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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
Mummery Ivan Kirkley Park Road, 25 email re Ivan 19 Naval Third Mate S.S. Baku Standard (Swansea) Mercantile Marine United Kingdom United Kingdom
Emms Charles London Road, Cyprus House email re Charles 53 Naval Master S. S. Mexico City Mercantile Marine United Kingdom United Kingdom
Blowers William Morton Road, 10 email re William 56 Naval Second Hand H.M. Drifter Silver Queen Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Smith Percy Roman Road, 19 email re Percy 31 Naval Leading Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Cosmos. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Thompson George Saint Georges Road, 4 Wycome Terrace email re George 23 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Golden Gain Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Dunnett William Bridge Road, 2 Broadway Villas email re William 20
Mentioned in Despatches
Army Rifleman 2/17th Bn. London Regiment Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) United Kingdom
Briggs Herbert Gisleham, Sandy Lane email re Herbert 43 Army Sergeant B Bty. 223rd Bde. Royal Field Artillery France United Kingdom
Curtis Harold Grosvenor Road, 31 email re Harold 28 Naval Engineman H.M.S. Halcyon II Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Ingles John Commodore Road, 1 Providence Place email re John 26
Military Medal
Army Private 1/22nd Bn. London Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Kemp William Gisleham Road email re William 22 Naval Second Hand H.M.S. Zaria. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bradbury George Milton Road, Tweedside email re George 35 Army Lieutenant 1/5th Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Raven Thomas Beccles Road, 7 The Gables email re Thomas 32 Army Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery United Kingdom United Kingdom
Porter William Beccles Road, Stromness email re William 36 Army Pioneer 308th Road Construction Coy. Royal Engineers France United Kingdom
Foreman William Florence Road, 13 email re William 24 Army Corporal 16th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps France United Kingdom
Allen Albert Beresford Road, 71 email re Albert 33 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Violet May. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Moore Stanley College Road, 6 email re Stanley 19 Army Private 7th Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Germany 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
Samuel Kenneth Raglan Street, 2 email re Kenneth 20
De Ruvigny
Army Private 9th Bn. Royal Fusiliers France United Kingdom
Pearson Ernest Lound Road email re Ernest 30 Army Private 8th Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Buck Albert Hall Lane, 3 email re Albert 29
Pension Record Card
Army Sergeant 7th Bn. Yorkshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Youngs Alfred Kirkley Run, 38 email re Alfred 27 Army Private 6th Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Newrick William Oulton Road, 3 College Cottages email re William 24 Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Clarke Thomas Saint Peters Street, 2 Bank Court email re Thomas 38
Pension Record Card
Army Lance Corporal 1st Bn. Suffolk Regiment Greece United Kingdom
Gregory James Salisbury Road, 41 email re James 26 Army Private 8th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Garrod Edward Stanford Street, 84 email re Edward 39 Naval Skipper H.M. Trawler Clifton Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Dickens Thomas Victoria Road, 29 email re Thomas 34 Naval Engineman H.M. Trawler Sisters Melville. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Gamble Joseph Avondale Road, 59 email re Joseph 64 Naval Skipper Royal Naval Reserve (Patrol Service) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Small Hubert Kimberley Road, 145 email re Hubert 26 Army Bombardier 661 A.O.P. Sqdn. Royal Artillery United Kingdom United Kingdom
Kerry Sidney Lound Road email re Sidney 16 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Osborne Frederick Salisbury Road, 33 email re Frederick 22
De Ruvigny
Army Private 1/6th (Cyclist) Bn. Suffolk Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Pollard William Stevens Street, 48 email re William 16 Naval Boy 1st Class H.M.S. Clan McNaughton Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Abrehart Victor Wesley Street, 5 email re Victor 26 Naval Deck Hand Steam Trawler Resto (Grimsby) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Turrell Charles Commodore Road, 112 email re Charles 16
CWGC
Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter John Mitchell Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Fox Sidney Beaconsfield Road, 28 email re Sidney 19 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Disney Stanley Lorne Park Road, 80 email re Stanley 21 Army Private 1/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Page Royal Saint Johns Road, 2 Simnetts Cottage email re Royal 42
Mentioned in Despatches
Naval Skipper H.M. Trawler Fir Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bardwell Bertram email re Bertram 21
Fall of Singapore
Army Gunner 118 Field Regt. Royal Artillery Thailand United Kingdom
Hellon George Newson's Meadow, 47 email re George 30 Naval Petty Officer Stoker H.M.S. Blean Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Eade Herbert Pakefield Street, 102 email re Herbert 20 Naval Seaman Cook H.M. Trawler Pelton. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Jeffries Arthur Beaconsfield Road, 74 email re Arthur 60 Naval Chief Engineer Fishing Vessel Kincorth (Aberdeen) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Love Ernest Beaconsfield Road, 12 email re Ernest 38
1939 Register
Naval Seaman H.M. Yacht Rosabelle. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Reeman Ernest Love Road, 15 email re Ernest 20 Naval Seaman H.M. Yacht Rosabelle. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Strudley Frederick email re Frederick 21 Naval Petty Officer H.M.S. Puckeridge Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Nichols John Beccles Road, Portchester email re John 40 Naval Leading Telegraphist H.M.S. Firedrake Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Godbold Joseph Beaconsfield Road, 35 email re Joseph 22
Probate
Naval Seaman H.M. Trawler Canna. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Pichers Benjamin Thurston Road, 13 email re Benjamin 26
Royal Navy War Graves
Naval Engineman H.M. Trawler Falstaff Royal Naval Reserve Greece United Kingdom
Bryant George Worthing Road, 91 email re George 32 Naval Engineman HMS Wallington Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bevan Alan High Street, 9 email re Alan 27 Army Captain 9th Bhopal Infantry Egypt Indian
Rushmere Sidney Crown Street, 8 email re Sidney 28 Naval Seaman H.M. Trawler Wallena. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Boor Cecil St Margarets Road, 119 email re Cecil 19 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Piscatorial II. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Redgrave Arthur Factory Street, 2 email re Arthur 29 Naval Engineman H.M. Trawler Remarko. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Coote Ernest Lawson Road, 69 email re Ernest 23 Air Forces Air Mechanic 2nd Class No. 12 Reserve Sqdn. Royal Flying Corps United Kingdom United Kingdom
Barker Archibald Oulton Street, 3 email re Archibald 24 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Kent County. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Allen Bertie Pakefield Street, 94 email re Bertie 24 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Kent County. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Balls Francis Raglan Street, 52 email re Francis 34 Army Private 12th Bn. East Surrey Regiment Belgium 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
Fletcher John Woods Loke, 15 email re John 29
Pension Record Card
Naval Second Hand H.M. Drifter Kent County. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Harvey Richard Workhouse Lane email re Richard 30 Naval Engineman H.M. Trawler Tervani. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Haddingham Albert The Street email re Albert 19 Army Gunner 177th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Belgium United Kingdom
Rayner George Kirkley Run, Epsom Terrace 7 email re George 19 Army Private 1/8th (Post Office Rifles) Bn. London Regiment France United Kingdom
Rivett Joseph Lorne Road, 33 email re Joseph 34 Army Private 17th Bn. Middlesex Regiment France United Kingdom
Mason Stanley May Road, 58 email re Stanley 20 Army Private 1/10th Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment) France United Kingdom
Ward Samuel Raglan Street, 162 email re Samuel 40 Army Private 109 Company Labour Corps Belgium United Kingdom
Bunting Clifford Saint Johns Road, 47 email re Clifford 30 Army Rifleman 1st Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps France United Kingdom
Hanton Ernest Rotterdam Road, Sanitorium Lodge email re Ernest 19 Army Private 1st Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) France United Kingdom
