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Air Forces

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
Photo Surname Street,HouseNo Photos? Age Died_On ServiceBranch Rank Unit_or_Vessel Regiment Burial/ Memorial CountryOfService
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Lloyd John Sussex Road, 54 email re John 22
Coastal Command
Air Forces Warrant Officer 302 Ferry Training Unit Royal New Zealand Air Force United Kingdom New Zealand
Kerrison Jack Edgerton Road, 35 email re Jack 28 Air Forces Sergeant 114 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Gray Richard Grayson Avenue, 10 email re Richard 20
the100
Air Forces Pilot Officer 4 Bombing and Gunnery School Royal Canadian Air Force Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Canada United Kingdom
Wright Cecil Bevan Street, 7 email re Cecil 34
FEPOW
Air Forces Corporal _ Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Indonesia United Kingdom
Clarke Fernley Beccles Road, 141 email re Fernley 21
Probate
Air Forces Flying Officer 45 (Atlantic Ferry) Group Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Iceland United Kingdom
Turner Delbert Edinburgh Road, 33 email re Delbert 20 Air Forces Flight Sergeant 466 (R.A.A.F.) Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Shreeve Kenneth Marine Parade, 37/38 email re Kenneth 24 Air Forces Sergeant 22 Service Flying Training School Royal Air Force Zimbabwe United Kingdom
Read Albert Beccles Road, Souter Cottages email re Albert 29
Bomber Command
Air Forces Warrant Officer 76 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Germany United Kingdom
Chatteris William Waveney Crescent, 30 email re William 24 Air Forces Flying Officer 15 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Italy United Kingdom
Turner John London Road South, Walmer House email re John 23
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Air Forces Flying Officer 69 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Netherlands United Kingdom
Lake George Higher Drive, 18 email re George 31
Bomber Command
Air Forces Sergeant 15 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Coleman Brian Victoria Road, 251 email re Brian 22
1939 Register
Air Forces Sergeant 70 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Malta United Kingdom
Folkard George Dukes Head Street, 37 email re George 22
Probate
Air Forces Corporal No 1 BSRU Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Willis Thomas Beccles Road, Endeavour email re Thomas 23
Bomber Command
Air Forces Sergeant 12 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve France United Kingdom
Leggitt Russell Trafalgar Street, 12 email re Russell 20
Bomber Command
Air Forces Sergeant 9 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Belgium United Kingdom
Nicholls Leslie Camps Heath, Cyprus Cottages email re Leslie 32
CWGC and 1939 Register
Air Forces Leading Aircraftman 24 Air-Sea Rescue Marine Craft Unit Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Cooper Sydney Stanford Street, 31 email re Sydney 19 Air Forces Aircraftman 2nd Class 265 Maintenance Unit Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Haylock Frank Norwich Road, 59 email re Frank 21 Air Forces Sergeant 49 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve France United Kingdom
Gale Charles Station Terrace, 7 email re Charles 31 Air Forces Pilot Officer 30 O.T.U. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Marshall Reginald Princes Road, 26 email re Reginald 39 Air Forces Flight Sergeant 196 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Mayhew Leonard Broad Road, Llanberis email re Leonard 29
Mentioned in Despatches
Air Forces Flight Sergeant 97 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve France United Kingdom
Drake Charles Beresford Road, 104 email re Charles 24 Air Forces Sergeant 18 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Malta United Kingdom
Barker Bernard Worthing Road, 50 email re Bernard 21 Air Forces Sergeant 5 Operational Training Unit Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Canada United Kingdom
Rouse Norman Saint Leonards Road, 90 email re Norman 26
Mentioned in Despatches
Air Forces Warrant Officer 105 Operational Training Unit Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Durrant Robert Prospect Place, 1 email re Robert 28
FEPOW
Air Forces Corporal 151 Maintenance Unit Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Singapore United Kingdom
Savage Phillip Victoria Road, White House Farm email re Phillip 24
Bomber Command
Air Forces Flight Sergeant 100 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Germany United Kingdom
Ellis Richard Sycamore Avenue, 74 email re Richard 25 Air Forces Sergeant 33 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Germany United Kingdom
Skippen Samuel Osborne Street, 2 email re Samuel 20 Air Forces Flight Sergeant 252 Sqdn Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Greece United Kingdom
Boutle Jack Union Place, 1 email re Jack 22
