naval First Mate S.S. Strathcona (Hamilton Ontario) Mercantile Marine United Kingdom United Kingdom
Britteon Richard Saint Johns Road, 2 Turners Cottages email re Richard 39 Naval Net Stower Steam Drifter Lily Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom
Treloar Florence Reeve Street, 37 email re Florence 62
120541 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Thacker Bertie Whapload Road, Dene Lodge email re Bertie 56
290940 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Gage George Park Road, 57 email re George 21 Army Private 11th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Folkard James Sunny Bank Cottages, 11 email re James 29 Army Gunner 177th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery France United Kingdom
With grateful thanks to Lowestoft Town Council, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Roll of Honour website