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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
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
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
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
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
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
Collins Leslie Oxford Road, 48 email re Leslie 30 Naval Leading Seaman H.M.S. Penzance Royal Navy United Kingdom 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
Utting Jasper Kessingland Beach, Hill Cottage email re Jasper 29 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Wilson Wilfred London Road, 63 email re Wilfred 20 Army Private 6th Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) France United Kingdom
Burwood Frederick Melbourne Road, 13 email re Frederick 29 Naval Skipper H.M. Drifter Dewey. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Miller Maurice Old Nelson Street, 17 email re Maurice 24 Army Lance Corporal 1/5th Bn. Durham Light Infantry France United Kingdom
Manning Charles Oulton Broad, 4 Mizpah Cottages email re Charles 45 Naval Skipper H.M. Smack Ethel and Millie. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Church Charles Oulton Road, Church Farm email re Charles 26 Naval Engineman H.M. Drifter Dewey. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Clarke Frederick Pakefield Street, 14 Coronation Terrace email re Frederick 19
Pension Record Card
Army Private 1/6th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Cole Sidney Somerleyton, The Retreat” email re Sidney 23 Army Private 11th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Brabben Fredrick Walmer Road, 4 email re Fredrick 35 Army Private 1/7th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Godbold Ernest Rock Dene, 4 email re Ernest 37
1911 Census
Army Gunner 215th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery Belgium United Kingdom
Hines Robert Bridge Rd, 1 email re Robert 34
CWGC
Army Private 2/8th Bn. Worcestershire Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Brown Frederick Wellington Road, 6 email re Frederick 23
De Ruvigny
Army Private 7th Bn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) Belgium United Kingdom
Cooper William Birds Lane , Birds Farm email re William 33
Military Medal
Army Sergeant 11th Bn. Royal Fusiliers France United Kingdom
Cullingford Frank Carlton Road, Fernleigh email re Frank 28
bestpic
Army Lance Corporal 1/1st Bn. Cambridgeshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Stollery Thomas Haward Street, 28 email re Thomas 25 Naval Petty Officer S.S. Celtic Prince Royal Naval Reserve Canada United Kingdom
Davis George Clemence Street, 61 email re George 37 Army Private 6th Bn. Somerset Light Infantry Belgium United Kingdom
Calver Joseph Crown Street, 61 email re Joseph 29 Army Private 11th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Coleman Henry Haward Street, 58 email re Henry 23 Army Sergeant 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Royal Ernest Horn Hill Cottages, 1 email re Ernest 28 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Devon County Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Wheatley Frank Station Road, St. Martins email re Frank 34 Army Second Lieutenant 1st Bn. Essex Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Wright Frank Stevens Street, 44 email re Frank 23 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Trawler Birch. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Jenner Joseph Walmer Road, 3 email re Joseph 26 Naval Trimmer H.M. Drifter Rooke. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Oliver Edmund Bridge Road, 1 Broad View 30 email re Edmund 20
Pension Record Card
Army Private 7th Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) France United Kingdom
Scarle Albert Bridge Road, Foxboro House email re Albert 26 Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Crowe Arthur Beckham Road, 28 email re Arthur 28 Army Rifleman 7th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps Belgium United Kingdom
Simpson Edward Bevan Street, 3 Sudbury Cottages email re Edward 32 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Dewey. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Minister Clement Carlton Colville, Belvoir Cottages email re Clement 29 Naval Skipper H.M. Drifter Oceans Gift II Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Poppy Harry St Peters Street, Ingle Nook email re Harry 19
Royal Edward Sinking
Army Private 54th (1/1st East Anglian) Casualty Clearing Station Royal Army Medical Corps Turkey (including Gallipoli) United Kingdom
Prior William Walmer Road, Home Lea email re William 19 Naval Deck Hand H.M.S. Halcyon II. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Gooch Ernest Wollaston Road, 83 email re Ernest 17 Naval Signal Boy H.M. Drifter Fearless. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Oldfield Charles Park Hill Road email re Charles 17
Royal Edward Sinking
Army Private 54th (1/1st East Anglian) Casualty Clearing Station Royal Army Medical Corps Turkey (including Gallipoli) United Kingdom
Patterson Ernest Commodore Rd, Edith Cottage email re Ernest 19
Pension Record Card
Army Drummer 8th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Adams Alfred Barn Road email re Alfred 34 Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Martin Ernest Beccles Road, 2 email re Ernest 30
