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People of Lowestoft 1914-45

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
Castleton Reginald St Peters Street, 152 email re Reginald 22 Army Private 2nd/1st Bucks Bn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry France United Kingdom
Aldis Alec Surrey Street, 14 email re Alec
Military Medal
Naval Lieutenant No. 41 R.M. Commando. Royal Marines United Kingdom United Kingdom
Howe Doris Fir Lane, 6 email re Doris 17
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Warford Frederick The Avenue, 168 email re Frederick 46
Bucentaur
Naval Mate Trawler Bucentaur Fishing Fleet United Kingdom United Kingdom
Carver George Harbour Road, 1 Ivy Cottage email re George 22
Pension Record Card
Army Private 2nd/1st Bucks Bn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry France United Kingdom
Wright Chester Kendal Road, 10 email re Chester 20 Army Lance Corporal 2nd/1st Bucks Bn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry France United Kingdom
Barkaway Frederick Jacobs Street, 8 email re Frederick 17
1911 Census
Army Private 2nd/1st Bucks Bn. Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry France United Kingdom
Mantripp George London Road, 458 email re George 22 Army Lance Corporal 2nd/1st Bucks Bn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry France United Kingdom
Huke Alfred Fir Lane, 3 Russell Terrace email re Alfred 39
CWGC
Army Private Middlesex Regiment France United Kingdom
Wood Stanley Beccles Road, Ivy Cottages email re Stanley 19 Army Lance Corporal 2nd/1st Bucks Bn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry France United Kingdom
Oldman Ernest Chapel Street, 27 email re Ernest 17
Lost Street
Army Private 3rd Bn. Suffolk Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Collins William Chapel Street, 25 email re William 16
Lost Street
Naval Cook Steam Trawler Chrysolite (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine United Kingdom United Kingdom
Spurgeon Louis Chapel Street, 17 email re Louis 26
Lost Street
Army Corporal 2nd Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Spurgeon Andrew Chapel Street, 17 email re Andrew 19
Lost Street
Army Private 4th Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Garrod Maurice Chapel Street, Tintern House email re Maurice 17
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Brady Charles Chapel Street, 21 email re Charles 20
Lost Street
Naval Deck hand H.M. Drifter Datum Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Thomas Sydney Hervey Street, 5 email re Sydney 34 Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Sharman William Hulver Rd email re William 20 Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Howard James Victoria Road, 8 email re James 35 Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Drummond Clarence Kirkley Park Road, 32 email re Clarence 21 Army Lance Corporal 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Breach John Salisbury Road, 58 email re John 36
De Ruvigny
Army Private 5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Waless) France United Kingdom
Garwood Frederick Alexandra Road, 78 email re Frederick 22
Royal Edward Sinking
Army Private 3 Home Counties Field Ambulance attached 66th Casualty Clearing Station Royal Army Medical Corps Syria United Kingdom
Roberts Ernest John Street, 35 email re Ernest 35
Royal Edward Sinking
Army Sergeant 54th (1st/1st East Anglian) Casualty Clearing Station Royal Army Medical Corps Turkey (including Gallipoli) United Kingdom
Thomas William Salisbury Road, 32 email re William 33
Royal Edward Sinking
Army Private 54th (1st/1st East Anglian) Casualty Clearing Station Royal Army Medical Corps Turkey (including Gallipoli) United Kingdom
Oldfield Charles Park Hill Road email re Charles 17
Royal Edward Sinking
Army Private 54th (1st/1st East Anglian) Casualty Clearing Station Royal Army Medical Corps Turkey (including Gallipoli) United Kingdom
Poppy Harry St Peters Street, Ingle Nook email re Harry 19
Royal Edward Sinking
Army Private 54th (1st/1st East Anglian) Casualty Clearing Station Royal Army Medical Corps Turkey (including Gallipoli) United Kingdom
Pike Samuel London Road, 139 email re Samuel 23
Royal Edward Sinking
Army Private 3rd/1st East Anglian Field Amb Royal Army Medical Corps Turkey (including Gallipoli) United Kingdom
Smith Henry Payne Street, 12 email re Henry 35
Royal Edward Sinking
Army Private 54th (1st/1st East Anglian) Casualty Clearing Station Royal Army Medical Corps Turkey (including Gallipoli) United Kingdom
Mallett Robert Lawson Road, 27 email re Robert 38
Royal Edward Sinking
Army Private 54th (1st/1st East Anglian) Casualty Clearing Station Royal Army Medical Corps Turkey (including Gallipoli) United Kingdom
Leeds Claude Sandringham Road, 3 email re Claude 18
Royal Edward Sinking
Army Private 54th (1st/1st East Anglian) Casualty Clearing Station Royal Army Medical Corps Turkey (including Gallipoli) United Kingdom
