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People of Lowestoft 1914-45 | DISCOVER the lives behind the names

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
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
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
Oldman William Clapham Road North, 18 Wellington Cottages email re William 37 Naval Seaman H.M.S. Hogue Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Durrant James Laurel Road, 10 email re James 22
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Thailand United Kingdom
Mantripp George London Road, 458 email re George 22 Army Lance Corporal 2/1st Bucks Bn. Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry France United Kingdom
Brady Daisy Woods Loke, 4 email re Daisy 37
260541 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Butcher Lloyd Kirkley Gardens, 25 email re Lloyd 27
Dunkirk
Army Sapper 705 General Construction Company Royal Engineers Germany United Kingdom
Jackson Thomas Blocka Road, The Hall email re Thomas 23 Army Captain 2nd Bn. Coldstream Guards Italy United Kingdom
Calver George Ontario Road, 1 email re George 25
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Army Private 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Child Eric Chestnut Avenue, Elderslie email re Eric 42 Army Major Royal Army Service Corps Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) United Kingdom
Balls Henry Denmark Road, 52 email re Henry 38
Dunkirk
Naval Leading Seaman H.M. Yacht Grive Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Jackson Julius Blocka Road, The Hall email re Julius 21 Naval Sub-Lieutenant H.M.S. Mantis. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Smith Benjamin Oulton, Park Hill Cottages email re Benjamin 26 Naval Seaman S.S. Tyrhaug Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Shaw Gerald Whapload Road, 12 email re Gerald 28
Fall of Singapore
Army Private Royal Army Ordnance Corps Thailand United Kingdom
Oldman George Saint Margarets Plain, 1 email re George 44 Naval Third Hand Steam Trawler Lord Haldane (Lowestoft) Fishing Fleet United Kingdom United Kingdom
Harman Emanuel Kimberley Road, 103 email re Emanuel 48 Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Easter Elsie Tennyson Road, 33 email re Elsie 42 Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Foulger Ernest Morton Road, 88 email re Ernest 36 Naval Able Seaman H.M.S. Turbulent. Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Pinkney Frederick Rochester Road, Wooden Cottage email re Frederick 42
Drifter Persistive
Naval Engineman H.M. Drifter Persistive Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Mullender George Saint Georges Road, 68 email re George 66 Naval Cook Steam Trawler Carry On (Lowestoft) Merchant Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Skoulding Reginald Beech Road, 28 email re Reginald 36 Army Private 5th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Singapore United Kingdom
Whitlam Muriel Oaklands Terrace Kessingland. Died at London Road, 8 email re Muriel 20
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead 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
Shade Robert The Crown Inn email re Robert 26
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Naval Mechanician 1st Class H.M.S. Earraid Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Dirom John Nelson Road, 36 email re John 22
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Army Lance Corporal 7th (Galloway) Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers United Kingdom United Kingdom
Seeley Ernest Oulton Street, 25 email re Ernest 21
CWGC and 1939 Register
Naval Able Seaman H.M.S. Royal Oak Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Mullender Charles Morton Road, 34 email re Charles 39 Naval Skipper Trawler Fleurette (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Turrell William High Street, 3 Parkholme Terrace email re William 15 Naval Cook Trawler Fleurette (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Arnold Karl High Street, 4 email re Karl 27
De Ruvigny
Army Captain 1st Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Crawford Katie Oaklands Terrace, 18 email re Katie 17
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Civilian United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bultitude Ernest London Road, 73 email re Ernest 68
210840 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Howes Arthur Arnold Street, 67 email re Arthur 36 Naval Skipper H.M. Trawler Ebor Wyke Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Rushmore Frederick Pakefield Street, 69 email re Frederick 34 Naval Deck Hand Steam Trawler Labrador (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Dunnett Allen The Street, 18 Brickfield Cottages email re Allen 21
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Thailand United Kingdom
Quantrill James High Street, 17 email re James 18 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Ocean Fisher Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Harvey Henry Cornwall Road, 48 email re Henry 22 Naval Leading Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Ocean Fisher Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Broad Frank Worthing Road, 23 email re Frank 32
Mentioned in Despatches
Naval Skipper H.M. Drifter Ocean Fisher Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Mingay William Lovewell Road, 38 email re William 21
RNR Service records
Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Ocean Fisher Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Balls Hedley Esplanade , 6 email re Hedley 29
Tank
Army Cadet J Company Auxiliary Division Royal Irish Constabulary United Kingdom United Kingdom
Marler George Hill Road, 31 email re George 40
Fall of Singapore
Army Colour Sergeant 4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Singapore United Kingdom
Stevens Alan Saint Peters Road, Joycot email re Alan 20
Tank
Army Guardsman 4th Bn. Grenadier Guards Germany United Kingdom
Chilvers Edward Lincolns Buildings, 6 email re Edward 21
Pension Record Card
Army Private H Bn. Tank Corps France United Kingdom
Bunn Roger Elm Tree Road, 2 email re Roger 32
Military Medal