Gamble Edward Raglan Street, 306 email re Edward 23 Naval Fisherman Trawler Ivy (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Collins Arthur Wilde Street, 23 email re Arthur 16 Naval Fourth Hand Trawler Queen of Devon (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Rackham Frederick Albany Road, 3 Albany Terrace email re Frederick 26 Army Private 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Harvey Reginald Carlton Colville, Foresters Cottage email re Reginald 28 Naval Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. Natal. Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Read James Clapham Road, 2 Wellington Cottages email re James 33 Army Private 2nd Bn. Norfolk Regiment Iraq United Kingdom
Sutton George St Margarets Plain, 2 Infirmary Court email re George 27 Army Lance Corporal 6th Bn. Rifle Brigade United Kingdom United Kingdom
Sabberton William Stanley Street, 45 email re William 49 Naval Trimmer H.M. Trawler Speeton. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Beamish Ernest Victoria Road, 13 South Elmham Terrace email re Ernest 33 Naval Trimmer H.M. Trawler Resono Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Gallant William Albany Road, 15 email re William 47 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Kent County. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Smith Edward Anguish Street, 12 email re Edward 40
Lost Street
Army Private 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Francis Sidney Beccles Road, St. Margarets Garden email re Sidney 25 Army Lance Corporal 2nd Bn. Essex Regiment France United Kingdom
Critten George Beresford Road, 19 email re George 44 Naval Second Hand Trawler Queen of Devon (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Melhuish Arthur Edinburgh Road, 58 email re Arthur 46 Naval Second Hand Trawler Ivy (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hume Harold May Road, 81 email re Harold 27
Burma Railway
Army Private 6th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Thailand United Kingdom
Gooch George The Avenue, 153 email re George 24
Fall of Singapore
Army Sergeant Attached 4th Suffolks Army Catering Corps Singapore United Kingdom
Cox Denis email re Denis 20 Naval Cadet M.V. Harpagus (London) Merchant Navy Algeria United Kingdom
Durrant Kenneth London Road South, 59 email re Kenneth 25
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 4th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Myanmar United Kingdom
Snowling Victor Kent Road, 32 email re Victor 24 Naval Petty Officer Steward H.M.S. Fratton. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Tharratt Frederick Lorne Park Road, 41 email re Frederick 28 Naval Fireman and Trimmer S.S. Wayfarer (Liverpool) Merchant Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Powell William Seago Street, 32 email re William 18
100841 raid
Air Forces Aircraft Apprentice No 1 School of Technical Training Royal Air Force United Kingdom United Kingdom
Roach Frank Wollaston Road, 71 email re Frank 19
100841 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Roach Jessie Wollaston Road, 71 email re Jessie 48
100841 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Roach Sydney Wollaston Road, 71 email re Sydney 49
100841 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Driffield William The Avenue, 2 email re William 37 Army Chaplain Delhi Cantonment Indian Ecclesiastical Establishment India Indian
Peek Alan Saint Georges Road, 2 Wycombe Terrace email re Alan 20 Air Forces Sergeant 500 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Netherlands United Kingdom
Powell Georgina Seago Street, 32 email re Georgina 50
100841 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Powell William Seago Street, 32 email re William 52
100841 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Lambert Samuel Lawson Road, 55 email re Samuel 39 Army Private 9th Bn. Royal Fusiliers France United Kingdom
Friston Walter London Road, 566 email re Walter 18 Army Private 4th Bn. Royal Fusiliers France United Kingdom
Chapman Henry Marine Parade, 45 email re Henry 32
Military Cross
Army Second Lieutenant attached 7th Bn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) Norfolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Gowen Walter Raglan Street, 67 email re Walter 29
De Ruvigny
Army Private 19th Bn. Canadian Infantry Belgium Canadian
Woolston Edward Stevens Street, 36 email re Edward 18 Army Private 10th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) France United Kingdom
Knights John Kent Road, 33 email re John 30 Naval Engineman H.M.S. Vigorous Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Fox Frederick The Street email re Frederick 39
210840 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Hall Arthur Cambridge Road, 90 email re Arthur 29
Battle of Britain
Naval Seaman H.M. Trawler Brock Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
With grateful thanks to Lowestoft Town Council, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Roll of Honour website