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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
Castleton Reginald St Peters Street, 152 email re Reginald 22 Army Private 2/1st Bucks Bn. Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry France United Kingdom
Spooner John The Avenue, 149 email re John 38 Naval Second Hand H.M. Trawler Whooper. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Raven Ernest Beach Street, 5 email re Ernest 50 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Trawler Kaphreda. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Sparrow Frederick Clapham Road, 233 email re Frederick 39 Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Myhill Bramwell Dene Road, 4 email re Bramwell 27 Army Lance Corporal 1/7th Bn. London Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Walker John High Street, 42a email re John 26 Army Private 8th Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Griffiths Frederick Raglan Street, 188 email re Frederick 30 Naval Leading Cook H.M. Trawler Kurd. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Moxey Edward Claremont Road, 4 email re Edward 23 Naval Third Hand Trawler Excel (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Boyd Kenneth Kirkley Cliff Road, Stronsay” email re Kenneth 24 Army Lance Corporal 1st Bn. Honourable Artillery Company Belgium United Kingdom
Moxey Francis Lovewell Road, 44 email re Francis 31 Naval Mate Trawler Excel (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Breach John Salisbury Road, 58 email re John 36
De Ruvigny
Army Private 5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Wales') France United Kingdom
Goodwin Archibald Sandringham Road, 20 email re Archibald 17 Naval Deck Hand Trawler Excel (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Smith William Tonning Street, 63 email re William 32 Army Private 1st Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Watson Frederick Cathcart Street, 21 email re Frederick 60 Naval Deck Hand Dredger Mercurius (London) Mercantile Marine United Kingdom United Kingdom
Plant Herbert Lawson Road, 25 email re Herbert 19 Army Rifleman 16th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps France United Kingdom
Castleton Edward Lawson Road, 20 email re Edward 20 Army Lance Corporal 1/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Ray Lily The Street, 2 Widow's Cottages email re Lily 40 Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Doy Neville Waveney Drive, 150 email re Neville 20 Naval Sub-Lieutenant (A) 1771 Sqdn. H.M.S. Implacable. Fleet Air Arm Japan United Kingdom
Hill John The Street, Cliff Holm email re John 23 Army Lance Corporal The Hallamshire Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment France United Kingdom
Ashenden Spencer High Steet, 4 Stradbroke House email re Spencer 28 Army Sergeant 1st Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment Eritrea United Kingdom
Page Jack Beccles Road, 67 email re Jack 29 Naval Leading Seaman H.M. Trawler Laertes. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Youngs John Waveney Drive, 128 email re John 33 Naval Engineman H.M.S. Gulf Stream. Royal Naval Patrol Service Egypt United Kingdom
Yallop Cecil Winnipeg Road, 13 email re Cecil 22 Naval Leading Sick Berth Attendant H.M.S. Niger Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Barley William Chestnut Avenue, Olive View email re William 35
Burma Railway
Army Gunner 88 Field Regt. Royal Artillery Thailand United Kingdom
Rushmore John Pakefield Street, 69 email re John 42 Naval Boatswain Fishing Vessel Westfield (Milford Haven) Fishing Fleet United Kingdom United Kingdom
Clarke Benjamin St Leonards Road, 24 email re Benjamin 60
220741 Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Clarke Mabel St Leonards Road, 24 email re Mabel 62
220741 Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Swann Thomas Chapel Street, 25 email re Thomas 60 Naval Seaman Cook H.M. Trawler Fleming Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Flowers William Highland Way, Ashton Villa email re William 52 Naval Deck Hand Fishing Vessel Westfield (Milford Haven) Fishing Fleet United Kingdom United Kingdom
Shaw William Factory Street, 3 Factory Court email re William 36 Naval Engineman H.M. Drifter Receptive. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hunt Bertie Ipswich Road, 62 email re Bertie 46 Naval Mate Fishing Vessel Westfield (Milford Haven) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Cook Pauline Lorne Park Road, 42 email re Pauline 17
220741 Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Gates William Compass Street, 13 email re William 26 Naval Deckhand H.M. Trawler Boy Roy Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Burroughs Frederick Grove Road, 19 email re Frederick 23 Naval Engineman H.M. Drifter City of Liverpool. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Mason William Gun Lane, 6 email re William 42
RNR Service records
Naval Deck Hand H.M. Trawler James Green. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Buck Henry Hall Lane, 3 email re Henry 31 Naval Deck Hand H.M.S. Vivid. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Easey Harry Mills Road, 2 email re Harry 38
Lost Street
Army Private 22nd Bn. Durham Light Infantry United Kingdom United Kingdom
Crouchen Thomas Queens Road, 71 email re Thomas 38 Naval Mate Fishing Vessel Boy Jack (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Simons Frederick Queens Road, 69 email re Frederick 16 Naval Deck Hand Fishing Vessel Boy Jack (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bailey Sidney Southwell Road, 15 email re Sidney 22 Army Gunner 2nd Section 51st Div. Ammunition Col. Royal Field Artillery France United Kingdom
Fisher Thomas Prospect Place, 10 email re Thomas 25 Army Lance Sergeant 1st Bn. Suffolk Regiment Switzerland United Kingdom
Calver Alfred Saint Peters Street, 131 email re Alfred 24 Army Private Corps of Military Accountants Iraq United Kingdom
Keable Russell Notley Road, 107 email re Russell 19
1939 Register
