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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
Knights Herbert Factory Street, Erskine Place 7 email re Herbert 21 Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Wright Chester Kendal Road, 10 email re Chester 20 Army Lance Corporal 2/1st Bucks Bn. Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry France United Kingdom
Beevis Percy London Road, 426 email re Percy 26 Army Private 9th Bn. The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment France United Kingdom
Sharman Harry Kirkley Gardens, 83 email re Harry 46
Distinguished Service Medal
Naval Chief Engineman H.M. Trawler Hayburn Wyke. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Underwood Charles Saint Peters Street, 8 Sparhams Buildings email re Charles 38 Army Corporal Derby Depot Pioneer Corps United Kingdom United Kingdom
Baker John Union Place, 7 email re John 23 Naval Seaman H.M.S. Coventry City. Royal Naval Patrol Service South Africa United Kingdom
Cooke Frederick email re Frederick 29 Army Lieutenant 12th Bn. Border Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Rouse Harry Bridge Road, River View” email re Harry 23 Army Rifleman 8th Bn. Rifle Brigade Belgium United Kingdom
Harvey Frank Horn Hill, 31 email re Frank 19 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Labon Harry Southwell Road, 29 email re Harry 53 Naval Trimmer Steam Trawler Ventnor (Grimsby) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Wilson Samuel Beccles Road, St. Georges Hut email re Samuel 30 Army Private 10th Bn. Essex Regiment France United Kingdom
Neve William Albany Road, 15 email re William 23 Army Sergeant 1/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Wright Barbara Worthing Road, 16 email re Barbara 16
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Ecclestone Herbert Park Road, 9 email re Herbert 31 Army Private 1st Bn. Leicestershire Regiment Malaysia United Kingdom
Howe Doris Fir Lane, 6 email re Doris 17
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Wylie James Kirkley Run, 80 email re James 28 Naval Leading Seaman H.M. Trawler Horatio. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bennett George Crown Street, Rear 69 email re George 30 Naval Engineman H.M. Trawler Wallasea Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Rand Marguerite Stanley Street, 51 email re Marguerite 43
230142 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Sterry Alan Stanley Street, 55 email re Alan 13
230142 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Sterry Dora Stanley Street, 55 email re Dora 43
230142 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Sterry Mary Trafalgar Street, 23 email re Mary 73
230142 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Shreeve Stanley Whapload Road, 175 email re Stanley 27 Naval Seaman H.M.S. Sotra. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Adcock Dennis Stanford Street, 39 email re Dennis 26 Army Private 6th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Singapore United Kingdom
Edwards Blanche Stanley Street, 44 email re Blanche 47
230142 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Soanes Harold Kirkley Run, 88 email re Harold 23
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 6th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Singapore United Kingdom
Copping Ruby London Road, 173 email re Ruby 24
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Davis Percy Normanston Drive, Bramley email re Percy 44
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Bessant Laura Raglan Street, 263 email re Laura 36
130142 The Waller Raid
Naval Leading Wren H.M.S. Minos Womens Royal Naval Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Crispin Dorothy Bixley Road, 1 Bixley Place email re Dorothy 35
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Hambly Susan Clapham Road, 108 email re Susan 48
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Lambert Edith Compass Street, 1 email re Edith 27
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Morling Ernest Gunton Drive, 45 email re Ernest 70
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Baker Winifred Gisleham Road, 4 email re Winifred 22
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Reeder John Blacksmith Loke email re John 29 Army Private 6th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Singapore United Kingdom
Moore Ethel Beccles Road, 123 email re Ethel 23
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Dennant Arthur Raglan Street, 40 email re Arthur 18 Naval Seaman Steward H.M. Trawler Kingston Cornelian. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Turrell Walter Ship Road, 5 email re Walter 41 Naval Mate Steam Trawler Newhaven (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Nunn Harry Oulton Broad, The Firs email re Harry 27 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Trawler Gambri Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Pitt Arthur Spurgeon Score, 10 email re Arthur 26 Naval Acting Commissioned Gunner H.M.S. Raglan Royal Navy Turkey (including Gallipoli) United Kingdom
Briggs Henry St Peters Street, 108 email re Henry 33 Army Corporal 1/5th Bn. Norfolk Regiment Iraq United Kingdom
Rodgers Joseph Arnold Street, 17 email re Joseph 23 Naval Trimmer Steam Trawler Derwent (Boston) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Gower James Carlton Road, 68 email re James 17 Naval Deck Hand Steam Trawler Derwent (Boston) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Rose Albert Essex Road, 22 email re Albert 18 Naval Trimmer Steam Trawler Derwent (Boston) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bayes Thomas Jacob's Street, 29 email re Thomas 23 Naval Third Hand Steam Trawler Derwent (Boston) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Francis Daniel Jacob's Street, 29 email re Daniel 24 Naval Deck Hand Steam Trawler Derwent (Boston) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Ogilvie James Kirkley Run, Epsom Terrace 9 email re James 25 Naval Second Engineer Steam Trawler Derwent (Boston) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Rix Stanley St Peters Street, 62 email re Stanley 23 Army Private 1/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Buck Albert Stevens Street, 67 email re Albert 24 Naval First Engineer Steam Trawler Derwent (Boston) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Clarke Walter Stevens Street, 34 email re Walter 28 Naval Mate Steam Trawler Derwent (Boston) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Wright Edward Junction Passage, 2 email re Edward 32 Naval Skipper Steam Trawler Newhaven (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Cook Leonard Battery Green Road email re Leonard 27 Army Corporal 47th Bn. Canadian Infantry France Canadian
Blyth Clifford East Street, 31 email re Clifford 32