Coates Reginald Princes Road, Daybreak Villa” email re Reginald 19
Royal Edward Sinking
Army Private 54th (1st/1st East Anglian) Casualty Clearing Station Royal Army Medical Corps Turkey (including Gallipoli) United Kingdom
Godfrey Arthur Bridge Road, Southwold House email re Arthur 35
Distinguished Conduct Medal
Army Company Sergeant Major 419 Field Company Royal Engineers Belgium United Kingdom
Breach John Whapload Road, 2 Cooks Buildings email re John 30 Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Gowing George Raglan Street, 222 email re George 33
Pension Record Card
Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Dalley George Anguish Street, 4 email re George 26
Lost Street
Naval Marine H.M.S. Prince of Wales. Royal Marines Thailand United Kingdom
Foulger Ernest Morton Road, 88 email re Ernest 36 Naval Able Seaman H.M.S. Turbulent. Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Blowers Leonard Belvedere Place, 14 email re Leonard 39
1939 Register
Naval Able Seaman Tug Aid (London) Merchant Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Patterson William Stanford Street, 21 email re William 29 Naval Rigger R.F.A. Hughli. Mercantile Marine Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Saunders Robert Cambridge Road, 77 email re Robert 20 Army Private 11th Bn. The Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment) France United Kingdom
Scowen William Pier Terrace, 8 email re William 38 Army Private 6th Bn. Somerset Light Infantry Belgium United Kingdom
Brown George Rotterdam Road, 131 email re George 19
Royal Edward Sinking
Army Private 54th (1st/1st East Anglian) Casualty Clearing Station Royal Army Medical Corps Turkey (including Gallipoli) United Kingdom
Clay Christopher Norwich Road, 19 email re Christopher 23
Royal Edward Sinking
Army Private 54th (1st/1st East Anglian) Casualty Clearing Station Royal Army Medical Corps Turkey (including Gallipoli) United Kingdom
Coates Freda Princes Road, 45 email re Freda 36
1939 Register
Naval Wren H.M.S. Minos Womens Royal Naval Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Howes Charles Blundeston, The Street email re Charles 33 Army Private 9th Bn. Norfolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Wren Christopher Clapham Road, 139 email re Christopher 17 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Foulger Wilfred Kirkley Run, Groom Terrace 6 email re Wilfred 18 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Patterson Ernest Commodore Rd, Edith Cottage email re Ernest 19
Pension Record Card
Army Drummer B Coy. 8th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Hall Harry Clapham Road, 138 email re Harry 29
Royal Edward Sinking
Army Private 54th (1st/1st East Anglian) Casualty Clearing Station Royal Army Medical Corps Turkey (including Gallipoli) United Kingdom
Piper Walter Infirmary Cout Saint Margarets Plain, 1 email re Walter 19
Hindenburg Offensive
Naval Able Seaman Drake Bn. R.N. Div. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve France United Kingdom
Stebbings William Holly Road, 1 email re William 19
CWGC
Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Smith Edward Anguish Street, 12 email re Edward 42
Lost Street
Army Private 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Coleby Albert Henry The Street, The Red Lion email re Albert Henry 20 Army Private 7th Bn. Norfolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Rodwell John May Road, 2 email re John 37
Drifter Persistive
Naval Skipper H.M. Drifter Persistive Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Church David Nelson Terrace, 9 email re David 57
Drifter Persistive
Naval Second Hand H.M. Drifter Persistive Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Whatling Harry Pakefield Street, 36 email re Harry 16
Drifter Persistive
Naval Signal Boy H.M. Drifter Persistive Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Haylock Albert Beach Street, 4 Lakenham Cottages email re Albert 19
Drifter Persistive
Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Persistive Royal Naval Reserve 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
Reynolds Harry Clapham Road, 17 email re Harry 26 Army Lance Corporal 51st Bn. Australian Infantry A.I.F. France Australian
Reynolds Frank Clapham Road, 17 email re Frank 18
Royal Edward Sinking
Army Private 54th (1/1st East Anglian) Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps Turkey (including Gallipoli) United Kingdom
Blowers Edgar Oaklands Terrace, 3 email re Edgar 20 Army Private 4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Neeve George East Street, 5 email re George 37
Lost Street
Army Private 2nd Bn Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Harper Theophilus Anguish Street, 11 email re Theophilus 20
Pension Record Card
Army Private 1/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Harper Walter Anguish Street, 11 email re Walter 29
Lost Street
Naval Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