Naval Seaman H.M. Trawler Cayton Wyke. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Claxton Thomas Avondale Road, 17 email re Thomas 16 Naval Cook Fishing Vessel Boy Jack (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Fiske Robert Beccles Road, 2 email re Robert 18 Army Bandsman 14th (King's) Hussars 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
Taylor George London Road, Etive 537 email re George 32 Army Sergeant 3rd Bn. Suffolk Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Blowers Dennis Lovewell Road, 44 email re Dennis 31
Pension Record Card
Army Bombardier 505th Bty. Royal Field Artillery Belgium 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
Mills George Somerleyton email re George 28 Army Private 11th Bn. Border Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Smith Percy Tennyson Road, 33 email re Percy 21 Army Private 7th Bn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) Belgium United Kingdom
Knowles Frederick Warren Road, Tudor email re Frederick 32
Passchendale
Army Private 1/4th Bn. The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Rainbird Thomas Railway Cottages, Hall Farm Lodge email re Thomas 35 Army Rifleman 1/6th (City of London) Bn. (Rifles) London Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Carver George Harbour Road, 1 Ivy Cottage email re George 22
Pension Record Card
Army Private 2/1st Bucks Bn. Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry France United Kingdom
Goodall Garnett The Dell email re Garnett 24 Army Second Lieutenant 1/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Hadingham William Victoria Road email re William 20 Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Poppy George Albany Road, 7 email re George 20 Naval Seaman H.M.S. Edinburgh Castle. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Waters Ernest Beresford Road, 73 email re Ernest 22 Naval Able Seaman H.M.S. Ettrick. Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Mayhew Sidney Carlton Road, St Elmo email re Sidney 32
Passchendale
Army Private 1/1st Bn. Cambridgeshire Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Hunt Frederick Denmark Road, 46 email re Frederick 19
Passchendale
Army Private 12th Bn. Royal Fusiliers Belgium United Kingdom
Jackson Hamilton High Street, 55 email re Hamilton 27 Army Second Lieutenant Mechanical Transport Army Service Corps Belgium United Kingdom
Alcock Joseph Haward Street, 100 email re Joseph 26
Passchendale
Army Private 8th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Bicker Walter Princes Road, 4 email re Walter 50 Naval Engineman H.M. Drifter Wishful Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Burgess Sidney Princes Road, 11 email re Sidney 24 Army Private 1st Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment France United Kingdom
May John Raglan Street, 194 email re John 21 Army Private 1/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Blowers George Rochester Road, 3 email re George 19
Battle of Somme 1st day
Army Private 7th Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) France United Kingdom
Hadenham Lawrence Saint Margarets Plain, 13 email re Lawrence 21 Army Second Lieutenant 9th Bn. East Surrey Regiment France United Kingdom
Quinton Claude Summer Road, 11 email re Claude 19 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Castleton Claud Wilson Road, 18 email re Claud 23
Victoria Cross
Army Sergeant 5th Coy. Australian Machine Gun Corps France Australian
Lambert Arthur Windsor Road, 8 email re Arthur 25 Army Private 18th Bn. Middlesex Regiment France United Kingdom
Wood Stanley Beccles Road, Ivy Cottages email re Stanley 19 Army Lance Corporal 2/1st Bucks Bn. Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry France United Kingdom
Read Herbert Brickyard Cottages, 5 email re Herbert 18 Naval Seaman H.M.S. Carnarvon Royal Naval Reserve Bermuda United Kingdom
Stannard William Morton Road, 17 email re William 32 Army Private 2/6th (Cyclist) Bn. Suffolk Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Herbert Frederick Ontario Road, 7 email re Frederick 23
Battle of Somme 1st day
Army Corporal 8th Bn. Norfolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Knights George Oulton Broad email re George 39 Army Gunner D Bty. 157th Bde. Royal Field Artillery France United Kingdom
Sharman Thomas Park Road, 84 email re Thomas 27
bestpic
Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Freestone Arthur Beaconsfield Road, 55 email re Arthur 25 Army Private 8th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Stebbings George Beccles Road, 12 email re George 22 Army Private 6th Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) France United Kingdom
Pluck Frederick Beckham Road, 12 email re Frederick 26
Battle of Somme 1st day
Army Private 11th Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) France United Kingdom
Sands Robert Beresford Road, 33 email re Robert 21 Army Private 1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Woolner Benjamin Cambridge Road, 62 email re Benjamin 35
Battle of Somme 1st day
Army Private 2nd Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Brand Robert Carlton Colville, Spratwater Gate House email re Robert 25
Battle of Somme 1st day
Army Private 8th Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment France United Kingdom
Meadows John Carlton Colville, Willow Cottage email re John 17 Army Driver 58th (2/1st London) Divisional Train Army Service Corps United Kingdom United Kingdom
Websdale Samuel Essex Road, 54 email re Samuel 21 Naval Seaman H.M.S. Almanzora Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
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
Winterborn James London Road, 448 email re James 24 Army Private 2/6th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment France United Kingdom
Saunders Charles Lyndhurst Road, 28 email re Charles 28
Battle of Somme 1st day
Army Second Lieutenant 15th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 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
With grateful thanks to Lowestoft Town Council, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Roll of Honour website