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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 [200] [fx] [logo] [map] [rec]
Photo Surname Street,HouseNo Photos? Age Died_On ServiceBranch Rank Unit_or_Vessel Regiment Burial/ Memorial CountryOfService
Wilson Wilfred London Road, 63 email re Wilfred 20 Army Private 6th Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) France United Kingdom
Taylor George London Road, Etive 537 email re George 32 Army Sergeant 3rd Bn. Suffolk Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Beevis Percy London Road, 426 email re Percy 26 Army Private 9th Bn. The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment France United Kingdom
Metcalf Charles London Road, 223 email re Charles 22 Army Private 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France 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
Campbell Charles London Road, 365 email re Charles 38 Naval Skipper H.M. Trawler Silanier. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Winterborn James London Road, 448 email re James 24 Army Private 2/6th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment France United Kingdom
Cheek Annie London Road, 474 email re Annie 84
270241 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Boyce Allan London Road South, 45 email re Allan 22 Air Forces Corporal Iceland Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Iceland United Kingdom
Cheek Benjamin London Road, 474 email re Benjamin 85
270241 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead 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
Earl Jack London Road, 71 email re Jack 29 Army Private 910th Mechanical Transport Coy. Royal Army Service Corps Greece United Kingdom
Nicholls Peter London Road, 486 email re Peter 3
270241 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Watson John London Road, 7 Orchard Terrace email re John 53 Army Acting Regimental Sergeant Major Inland Waterways Transport Royal Engineers United Kingdom United Kingdom
Weeds Florence London Road South, 476 email re Florence 57
270241 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Wesson Harriet London Road South, 478 email re Harriet 71
270241 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Cook Arthur London Road, 438 email re Arthur 36 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter George V Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Turner John London Road South, Walmer House email re John 23
bestpic
Air Forces Flying Officer 69 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Netherlands United Kingdom
Copping Herbert London Road, 173 email re Herbert 27
Pension Record Card
Army Private 3/6th Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Talbot Henry London Road, 516 email re Henry 40 Army Corporal 3rd Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers United Kingdom United Kingdom
Barber Charles London Road South, 47 email re Charles 30 Naval Second Hand H.M. Drifter Violet May. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Langlands Donald London Road, 500 email re Donald 19 Naval Able Seaman H.M.S. Loyal. Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Ward Frank London Road South, 424 email re Frank 22 Army Private 7th Bn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) Belgium United Kingdom
Emms Charles London Road, Cyprus House email re Charles 53 Naval Master S. S. Mexico City Mercantile Marine United Kingdom United Kingdom
Money Duncan London Road South, 113 email re Duncan 19 Air Forces Second Lieutenant 4th Sqdn. Royal Flying Corps France United Kingdom
Ward Ernest London Road South, 424 email re Ernest 18 Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Friston Walter London Road, 566 email re Walter 18 Army Private 4th Bn. Royal Fusiliers France 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
Wright William London Road, Etive email re William 21 Army Private 6th Coy. Royal Army Ordnance Corps France United Kingdom
Greeves Elsie London Road South, 402 email re Elsie 52
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian United Kingdom United Kingdom
Rose Thomas London Road South, 383 email re Thomas 40
Distinguished Service Order
Army Captain 1st Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers Belgium United Kingdom
Fisher Albert London Road, 75 email re Albert 39 Naval Pilot Trinity House Pilot Vessel Vigilant Lighthouse and Pilotage Authorities United Kingdom United Kingdom
Easey Ernest London Road, 528 email re Ernest 21 Army Private 7th Bn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) France United Kingdom
Todd Harry London Road, 389 email re Harry 23 Army Lance Corporal 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
North Frederick London Road South, 240 email re Frederick 39 Civilian Civilian War Dead 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
Bull Arthur London Road, Providence Lodge email re Arthur 30
De Ruvigny
Army Trooper 10th (Nelson) Sqdn. Canterbury Mounted Rifles N.Z.E.F. Turkey (including Gallipoli) New Zealand
Reynolds John London Road South, The Poplars email re John 28
bestpic
Army Second Lieutenant 4th Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Copping Ruby London Road, 173 email re Ruby 24
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Talbot Henry London Road, 516 email re Henry 34
Dunkirk
Naval Able Seaman H.M.S. Grenade Royal Navy 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
Bultitude Ernest London Road, 73 email re Ernest 68
210840 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Robinson George London Road , 634 email re George 24 Army Sergeant 2nd Bn. Irish Guards France United Kingdom
Roope James London Road North, 56 email re James 54
290940 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Murrills Geoffrey London Road, 566 email re Geoffrey 31
210840 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Stofer Cecil London Road, 502 email re Cecil 25 Army Sergeant 233rd Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) Belgium United Kingdom
Garside John London Road, 296 email re John 29 Air Forces Air Mechanic 1st Class 17th Squadron Royal Flying Corps Egypt United Kingdom
Waters George London Road, 518 email re George 41 Naval Third Hand Trawler Rupee (Brixham) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Middleton Robert London Road, 250 email re Robert 33 Naval Air Mechanic 1st Class Air Station (Eastchurch) Royal Naval Air Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Buxton James London Road, 333 email re James 61 Naval Deck Hand Dredger Mercurius (London) Mercantile Marine United Kingdom United Kingdom
