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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
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
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
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
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
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
Howe Doris Fir Lane, 6 email re Doris 17
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Wylie James Kirkley Run, 80 email re James 28 Naval Leading Seaman H.M. Trawler Horatio. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bennett George Crown Street, Rear 69 email re George 30 Naval Engineman H.M. Trawler Wallasea Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Sterry Mary Trafalgar Street, 23 email re Mary 73
230142 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Shreeve Stanley Whapload Road, 175 email re Stanley 27 Naval Seaman H.M.S. Sotra. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Rand Marguerite Stanley Street, 51 email re Marguerite 43
230142 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Sterry Alan Stanley Street, 55 email re Alan 13
230142 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Sterry Dora Stanley Street, 55 email re Dora 43
230142 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Adcock Dennis Stanford Street, 39 email re Dennis 26 Army Private 6th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Singapore United Kingdom
Edwards Blanche Stanley Street, 44 email re Blanche 47
230142 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Soanes Harold Kirkley Run, 88 email re Harold 23
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 6th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Singapore United Kingdom
Copping Ruby London Road, 173 email re Ruby 24
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Davis Percy Normanston Drive, Bramley email re Percy 44
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead 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
Lambert Edith Compass Street, 1 email re Edith 27
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Morling Ernest Gunton Drive, 45 email re Ernest 70
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Crispin Dorothy Bixley Road, 1 Bixley Place email re Dorothy 35
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Hambly Susan Clapham Road, 108 email re Susan 48
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead 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
Turrell Walter Ship Road, 5 email re Walter 41 Naval Mate Steam Trawler Newhaven (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Baker Winifred Gisleham Road, 4 email re Winifred 22
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Reeder John Blacksmith Loke email re John 29 Army Private 6th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Singapore United Kingdom
Moore Ethel Beccles Road, 123 email re Ethel 23
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Gower James Carlton Road, 68 email re James 17 Naval Deck Hand Steam Trawler Derwent (Boston) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Rose Albert Essex Road, 22 email re Albert 18 Naval Trimmer Steam Trawler Derwent (Boston) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bayes Thomas Jacob's Street, 29 email re Thomas 23 Naval Third Hand Steam Trawler Derwent (Boston) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Francis Daniel Jacob's Street, 29 email re Daniel 24 Naval Deck Hand Steam Trawler Derwent (Boston) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Ogilvie James Kirkley Run, Epsom Terrace 9 email re James 25 Naval Second Engineer Steam Trawler Derwent (Boston) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Rix Stanley St Peters Street, 62 email re Stanley 23 Army Private 1/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Buck Albert Stevens Street, 67 email re Albert 24 Naval First Engineer Steam Trawler Derwent (Boston) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Clarke Walter Stevens Street, 34 email re Walter 28 Naval Mate Steam Trawler Derwent (Boston) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Wright Edward Junction Passage, 2 email re Edward 32 Naval Skipper Steam Trawler Newhaven (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Nunn Harry Oulton Broad, The Firs email re Harry 27 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Trawler Gambri Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Pitt Arthur Spurgeon Score, 10 email re Arthur 26 Naval Acting Commissioned Gunner H.M.S. Raglan Royal Navy Turkey (including Gallipoli) United Kingdom
Briggs Henry St Peters Street, 108 email re Henry 33 Army Corporal 1/5th Bn. Norfolk Regiment Iraq United Kingdom