Army Lieutenant The Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) The Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) Italy United Kingdom
Brewster Clifford Carlton Road, 28-30 email re Clifford 35
Battle Alamein
Army Lance Corporal 47th (Oldham) Regiment Royal Tank Regiment R.A.C. Egypt United Kingdom
Browne Henry London Road, 3 Sterrys Cottages email re Henry 35
Tank
Army Trooper 48th Regiment Royal Tank Regiment R.A.C. Italy United Kingdom
Roe Charles Marsh Lane, Gate House email re Charles 23
Distinguished Conduct Medal
Army Sergeant 1st Bn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Belgium United Kingdom
McGale James email re James 36
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Army Guardsman 1st Battalion Irish Guards Italy United Kingdom
Ward Hubert The Street, 17 Brickfields Cottages email re Hubert 32 Army Corporal 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Peek George Whapload Road, 9 Eastern Square email re George 31 Army Private 1st Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers Belgium United Kingdom
Patin Leon Market Place, Jasmine House email re Leon 26
Fall of Singapore
Army Gunner 7 Coastal Regiment Royal Artillery Singapore United Kingdom
Greensides Alec The Street, 2 Brickfields Cottages email re Alec 30
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Army Sapper 991 Port Operating Company Royal Engineers United Kingdom United Kingdom
Kerrison Jack Edgerton Road, 35 email re Jack 28 Air Forces Sergeant 114 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Graham Thomas Florence Road, 19 email re Thomas 29
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Army Trooper C Squadron Lovat Scouts Italy United Kingdom
Moyse Ernest Long Road, Fairfields email re Ernest 19
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Army Signalman 56 Infantry Brigade Signal Section Royal Corps of Signals France United Kingdom
Winfield James Nelson Terrace , 14 email re James 29
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Naval Deck Hand Fishing Vessel S.D.J. (Lowestoft). Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Long Albert Oaklands Terrace, 5 email re Albert 44 Naval Third Hand Fishing Vessel S.D.J. (Lowestoft). Fishing Fleet United Kingdom United Kingdom
Beare Alice Victoria Road, 8 email re Alice 37
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Civilian Hospital Sister East Suffolk Hospital Civilian Nursing Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Gray Richard Grayson Avenue, 10 email re Richard 20
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Air Forces Pilot Officer 4 Bombing and Gunnery School Royal Canadian Air Force Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Canada United Kingdom
Reeve Arthur Edgerton Road, 22 email re Arthur 27
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Army Private 2nd Battalion Royal Norfolk Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Garnham Leslie Wellington Road, 8 email re Leslie 21
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Army Driver 1 Mechanical Equipment Unit Royal Engineers Germany United Kingdom
Bloss George 3 Kirkley Park Road, Wilmington email re George 45
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Army Private 10 Company Royal Pioneer Corps United Kingdom United Kingdom
Catchpole George Victoria Road, 85 email re George 35
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Naval Skipper H. M Trawler Shamrock Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Honeywood Sefton Flora Road, 4 Flora Terrace email re Sefton 38
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Naval Engineman H.M. Trawler Edwardian Royal Naval Reserve (Patrol Service) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Warford William Clapham Road, 206 email re William 45
Distinguished Service Cross
Naval Skipper H.M. Trawler Royalo Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Cockrell William Victoria Road, The Homestead, 40 email re William 48
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Naval Lieutenant H.M.S. Martello Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Thacker William Carlton Road, 4 Flora Terrace email re William 34 Naval Cook Steam Trawler William Humphries Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Thacker Victor Carlton Road, 4 Flora Terrace email re Victor 24 Naval Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Cleveland William Saint Peter's Street, 273 email re William 46
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Naval Chief Skipper H.M. Trawler Myrtle Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Winter William Stradbroke Road, Ship Cottage email re William 41
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Naval Skipper H.M. Trawler Myrtle Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Cleveland George Spurgeon Street, 3 email re George 17
Lost Street
Naval Apprentice S.S. Arndale (Whitby) Mercantile Marine United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hurrell Roy Beech Road, 2 email re Roy 26
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Naval Seaman H.M. Trawler Myrtle Royal Naval Reserve (Patrol Service) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Norton Clifford Gordon Road, 20 email re Clifford 30
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Army Private 635th M.T. Coy. Army Service Corps Tanzania United Kingdom
Spillings George Black Street, 4 Mill Villas email re George 27
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Naval Deck Hand Steam Trawler William Humphries Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bird Clifford Kent Road, 5 email re Clifford 35
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Naval Skipper Steam Drifter Lord Carnarvon (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Durrant James The Street email re James 21 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Cook Stanley The Avenue, 192 email re Stanley 25
1939 Register
Army Lance Sergeant 1st Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Netherlands United Kingdom
Wright Cecil Bevan Street, 7 email re Cecil 34
FEPOW
Air Forces Corporal _ Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Indonesia United Kingdom
With grateful thanks to Lowestoft Town Council, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Roll of Honour website