Smee Godfrey London Road, 392 email re Godfrey 36 Army Gunner A Bty. 162nd Bde. Royal Field Artillery Belgium United Kingdom
Sharman Bertie London Road, 638 email re Bertie 27 Naval Engineman H.M. Drifter Lindsell Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Ward William Raglan Street, 140 email re William 32 Army Drummer 8th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Rose Harry Raglan Street, 59 email re Harry 36 Naval Engineman H.M. Trawler Hirose. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom 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
Saunders Samuel Raglan Street, 12 email re Samuel 19 Naval Deck Hand H.M.S. Vigorous Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Fitt Herbert Frank Raglan Street, 146 email re Herbert Frank 27
Passchendale
Army Rifleman 1/5th Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment) Belgium United Kingdom
Stratford Jacob Raglan Street, 59 email re Jacob 32 Naval Trimmer H.M. Trawler Amy Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Jackson George Raglan Street, 267 email re George 33 Naval Engineman H.M. Drifter Fearless II. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Gamble Edward Raglan Street, 306 email re Edward 23 Naval Fisherman Trawler Ivy (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Dowe Ernest Raglan Street, 29 email re Ernest 25 Army Bombardier E Bty. Royal Horse Artillery France United Kingdom
Felgate Edward Raglan Street, 182 email re Edward 21 Army Rifleman 1/17th Bn. London Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
May John Raglan Street, 194 email re John 21 Army Private 1/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France 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
Ling William Raglan Street, 257 email re William 26
De Ruvigny
Army Corporal 2nd Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Gower George Raglan Street, 2 Cox's Buildings email re George 26
Pension Record Card
Army Sergeant 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Strong Joseph Raglan Street, 25 email re Joseph 36 Naval Skipper Steam Drifter Lily Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom
Mills John Raglan Street, 286 email re John 25 Naval Engineman H.M. Drifter Pelagia Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Gorrod William Raglan Street, 4 email re William 25 Naval Private Plymouth Bn. R.N.Div. Royal Marine Light Infantry Egypt United Kingdom
Burwood Samuel Raglan Street, 299 email re Samuel 39 Naval Skipper H.M. Drifter Kent County. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Burwood Samuel Raglan Street, 299 email re Samuel 18 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Trawler Anworth Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Wright Frank Raglan Street, 137 email re Frank 19 Army Private 26th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers France United Kingdom
Creasy Ernest Raglan Street, 126 email re Ernest 50
090441 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Freestone Arthur Raglan Street, 241 email re Arthur 36 Army Private 5th Bn. Canadian Mounted Rifles France United Kingdom
Overy Daniel Raglan Street, 73 email re Daniel 57
090441 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Gowen Walter Raglan Street, 67 email re Walter 29
De Ruvigny
Army Private 19th Bn. Canadian Infantry Belgium Canadian
Bond John Raglan Street, 187 email re John 38
Pension Record Card
Army Private 6th Bn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) France United Kingdom
Balls Francis Raglan Street, 52 email re Francis 34 Army Private 12th Bn. East Surrey Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Mummery Betty Raglan Street, 322 email re Betty 16
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Clark Henry Raglan Street, 124 email re Henry 20 Army Private 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
James William Raglan Street, 269 email re William 21 Naval Seaman H.M. Trawler Milford Countess Royal Naval Patrol Service Iran United Kingdom
Young Percival Raglan Street, 276 email re Percival 30 Naval Trimmer H.M. Drifter Kent County. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Osborne Alfred Raglan Street, 215 email re Alfred 19 Naval Stoker H.M.S. Pembroke. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom 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
Mummery Ethel Raglan Street, 322 email re Ethel 59
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Cook Ernest Raglan Street, 229 email re Ernest 35 Army Gunner 29th Div. Ammunition Col. Royal Field Artillery Greece United Kingdom
Samuel Kenneth Raglan Street, 2 email re Kenneth 20
De Ruvigny
Army Private 9th Bn. Royal Fusiliers France United Kingdom
Farrer Gilbert Raglan Street, 186 email re Gilbert 68 Naval Able Seaman S.S. Sixty Six (Middlesbrough) Mercantile Marine United Kingdom United Kingdom
Muirhead Edward Raglan Street, 81 email re Edward 36 Naval Second Hand Steam Trawler Incentive (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Aldred George Raglan Street, 2 Wells Cottages email re George 54 Naval Third Hand Sailing Trawler Guide (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Jenkerson Albert Raglan Street, 4 email re Albert 21
Dunkirk
Army Private 2nd Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Addison John Raglan Street, Lewisham House 20 email re John 44 Army Private 1st Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Cone Ernest Till Road, 3 email re Ernest 19 Army Private 9th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Belgium United Kingdom
Gowing George Raglan Street, 222 email re George 33
Pension Record Card
Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Ward Samuel Raglan Street, 162 email re Samuel 40 Army Private 109 Company Labour Corps Belgium 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
Collins William Raglan Street, 335 email re William 24 Naval Deck Hand HM Drifter Protect Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Gooch Harold Raglan Street, 93 email re Harold 24
Fall of Singapore
Army Sapper 560 Field Coy. Royal Engineers Thailand United Kingdom
Poole Ernest Raglan Street, 243 email re Ernest 19 Army Private 9th Bn. Essex Regiment France United Kingdom
Warby Albert Rotterdam Road, 65 email re Albert 24 Army Private 88th Field Amb Royal Army Medical Corps Belgium United Kingdom
With grateful thanks to Lowestoft Town Council, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Roll of Honour website