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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
Balls Percy Thurston Road, 33 email re Percy 31
Battle Alamein
Army Gunner 120 Bty. 30 Lt. A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery Egypt United Kingdom
Gowen James Poplar Road, 49 email re James 20 Air Forces Corporal 252 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Egypt United Kingdom
Pugh Edward Gisleham Rectory email re Edward 34
Fall of Singapore
Army Sergeant 251 Field Park Coy. Royal Engineers Thailand United Kingdom
Grice Neville Beach Road, Rockhill email re Neville 25
FEPOW
Army Driver Attached 18 Division H.Q. Royal Engineers Thailand United Kingdom
Gooch Harold Raglan Street, 93 email re Harold 24
Fall of Singapore
Army Sapper 560 Field Coy. Royal Engineers Thailand United Kingdom
Foyster Bernard Hadley Cottages, 2 email re Bernard 26
POW
Army Sapper 573 Army Field Coy. Royal Engineers Italy United Kingdom
Mallett Robert Whites Lane, Lyndale email re Robert 39
Probate
Army Lieutenant Royal Indian Army Service Corps Myanmar Indian
Easter Thomas Walmer Road, Blaston House email re Thomas 31 Army Sapper 412 Field Company Royal Engineers United Kingdom United Kingdom
Easter Raymond Church Road, 27 email re Raymond 20 Army Lance Corporal 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Ward Walter Waveney Drive, 166 email re Walter 67 Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Harman Adelaide Kimberley Road, 103 email re Adelaide 44 Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Burton John Gorleston Road, 70 email re John 25 Naval Stoker 2nd Class H.M.S. Naiad. Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Paul Alfred Fir Lane, 8 email re Alfred 21 Naval Seaman H.M.S. Macedonia Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Ward Robert Nelson Road, 26 email re Robert 61
nopic
Naval Deck Hand Steam Trawler Bianca (Hull) Fishing Fleet United Kingdom United Kingdom
Boon Surtees Hulver Road, 4 Bungalow email re Surtees 47
bestpic
Naval Second Engineer Strathmaree (Trawler) Fishing Fleet United Kingdom United Kingdom
Martin Samuel Saint Georges Road, 77 email re Samuel 52
the100
Naval Cook Steam Trawler Labrador (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Symonds Henry Factory Street, 3 email re Henry 35 Naval Engineman H.M. Drifter Golden Rule. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Collins Henry Worthing Road, 114 email re Henry 29 Naval Skipper H.M. Drifter Spotless Prince. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hembling Ernest Compass Street, 10 email re Ernest 36 Army Gunner 277 Battery, 68 (Midlands) A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery Italy United Kingdom
Furlong John Fir Lane, 147 email re John 26 Army Gunner 73 Anti-Tank Regt. Royal Artillery Tunisia United Kingdom
Willgoss George Waveney Drive, 66 email re George 22 Army Private 5th Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment Tunisia United Kingdom
Hitcham Reginald Morton Road, 42 email re Reginald 28
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 4th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Singapore United Kingdom
Ashworth Ernest Essex Road, 10 email re Ernest 25
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 4th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Singapore United Kingdom
Buckenham Robert Clapham Road, 17 email re Robert 23
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 4th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Singapore United Kingdom
Nathan John Suffolk Road, 6 email re John 22
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 4th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Singapore 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
Kerrison Margery Corton Long Lane, Pauline email re Margery 38
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Thrower Olive Sandy Lane email re Olive 20
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Garrod Maurice Chapel Street, Tintern House email re Maurice 17
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Talbot Lilian Blundeston Road, 7 Crossway Cottages email re Lilian 57
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Hood Iris St Margarets Plain, 27 email re Iris 16
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Wincup Elsie Carlton Colville, 2 School Cottages email re Elsie 14
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Slater Alfred Alexandra Road, 78 email re Alfred 46
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Cross Mary Flixton, 1 Council House Cottages email re Mary 19
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Edmonds Megan Lorne Park Road, 67 email re Megan 18
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Ward Malvinia Colman Road, 11 email re Malvinia 58
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Walker Edith Stanley Street, 57 email re Edith 52
230142 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Gall Laura Corton Road, 63 email re Laura 52
230142 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Guthrie James Green Lane email re James 35
230142 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Mills Mildred Kirkley Park Road, West Leigh email re Mildred 58
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Aldred Dora Princes Road, 2 email re Dora 13
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Lacon Nora Old Nelson Street, 34 email re Nora 47
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Bullard Agnes Ipswich Road, 20 email re Agnes 40
