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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
Goodman Gladys Norfolk Street, 19 email re Gladys 47
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead 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
Dowding Leonard Bethel Drive, 2 email re Leonard 63 Naval Mate Fishing Fleet United Kingdom 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
Yallop John Essex Road, 38 email re John 36 Naval Second Hand H.M. Drifter Dewey. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Goldacre Elizabeth Norfolk Street, 17 email re Elizabeth 69
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
May Henry Maidstone Road, 40 email re Henry 41
Probate
Naval Chief Stoker H.M.S. Oakley Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Townsend John Oulton Road, 18 email re John 30 Army Sergeant 51st/69th Infantry Regiment Royal Artillery Myanmar 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
Selwyn Edith Corton Road, 4 email re Edith 59
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead 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
Brown Lewis Alexandra Road, 33b email re Lewis 23 Army Fusilier 1st Bn. Royal Irish Fusiliers Italy United Kingdom
Roll Harry London Road , 267 email re Harry 28 Naval Ordnance Artificer 2nd Class H.M.S. Egret Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Scarles Edward Sussex Road, 5 email re Edward 28 Army Gunner 435 Bty. 131 Lt. A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery United Kingdom United Kingdom
Burrows George email re George 28 Army Lance Corporal 1st Bn. Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment) Italy United Kingdom
Fogo Edwin Victoria Road, 63 email re Edwin 25 Army Private 1st Bn. The London Scottish (Gordon Highlanders) Italy United Kingdom
Belton Doreen Ipswich Road, 48 email re Doreen 14 Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Utting Beatrice High Street, 177 email re Beatrice 67
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Utting William High Street, 177 email re William 62
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Bullen William Osborne Street, 1 email re William 65
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Randlesome Edith Royal Avenue, 47 email re Edith 59
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Mummery Ethel Raglan Street, 322 email re Ethel 59
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Mummery Betty Raglan Street, 322 email re Betty 16
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Gibbons Annie Oxford Road, 73 email re Annie 68 Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Ling Florence Royal Avenue, 45 email re Florence 47
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Ling Alfred Royal Avenue, 45 email re Alfred 54
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Andrews Ethel Carlton Road, 3 email re Ethel 57
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Cable Charles Ipswich Road, 58 email re Charles 35
Pension Record Card
Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Campania II. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bessey Edward St Margarets Plain, 5 email re Edward 54
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Albrow Edward Roman Road, 87 email re Edward 67
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Waters Walter Beresford Road, 63 email re Walter 74
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Bond William Victoria Road, 263 email re William 25 Army Private 239 Gen. Transport Coy. Royal Army Service Corps Algeria United Kingdom
Bailey Clifford Back House, 1 email re Clifford 22 Army Gunner 68 Medium Regiment Royal Artillery Egypt United Kingdom
Eastick Ernest Newson's Meadow, 32 email re Ernest 24 Army Craftsman Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hart George Marham Road, 10 email re George 34 Naval Able Seaman H.M.S. Copra Royal Navy United Kingdom 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
Waters Joffre Love Road, 75 email re Joffre 26
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Thailand 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
Minister Herbert Elm Cottages, 8 email re Herbert 29
Fall of Singapore
Army Lance Corporal 6th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Thailand 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
Jones Eric Waveney Crescent, 69 email re Eric 23
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 5th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Thailand 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
Segasby Harry Notley Road, 50 email re Harry 19 Naval Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. Collingwood Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Knights Cyril Rant Score, 1 email re Cyril 22 Naval Leading Stoker H.M.L.S.T. 423. Royal Navy Libya United Kingdom
Smith Ronald Kirkley Run, 78 email re Ronald 21
FEPOW
Army Gunner 144 Bty. 35 Lt. A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery Thailand United Kingdom
Hall Eric Wollaston Road, 113 email re Eric 25 Army Sergeant 1st Wing The Glider Pilot Regiment A.A.C. Algeria 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
Dalley George Poplar Road, Rosalyn, 12 email re George 26
Lost Street
Naval Marine H.M.S. Prince of Wales. Royal Marines Thailand 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
Fenton Arthur email re Arthur 27 Army Sergeant 6th Bn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Tunisia United Kingdom
Hart Albert Tonning Street, 41 email re Albert 38 Army Private 4th Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Nason Reginald The Street email re Reginald 21 Air Forces Sergeant 35 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve France United Kingdom
Rackham Gordon Normanston Drive, Peacehaven email re Gordon 20
1939 Register
Army Private 13th Bn. The King's Regiment (Liverpool) Myanmar United Kingdom
Filby Jeffrey email re Jeffrey 21 Naval Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. Veteran Royal Navy United Kingdom 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
Cross Robert Long Road, 55 email re Robert 33 Army Private 5th Bn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) Egypt United Kingdom
Say Hector Bridge Road, 44 email re Hector 22
Battle Alamein
Army Private 5th Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment Egypt 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
Westoby Leslie Church Road, 49 email re Leslie 29 Naval Chief Petty Officer H.M.S. Ibis Royal Navy 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
Ditcham Raymond Norfolk Street, 40 email re Raymond 24
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 5th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Singapore United Kingdom
Pugh Cuthbert Gisleham Rectory email re Cuthbert 30
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 5th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Thailand United Kingdom
Bullen Frank Wells Cottages, 1 email re Frank 30
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 4th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Thailand United Kingdom
Read Walter Blundeston Road, 1 Crossways Cottages email re Walter 28 Army Private 31 General Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps Algeria United Kingdom
Barker Jack High Street ks, 2 Collins Cottages email re Jack 37 Naval Second Mate S.S. Recovery of Leith Merchant Navy United Kingdom 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
Sewell Arthur High Street ks, Wrights Cottages email re Arthur 24 Naval Leading Seaman H.M.S. Samphire Royal Navy United Kingdom 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
Allen Jonathan Kirkley Street, 16 email re Jonathan 35
Fall of Singapore
Army Bombardier 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt. Royal Artillery Thailand United Kingdom
Upson Ivan Haward Street, 57 email re Ivan 22
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Thailand 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
Utting Arthur The Ridge, 8 email re Arthur 18 Naval Ordinary Seaman S.S. Rothermere (St. Johns Newfoundland) Merchant Navy 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
Riches Charles Factory Street, 1 email re Charles 18 Naval Seaman H.M. Trawler Laertes. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Baker Reginald Winnipeg Road, 24 email re Reginald 22
Mentioned in Despatches
Naval Able Seaman H.M. Motor Gun Boat 77. Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hale Kenneth Cambridge Road, 101 email re Kenneth 23 Naval Petty Officer H.M.S. Niger Royal Navy 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
Bayfield Alan The Esplanade, 5 email re Alan 27
Fall of Singapore
Army Second Lieutenant 5th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Singapore United Kingdom
Bennett Ivan Marlborough Road, 9 email re Ivan 21
CWGC and 1939 Register
Naval Able Seaman H.M.S. Arethusa Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bennett Roy Marlborough Road, 9 email re Roy 17
CWGC and 1939 Register
Naval Boy 1st Class H.M.S. Hermes Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Field Richard Saint Peters Street, 1 Sparhams Buildings email re Richard 35 Naval Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. Jaguar Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
With grateful thanks to Lowestoft Town Council, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Roll of Honour website