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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
Taylor Richard Striving Terrace, 2 email re Richard 21
Royal Navy War Graves
Naval Seaman S.S. Vine Branch. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bradbury Albert Milton Road, Tweedside email re Albert 27 Army Private 11th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Shorten Alfred Oulton Street, 24 email re Alfred 31 Army Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry France Australia
Knights Reuben Oxford Road, 27 email re Reuben 31 Army Private 10th Battalion Canadian Infantry France Canadian
Rampling Ambrose Park Road, 99 email re Ambrose 41 Naval Engineman H.M. Trawler Agile Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bessey Albert Princes Road, 41 email re Albert 31 Army Private 4th Bn. Middlesex Regiment France United Kingdom
Stratford Jacob Raglan Street, 59 email re Jacob 32 Naval Trimmer H.M. Trawler Amy Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Kitson Robert Reeve Street, 67 email re Robert 19 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Block Frederick Beaconsfield Road, 41 email re Frederick 33 Army Private 2nd Bn. Royal Fusiliers France United Kingdom
Bryant George Beresford Road, 9A email re George 27 Army Private 7th Bn. Norfolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Tibbenham Arthur Carlton Road, 132 email re Arthur 26 Army Trumpeter 1/1st Essex Yeomanry France United Kingdom
Doy James Christchurch Square, 3 email re James 45 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Trawler Arfon. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Wall Thomas Colville Road, 15 email re Thomas 28 Army Private 1/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Rolfe William Denmark Road, 182 email re William 19 Army Pioneer B Special Coy. Royal Engineers France United Kingdom
Hart Ephraim Dukes Head Street, 5 email re Ephraim 41 Army Private 10th Bn. Royal Fusiliers France United Kingdom
Grimmer Richard Fir Lane, 5 email re Richard 30 Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Crane Charles Gisleham, White House Lodge email re Charles 20 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Masterson William Gordon Road, The Elms email re William 28 Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Wingfield John Hall Road, 12 Pretoria Terrace email re John 23 Army Private 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Peskett Harry High Street, 3 email re Harry 29 Army Captain 10th Bn. The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment France United Kingdom
Ward Alfred Kimberley Road, 38 email re Alfred 28 Naval Able Seaman S.S. Powhatan (Sunderland) Mercantile Marine United Kingdom United Kingdom
Barber William Lawson Road, 22 email re William 22 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Sladden Albert Lawson Road, 61 email re Albert 19 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Neale William Marine Parade, 38 email re William 26 Army Private 1/4th Bn. Norfolk Regiment Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) United Kingdom
Baldry Ernest Melbourne Road, 36 email re Ernest 21 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Baldry Henry Stanley Street, 93 email re Henry 26 Army Lance Corporal 7th Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry Belgium United Kingdom
Oakes Stanley Heath Road, 5 email re Stanley 22
CWGC
Naval Seaman H.M. Trawler Commandant Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Coleman Stanley Marsh Road, 9 email re Stanley 22 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Slater Sidney Blundeston Road, Oak Tree House email re Sidney 25 Army Private 2nd Bn. Leinster Regiment France United Kingdom
London Samuel Oaklands Terrace, 9 email re Samuel 43 Army Private 14th Vet. Hosp. Army Veterinary Corps France United Kingdom
Sabberton Abiah Trafalgar Street, 61 email re Abiah 33 Army Private 1st Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Strowger Alonzo The Beach email re Alonzo 52 Naval Skipper H.M. Drifter Clover Bank. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Shillings James Cambridge Road, 104 email re James 26 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Eagle Sidney Denmark Road, 168 email re Sidney 20 Air Forces Air Mechanic 2nd Class No. 1 Training Centre (Halton) Royal Flying Corps United Kingdom United Kingdom
Isted Daniel Lawson Road, 23 email re Daniel 36 Army Lance Sergeant 7th Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment France United Kingdom
Rumsby Arthur Beccles Road, Hern House email re Arthur 27 Army Private 49th Bn. Canadian Infantry Belgium Canadian
Grimble William Saint Leonards Road, 9 email re William 24 Naval Seaman H.M. Yacht Goissa Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Abbs Robert Princes Road, 42 email re Robert 27
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Army Private 8th Bn. Norfolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Breach Richard Duke's Head Street, 22 email re Richard 25
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 6th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Thailand United Kingdom