Rodgers Joseph Arnold Street, 17 email re Joseph 23 Naval Trimmer Steam Trawler Derwent (Boston) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Clarke Arthur Avondale Road, 3 email re Arthur 38
Pension Record Card
Naval Second Hand H.M. Trawler New Comet Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Cook Leonard Battery Green Road email re Leonard 27 Army Corporal 47th Bn. Canadian Infantry France Canadian
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 Ronald Kessingland, Gladstone Cottages email re Ronald 29 Army Private 1st Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Yallop Ernest Park Road, 73 email re Ernest 31 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Trawler Donside. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Martin Joseph Cathcart Street, 23 email re Joseph 38 Naval Stoker H.M. Trawler Sisapon. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Wilson Richard Whapload Road, 51 email re Richard 29 Naval Chief Engineer S.S. Planudes Mercantile Marine United Kingdom United Kingdom
Clarke Maurice Kessingland Beach, Beaconsfield Place email re Maurice 29 Army Private 648 Mechanical Transport Company Army Service Corps Tanzania United Kingdom
Garrod Eldrick Norfolk Street, 22 email re Eldrick 20 Army Corporal 1st Suffolk Bty. East Anglian Bde. Royal Field Artillery United Kingdom United Kingdom
Capps James Park Road, 88 email re James 38 Army Colour Sergeant 1/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Osborne Alfred Raglan Street, 215 email re Alfred 19 Naval Stoker H.M.S. Pembroke. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Jenner Edward Spurgeon Score, 12 email re Edward 17 Naval Boy 1st Class H.M.S. Formidable. Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hargrave James St Leonards Road, 78 email re James 43 Naval Boatswain and Lamps S.S. Oriole (London) Mercantile Marine United Kingdom United Kingdom
Barber John The Ridge, 3 email re John 45 Naval Petty Officer 1st Class H.M. Trawler Courtier. Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Rogers Herbert Crown Street, 8 email re Herbert 36 Army Lance Corporal 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Scott Clifford Kimberley Road, 43 email re Clifford 21 Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Nelson John Saint Peters Street, 1 Bemmints Buildings email re John 31 Army Private 8th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Blowers Reginald Victoria Road, Sunnyside Cottages 5 email re Reginald 23 Naval Air Mechanic 1st Class H.M.S. President II Royal Naval Air Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Smith Harold Essex Road, 16 email re Harold 21
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Army Private 1/5th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Israel United Kingdom
Mercer Alfred Princes Road, 19 email re Alfred 22
Pension Record Card
Army Private 14 Light Armoured Motor Battery Machine Gun Corps Iraq United Kingdom
Spoor Richard Queens Road, 87 email re Richard 22 Army Private 1/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Sterry Arthur Tennyson Road, 37 email re Arthur 38 Army Private 1/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Sterry William The Hemplands, 25 email re William 19
Battle of Somme 1st day
Army Private 10th Bn. Essex Regiment France United Kingdom
Solomon Amos Dell Road, 3 email re Amos 19 Army Gunner 295th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Belgium United Kingdom
Utting Austin Belvedere Place, 5 email re Austin 31 Naval Fourth Hand Steam Trawler Rio (Grimsby) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Oldman Ernest Chapel Street, 27 email re Ernest 17
Lost Street
Army Private 3rd Bn. Suffolk Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Baker Frederick Denmark Road, 118 email re Frederick 38
De Ruvigny
Army Sergeant 54th Field Coy. Royal Engineers France United Kingdom
Holland Thomas Dove Street, 15 email re Thomas 23 Naval Ordinary Seaman S.S. Oriole (London) Mercantile Marine United Kingdom United Kingdom
Walker Bernard High Street, 42a email re Bernard 19 Army Sapper 1st Field Coy. West Riding Div. Royal Engineers United Kingdom United Kingdom
Parsk Charles Kirkley Run, Epsom Terrace 4 email re Charles 21 Naval Seaman H.M.S. Formidable. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Ling Richard Union Road, 17 email re Richard 30
Interesting pic
Naval Seaman H.M. Trawler Cap d'Antifer. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Dunn Frank email re Frank 21 Naval Able Seaman S.S. Oriskany Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Sustins Frank Avondale Road, 7 email re Frank 39 Army Sapper 208th Field Coy. Royal Engineers France United Kingdom
Parnell Adelaide Commodore Road, 5 Trinity Cottages email re Adelaide 45 Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
With grateful thanks to Lowestoft Town Council, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Roll of Honour website