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 George East Street, 29 email re George 35
Lost Street
Naval Engineman H.M. Drifter Michaelmas Daisy. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Turrell Charles East Street, 29 email re Charles 22
Battle of Somme 1st day
Army Corporal 10th Bn. Essex Regiment France United Kingdom
Kent Charles East Street, 66 email re Charles 25
Lost Street
Army Rifleman 2nd/17th Bn. London Regiment France United Kingdom
Smith Alice East Street, Coastguard House email re Alice 56
090441 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Barker William East Street, Cooks Buildings 3 email re William 19
Lost Street
Army Private 17th Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) France United Kingdom
Hagg Arthur Anguish Street, 21 email re Arthur 18
Lost Street
Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Day John Anguish Street, 42 email re John 49
Lost Street
Naval Second Hand H.M. Drifter Beatrice. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Cook Charles Beach Street, 10 email re Charles 23
Lost Street
Army Lance Corporal 11th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Norton Clifford Gordon Road, 20 email re Clifford 30 Army Private 635th M.T. Coy. Army Service Corps Tanzania United Kingdom
Cone Clifford The Street email re Clifford 28 Army Private 35th Company Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) France United Kingdom
Bunn Eileen Whapload Road, 1 Vigilant Cottages email re Eileen 19
170541 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Spurgeon Iris Old Nelson Street, 36 email re Iris 21
170541 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Slater William Maidstone Road, 59 email re William 18 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Eyrie. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bunn Walter Till Road, 25 email re Walter 32
Army Service Papers
Army Private 1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Knights George Alma Road, 18 email re George 29 Army Private 1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Jones Viola St Peters Street, 165 email re Viola 34
170541 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Jones Gerard St Peters Street, 165 email re Gerard 6
170541 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Jones Dennis St Peters Street, 165 email re Dennis 7
170541 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Jones Sidney St Peters Street, 165 email re Sidney 10
170541 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Neve Percy Albany Road, 15 email re Percy 18 Army Private D Coy. 8th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Coleman William Denmark Road, 36 email re William 28 Army Private 2nd Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment France United Kingdom
Betts Charles The Green email re Charles 28 Army Private 7th Bn. Norfolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Baker Arthur Bloodmoor Lane email re Arthur 20 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Lindsell Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bailey Arnold Beccles Road email re Arnold 17 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Lindsell Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Woodgate Charles The Street, 1 Belvoir Cottage email re Charles 30 Naval Skipper H.M. Drifter Lindsell Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Sharman Bertie London Road, 638 email re Bertie 27 Naval Engineman H.M. Drifter Lindsell Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Sharman Arthur Hulver Rd email re Arthur 51 Naval Second Hand H.M. Drifter Lindsell Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Sharman Cecil Hulver Rd email re Cecil 20
Mentioned in Despatches
Naval Seaman H.M. Trawler Elise. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bunn Sidney Kimberley Road, 57 email re Sidney 24 Army Private 1st Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Emery Burkett Park Road, Providence House email re Burkett 31 Army Lieutenant 2 North Midland Field Company Royal Engineers France United Kingdom
Alcock Joseph Howard Street, 100 email re Joseph 26
Passchendale
Army Private 8th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Lambert Jeremiah Saint Margarets Road, 167 email re Jeremiah 22
Passchendale
Army Private 8th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Dale Ernest Windsor Road, 34 email re Ernest 24 Army Private 1st Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Saunders Joseph St Peters Street, Wells Yard 2 email re Joseph 22 Naval Cook Steam Trawler Derwent (Boston) Mercantile Marine United Kingdom United Kingdom
Saunders John Cambridge Road, 38 email re John 32 Naval Engineman H.M. Trawler Bracklyn. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Brady Victor Salisbury Road, 32 email re Victor 45 Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
With grateful thanks to Lowestoft Town Council, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Roll of Honour website