Bomber Command
Air Forces Sergeant 101 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Belgium United Kingdom
Hunter William Lawson Road, 40 email re William 24
Bomber Command
Air Forces Sergeant 101 Sqdn. Royal Air Force France United Kingdom
Hurr Ernest Pier Terrace, 8 email re Ernest 21 Air Forces Sergeant 1658 Heavy Conversion Unit Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
May Ivor Saint Peters Street, 28 email re Ivor 21
1939 Register
Air Forces Sergeant 640 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Germany United Kingdom
Saunders Kenneth Monckton Avenue, 36 email re Kenneth 20 Air Forces Sergeant 106 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Germany United Kingdom
Farman Charles Carlton Road, 125 email re Charles 25
Coastal Command
Air Forces Flight Sergeant 172 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Greengrass Jermyn Battery Green Road, 7 email re Jermyn 26 Air Forces Flying Officer 159 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve India United Kingdom
Crowe Edward Clarkson Road, 1 Hellena House email re Edward 24
CWGC and 1939 Register
Air Forces Sergeant 214 (Federated Malay Straits) Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Germany United Kingdom
Turner Bertie Trafalgar Street, 22 email re Bertie 26 Air Forces Sergeant 463 (R.A.A.F.) Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Folkard Charles Hall Road, Farawa email re Charles 21
CWGC and 1939 Register
Air Forces Pilot Officer 8 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Catchpole Walter Beccles Road, 3 Olive Cottages email re Walter 20
Bomber Command
Air Forces Flight Sergeant 156 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Trundle Roy London Road South, 49 email re Roy 22 Air Forces Gunner II 97 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Purdy Jack Waveney Crescent, 85 email re Jack 26 Air Forces Pilot Officer 137 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Cornwell Kenneth Kirkley Park Road, 36 email re Kenneth 20
Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Forces Pilot Officer 166 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Germany United Kingdom
Morling Hugh Ipswich Road, 20 email re Hugh 33
1939 Register
Air Forces Leading Aircraftman 307 AMES Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Indonesia United Kingdom
Rayner Sturgess Highland Way, 19 email re Sturgess 32
Bomber Command
Air Forces Sergeant 50 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Italy United Kingdom
Bramble James Elmhurst Avenue, 44 email re James 21
Bomber Command
Air Forces Sergeant 218 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Belgium United Kingdom
Cook Walter Lorne Park Road, 47 email re Walter 31
Bomber Command
Air Forces Sergeant 101 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Netherlands United Kingdom
Crouch Allan Church Lane, Gunton, The Cottage email re Allan 29 Air Forces Leading Aircraftman RAF Helwan Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Egypt United Kingdom
Frostwick Ernest email re Ernest 26 Air Forces Sergeant 13 Operational Training Unit Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Nason Reginald The Street email re Reginald 21 Air Forces Sergeant 35 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve France United Kingdom
Allen Peter Enstone Road , 12 email re Peter 21 Air Forces Sergeant 12 Flying Training School Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Spratt Leonard Longden Avenue, 17 email re Leonard 23 Air Forces Sergeant 10 Operation Training Unit Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Goode Philip Raglan Street, 234 email re Philip 27 Air Forces Pilot Officer No 3 School of General Reconnaissance Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Warner Gordon Beccles Road, 50 email re Gordon 24 Air Forces Leading Aircraftman Basic Flying School USAAF Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United States of America United Kingdom
Berry Eric Normanston Drive, Loomdi email re Eric 20
Bomber Command
Air Forces Sergeant 75 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve France United Kingdom
Allen Derek Beccles Road, St Elms email re Derek 23 Air Forces Flying Officer 155 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Singapore United Kingdom
Bryant Robert Whapload Road, 26 email re Robert 21
Bomber Command
Air Forces Sergeant 90 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve France United Kingdom
Boyce Allan London Road South, 45 email re Allan 22 Air Forces Corporal Iceland Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Iceland United Kingdom
Wood George Selby Street, 46 email re George 20 Air Forces Aircraftman 2nd Class 20 Service Flight Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Zimbabwe United Kingdom
Crowe George Hadenham Terrace, 13 email re George 19
Bomber Command
Air Forces Sergeant 630 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Germany United Kingdom