Lost Street
Naval Deck Hand H.M. Trawler New Comet Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Knights Ronald Kessingland, Gladstone Cottages email re Ronald 29 Army Private 1st Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Yallop Ernest Park Road, 73 email re Ernest 31 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Trawler Donside. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Martin Joseph Cathcart Street, 23 email re Joseph 38 Naval Stoker H.M. Trawler Sisapon. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Wilson Richard Whapload Road, 51 email re Richard 29 Naval Chief Engineer S.S. Planudes Mercantile Marine United Kingdom United Kingdom
Clarke Maurice Kessingland Beach, Beaconsfield Place email re Maurice 29 Army Private 648 Mechanical Transport Company Army Service Corps Tanzania United Kingdom
Clarke Arthur Avondale Road, 3 email re Arthur 38
Pension Record Card
Naval Second Hand H.M. Trawler New Comet Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Garrod Eldrick Norfolk Street, 22 email re Eldrick 20 Army Corporal 1st Suffolk Bty. East Anglian Bde. Royal Field Artillery United Kingdom United Kingdom
Capps James Park Road, 88 email re James 38 Army Colour Sergeant 1/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Osborne Alfred Raglan Street, 215 email re Alfred 19 Naval Stoker H.M.S. Pembroke. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Jenner Edward Spurgeon Score, 12 email re Edward 17 Naval Boy 1st Class H.M.S. Formidable. Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hargrave James St Leonards Road, 78 email re James 43 Naval Boatswain and Lamps S.S. Oriole (London) Mercantile Marine United Kingdom United Kingdom
Barber John The Ridge, 3 email re John 45 Naval Petty Officer 1st Class H.M. Trawler Courtier. Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Rogers Herbert Crown Street, 8 email re Herbert 36 Army Lance Corporal 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Scott Clifford Kimberley Road, 43 email re Clifford 21 Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Nelson John Saint Peters Street, 1 Bemmints Buildings email re John 31 Army Private 8th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Blowers Reginald Victoria Road, Sunnyside Cottages 5 email re Reginald 23 Naval Air Mechanic 1st Class H.M.S. President II Royal Naval Air Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Smith Harold Essex Road, 16 email re Harold 21
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Army Private 1/5th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Israel United Kingdom
Mercer Alfred Princes Road, 19 email re Alfred 22
Pension Record Card
Army Private 14 Light Armoured Motor Battery Machine Gun Corps Iraq United Kingdom
Spoor Richard Queens Road, 87 email re Richard 22 Army Private 1/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Sterry Arthur Tennyson Road, 37 email re Arthur 38 Army Private 1/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Sterry William The Hemplands, 25 email re William 19
Battle of Somme 1st day
Army Private 10th Bn. Essex Regiment France United Kingdom
Solomon Amos Dell Road, 3 email re Amos 19 Army Gunner 295th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Belgium United Kingdom
Utting Austin Belvedere Place, 5 email re Austin 31 Naval Fourth Hand Steam Trawler Rio (Grimsby) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Oldman Ernest Chapel Street, 27 email re Ernest 17
Lost Street
Army Private 3rd Bn. Suffolk Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Baker Frederick Denmark Road, 118 email re Frederick 38
De Ruvigny
Army Sergeant 54th Field Coy. Royal Engineers France United Kingdom
Holland Thomas Dove Street, 15 email re Thomas 23 Naval Ordinary Seaman S.S. Oriole (London) Mercantile Marine United Kingdom United Kingdom
Walker Bernard High Street, 42a email re Bernard 19 Army Sapper 1st Field Coy. West Riding Div. Royal Engineers United Kingdom United Kingdom
Parsk Charles Kirkley Run, Epsom Terrace 4 email re Charles 21 Naval Seaman H.M.S. Formidable. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Ling Richard Union Road, 17 email re Richard 30
Interesting pic
Naval Seaman H.M. Trawler Cap d'Antifer. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Dunn Frank email re Frank 21 Naval Able Seaman S.S. Oriskany Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Sustins Frank Avondale Road, 7 email re Frank 39 Army Sapper 208th Field Coy. Royal Engineers France United Kingdom
Parnell Adelaide Commodore Road, 5 Trinity Cottages email re Adelaide 45 Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Parnell William Love Road, 19 email re William 41 Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Allen Frank Pier Terrace, 6 email re Frank 67 Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Gardner Robert Dell Road email re Robert 26
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Singapore United Kingdom
Hugman George Hall Road, 6 Broad View Villa email re George 23
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Singapore United Kingdom
Saunders Arthur Bloodmore Lane email re Arthur 20 Naval Seaman H.M. Trawler Bredon. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Harvey Arthur Economy Road, 187A email re Arthur 27 Naval Seaman H.M. Trawler Bredon. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Lark Ronald Queens Road, 60 email re Ronald 31 Naval Steward H.M. Trawler Tervani. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Catchpole Gordon Lorne Park Road, 35 email re Gordon 21
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Singapore United Kingdom
Smith Leonard Lovewell Road, 27 email re Leonard 35
Fall of Singapore
Army Warrant Officer Class II 4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Singapore United Kingdom
Balls Harry Bruce Street, 26 email re Harry 21
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Singapore United Kingdom
Gravells Jack Clemence Street, 13 email re Jack 27
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 4th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Singapore United Kingdom
Lord Reginald Cleveland Road, 33 email re Reginald 24
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Singapore United Kingdom
Day Peter Haward Street, 13 email re Peter 20
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Singapore United Kingdom
Manning James Kent Road, 27 email re James 56
010242 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Disney Albert Lorne Park Road, 80 email re Albert 77
270241 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Fennell Sidney Maidstone Road, 45 email re Sidney 55 Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
With grateful thanks to Lowestoft Town Council, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Roll of Honour website