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Butcher Agnes St Peters Street, 183 email re Agnes 15
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Morgan Audrey Beccles Road, 75 email re Audrey 34
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Remblance Jean Till Road, 31 email re Jean 6
230142 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Stoker Thomas Colville Road, 12 email re Thomas 32 Naval Stoker Petty Officer H.M.S. Matabele Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Paul David Somerton Avenue, 96 email re David 2
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Paul Edith Somerton Avenue, 96 email re Edith 27
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Beard Emma Queens Road, 8 email re Emma 51
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead 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
Mills Ellen Victoria Road, 303 email re Ellen 67
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Wright Gladys Wollaston Road, 55 email re Gladys 26
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Bonsall Ernest Beccles Road, Glenesk email re Ernest 62
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Bonsall Dorothy Beccles Road, Glenesk email re Dorothy 43
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Gayfer George Long Road, 74 email re George 43
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Gayfer Leslie Long Road, 74 email re Leslie 14
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Simpson-smith George Saint Peters Street, 139 email re George 23 Army Private 6th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Singapore United Kingdom
Bessey Peter Kirkley Run North, Hill Top 5 email re Peter 10
010242 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Bessey Pamela Kirkley Run North, Hill Top 5 email re Pamela 4
010242 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Bessey Hilda Kirkley Run North, Hill Top 5 email re Hilda 35
010242 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead 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
Freeman Jack Edinburgh Road, 57 email re Jack 20 Naval Able Seaman H.M.S. Barham Royal Navy United Kingdom 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
Cropley Robert Beccles Road, 65 email re Robert 31 Army Sergeant 9th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Cropley Thomas Factory Street, 31 email re Thomas 34 Naval Engineman H.M.S. Pembroke Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Chamberlain Frederick Fir Lane, 67 email re Frederick 20 Naval Leading Seaman H.M.S. Neptune Royal Navy 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
Cook John email re John 25 Army Private 4 Motor Amb. Coy. Royal Army Medical Corps Germany 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
Briggs John Rushmere Road, Penwood email re John 24 Army Lance Bombardier 75 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Royal Artillery United Kingdom United Kingdom
Butcher Ernest Union Road, 24 email re Ernest 28 Army Private 9th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Timms Frank Maidstone Road, 59 email re Frank 35 Naval Able Seaman M.V. Stork (London) Merchant Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Cox Henry Lorne Park Road, 42 email re Henry 46
220741 Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Cox Dorothy Lorne Park Road, 42 email re Dorothy 20
220741 Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Coleman George Enstone Road, 11 email re George 48
Probate
Naval Chief Engineer Fishing Vessel Westfield (Milford Haven) Fishing Fleet 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
Cripps Leonard Woods Loke, 14 email re Leonard 18
1939 Register
Naval Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. Ajax Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Jermy Mary Woods Loke, 8 email re Mary 69
260541 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Jermy Frederick Woods Loke, 8 email re Frederick 70
260541 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Carron Harriett Woods Loke, 4 email re Harriett 76
260541 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Carron Lily Woods Loke, 4 email re Lily 32
260541 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Brady Ivan Woods Loke, 4 email re Ivan 5
260541 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Willis Albert Sandringham Road, 10 email re Albert 21 Naval Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. Hood Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Press Sydney email re Sydney 33 Naval Petty Officer H.M.S. Gloucester Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Pointer Arthur Princes Road, 10 email re Arthur 28 Civilian Civilian War Dead 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
Page Victor May Road, 14 email re Victor 21
120541 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Runacres Gladys May Road, 18 email re Gladys 27
120541 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Runacres Doris May Road, 18 email re Doris 18
120541 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Runacres Mabel May Road, 18 email re Mabel 54
120541 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Pearson Jean Somerton Avenue, 68 email re Jean 3
120541 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Drake Ronald Stevens Street, 54 email re Ronald 16
120541 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead 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
With grateful thanks to Lowestoft Town Council, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Roll of Honour website