Utting Alfred The Ridge, 8 email re Alfred 21 Air Forces Flight Sergeant 130 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Sparham Archie Windsor Road, 31 email re Archie 22 Air Forces Sergeant 58 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Waller Maurice Gorleston Road, The Hall email re Maurice 24
Probate
Air Forces Sergeant 85 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Gowen James Poplar Road, 49 email re James 20 Air Forces Corporal 252 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Egypt United Kingdom
Tomlinson Ralph Chestnut Avenue, Briardale email re Ralph 22
1939 Register
Air Forces Sergeant 455 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Harper Eric Kent Road, 56 email re Eric 19
Bomber Command
Air Forces Sergeant 207 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bell John Church Road, St Elmo email re John 21
Bomber Command
Air Forces Sergeant 78 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Netherlands United Kingdom
Weavers Mervyn The Beach, Bethel Drive email re Mervyn 25
Bomber Command
Air Forces Sergeant 214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Cooper Harold Alexandra Road, 70 email re Harold 20
Probate
Air Forces Sergeant 214 (Federated Malay Straits) Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Sexton Leslie Lorne Park Road, 26 email re Leslie 21 Air Forces Sergeant 220 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Robbens Bernard Beresford Road, 29 email re Bernard 20 Air Forces Sergeant 104 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Overy Jack Payne Street, 23 email re Jack 26 Air Forces Sergeant No 11 OTU Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hutson Gerald London Road South, 289 email re Gerald 29 Air Forces Sergeant 106 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Cannell Alfred Acton Road, 44 email re Alfred 26 Air Forces Flight Sergeant Central Gunnery School Royal Air Force United Kingdom United Kingdom
Willis John Whapload Road, 263 email re John 25 Air Forces Flight Sergeant 221 Sqdn. Royal Air Force United Kingdom United Kingdom
Tyrrell James Beresford Road, 1 email re James 24 Air Forces Sergeant 25 Operational Training Unit Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Woolnough John Belvedere Road, 1 Cottages email re John 29
120541 raid
Air Forces Aircraftman 1st Class Leconfield Station Headquarters Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Macmillan Norman Lyncroft Road, Glenburn email re Norman 21
Bomber Command
Air Forces Sergeant 17 Operational Training Unit Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bennett Robert Kessingland Beach email re Robert 20
Bomber Command
Air Forces Sergeant 214 (Federated Malay Straits) Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Chipperfield Gordon Denmark Road, 50 email re Gordon 24
Bomber Command
Air Forces Pilot Officer 61 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Germany United Kingdom
Wake William Broad View Road, Sea View email re William 21
CWGC and 1939 Register
Air Forces Sergeant 217 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Claxton Ronald Rotterdam Road, 42 email re Ronald 24 Air Forces Sergeant 55 Squadron Royal Air Force Egypt United Kingdom
Dexter Archibald Clapham Road, 105 email re Archibald 20 Air Forces Sergeant 97 Squadron Royal Air Force France United Kingdom
Aldous Thomas Church Road email re Thomas 27 Air Forces Sergeant 1st Aircraft Supply Depot Royal Air Force France United Kingdom
Simmons William The Street, Green Shutters email re William 28 Air Forces Aircraftman 2nd Class _ Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Flower John Clapham Road, 133 email re John 35 Air Forces Air Mechanic 2nd Class Recruits Depot Royal Air Force United Kingdom United Kingdom
Nichols Edward Rotterdam Road, 79 email re Edward 20 Air Forces Air Mechanic 2nd Class 58th Reserve Sqdn Royal Flying Corps Egypt United Kingdom
Finch Leslie Bevan Street, 41 email re Leslie 20 Air Forces Corporal 802 Squadron Royal Air Force United Kingdom United Kingdom
Garside John London Road, 296 email re John 29 Air Forces Air Mechanic 1st Class 17th Squadron Royal Flying Corps Egypt United Kingdom
Coote Ernest Lawson Road, 69 email re Ernest 23 Air Forces Air Mechanic 2nd Class No. 12 Reserve Sqdn. Royal Flying Corps United Kingdom United Kingdom
Powell William Seago Street, 32 email re William 18
100841 raid
Air Forces Aircraft Apprentice No 1 School of Technical Training Royal Air Force United Kingdom United Kingdom
Peek Alan Saint Georges Road, 2 Wycombe Terrace email re Alan 20 Air Forces Sergeant 500 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Netherlands United Kingdom
Cook Ivy Denmark Road, 226 email re Ivy 19 Air Forces Aircraftwoman 2nd Class Womens Auxiliary Air Force United Kingdom United Kingdom
Eagle Sidney Denmark Road, 168 email re Sidney 20 Air Forces Air Mechanic 2nd Class No. 1 Training Centre (Halton) Royal Flying Corps United Kingdom United Kingdom