Pension Record Card
Army Private 7th 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
Kent Charles East Street, 66 email re Charles 25
Lost Street
Army Rifleman 2/17th Bn. London Regiment France United Kingdom
Turner William High Street, 3 Barratt's Yard email re William 22 Army Rifleman 2/17th Bn. London Regiment France United Kingdom
Coleman Stanley Ipswich Road, Alpha Villa 6 email re Stanley 19 Army Private 1/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Studd George Kessingland, Zulu Cottages email re George 35 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Ocean Plough. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Porter George Kimberley Road, 53 email re George 23 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Fuller Alfred Kirkley Street, 23 email re Alfred 21 Army Private 1/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Gouldby James Old Nelson Street, Brandon House email re James 24
Probate
Army Second Lieutenant 5th Bn. attached 7th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Hunt Frank Oulton Street, 3 email re Frank 18 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Tuberose Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Sharpe William Seago Street, 42 email re William 36 Army Private 1/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Smith Henry Payne Street, 12 email re Henry 35
Royal Edward Sinking
Army Private 54th (1/1st East Anglian) Casualty Clearing Station Royal Army Medical Corps Turkey (including Gallipoli) United Kingdom
Secret Thomas Payne Street, 9 email re Thomas 25 Army Private 7th Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) France United Kingdom
Coates Reginald Princes Road, Daybreak Villa” email re Reginald 19
Royal Edward Sinking
Army Private 54th (1/1st East Anglian) Casualty Clearing Station Royal Army Medical Corps Turkey (including Gallipoli) United Kingdom
Gowing George Raglan Street, 222 email re George 33
Pension Record Card
Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Storey William Ontario Road, 12a email re William 34 Naval Chief Petty Officer H.M.S. Windemere. Royal Naval Reserve (Patrol Service) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Knights George Alma Road, 18 email re George 29 Army Private 1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Chilvers Walter Southwell Road, 55 email re Walter 40 Army Sergeant 1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Howell Henry Beresford Road, 7 email re Henry 32 Army Corporal 1/5th Bn. Norfolk Regiment Turkey (including Gallipoli) United Kingdom
Wren Christopher Clapham Road, 139 email re Christopher 17 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Reynolds Frank Clapham Road, 17 email re Frank 18
Royal Edward Sinking
Army Private 54th (1/1st 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
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
Hall Albert Sussex Road, 60 email re Albert 26 Naval Seaman H.M. Trawler Adonis. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Perring Walter Strand Street, 8 email re Walter 32 Naval Petty Officer H.M.S. Lynx. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Moxey Frederick Notley Road, 33 email re Frederick 21
1939 Register
Naval Steward H.M. Trawler Orpheus. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Coleby Basil Factory Street, 8 email re Basil 26 Army Lance Corporal 2/6th (Cyclist) Bn. Suffolk Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bird Clifford Spurgeon Score, 5 email re Clifford 25 Army Private 12th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Mallett Cecil Yarmouth Road, Ardgowan email re Cecil 21 Naval Sub-Lieutenant Anson Battalion Royal Naval Division Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve France 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
Patterson William Stanford Street, 21 email re William 29 Naval Rigger R.F.A. Hughli. Mercantile Marine Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Palmer Charles Chapel Cottages email re Charles 36 Army Private 431 Agricultural Company Labour Corps United Kingdom United Kingdom
Prior Percival Saint Leonards Road, 43 email re Percival 34 Naval Shipwright 1st Class H.M.S. Pelican Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Elwood John Clapham Road, 107 email re John 82
090441 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Miller Beatrice Clapham Road, 83 email re Beatrice 53
090441 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Miller James Clapham Road, 83 email re James 58
090441 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Cook Ivy Denmark Road, 226 email re Ivy 19 Air Forces Aircraftwoman 2nd Class Womens Auxiliary Air Force United Kingdom United Kingdom
Norman Caroline Gorleston Road, Park Hill Cottage email re Caroline 47
090441 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Birdseye Arthur Marine Parade, 38 email re Arthur 29 Army Lieutenant 2nd Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) France United Kingdom
Phillips Christopher Norfolk Street, 11 email re Christopher 22
Ludendorff Offensive
Army Private 2nd Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) France United Kingdom
Addison John Raglan Street, Lewisham House 20 email re John 44 Army Private 1st Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment France United Kingdom
With grateful thanks to Lowestoft Town Council, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Roll of Honour website