Blowers Sidney Raglan Street, 25 email re Sidney 25
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Singapore United Kingdom
Leighton Roland Gunton Cliff, Heather Cliff email re Roland 20
De Ruvigny
Army Lieutenant 1/7th Bn. Worcestershire Regiment France United Kingdom
Cooke Frederick Clapham Road, 185 email re Frederick 23 Army Gunner 67 HAA Regiment Royal Artillery India United Kingdom
Robinson Benjamin Princes Road, 4 email re Benjamin 26 Naval Mate H.M. Armed Fishing Smack Ivanhoe Mercantile Marine Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Brown George Haward Street, 32 email re George 18 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Armed Fishing Smack Ivanhoe Mercantile Marine Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Brighton Herbert Saint Peters Road, 33 email re Herbert 35
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Civilian United Kingdom United Kingdom
Oakes Cecil Chestnut Avenue, Shandwick email re Cecil 27
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Army Private Royal Army Medical Corps United Kingdom United Kingdom
Howes John Kirkley Run, 4 Epsom Terrace email re John 21
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Army Corporal 7th Bn. Norfolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Catchpole Amos Carlton Road, 8 Flora Terrace email re Amos 43
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Naval Fisherman Steam Drifter Lord Carnarvon (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Fisk John Carlton Road email re John 36
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Naval Fisherman Steam Drifter Lord Carnarvon (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hills William Denmark Road, 110 email re William 63
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Naval Skipper Trawler Ivy (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Clarke Ernest Eden Street, 2 email re Ernest 30
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Naval Deck Hand Trawler Ivy (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Church George Princes Road, 50 email re George 40
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Naval Third Hand Trawler Queen of Devon (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Fisher Randall Saint Georges Road, 74 email re Randall 56
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Naval Mate Trawler Bucentaur Fishing Fleet United Kingdom
Hart Robert Morton Road, 15 email re Robert 40
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Naval Third Hand Trawler Willing Boys (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Curtis Reginald London Road North, The Post Office, 51 email re Reginald 21 Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment Germany United Kingdom
Adams James Kimberley Road, 55 email re James 46 Naval Skipper Sailing Trawler Loch Fyne (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bunn George Pakefield, 11 Carlton Road email re George 15 Naval Fourth Hand Sailing Trawler Loch Fyne (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Rose Harry Raglan Street, 189 email re Harry 32 Naval Skipper Trawler Boy Sam (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Barnard George Melbourne Road, 10 email re George 44 Naval Skipper Sailing Trawler Wanderer (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Wright George Albany Road, 16 email re George 44 Naval Mate Sailing Trawler Wanderer (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Holt Arthur Saint Georges Road, 56 email re Arthur 26 Naval Third Hand Sailing Trawler Wanderer (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Castleton Reginald Saint Margarets Road, 2 email re Reginald 16 Naval Deck Hand Sailing Trawler Wanderer (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom
Baker John Victoria Road, 195 email re John 29 Naval Seaman H. M. Trawler Imperialist Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Moxey Peter Claremont Road, 4 email re Peter 58
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Naval Skipper Trawler Excel (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Alger Henry White Horse Street, 24 email re Henry 68
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Naval Skipper Fishing Vessel Vanguard (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Blowers Frederick Seago Street, 36 email re Frederick 56
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Naval Skipper Sailing Trawler Guide (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Mann Charles Beresford Road, 35 email re Charles 30
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Army Private 2nd Bn. Grenadier Guards France United Kingdom
Easter William Southwell Road, 15 email re William 62
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Naval Mate Trawler Speculator Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Tuttle William Lorne Park Road, 66 email re William 56
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Naval Skipper Trawler Speculator Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hunter Henry The Avenue, 136 email re Henry 28
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Naval Third Hand Trawler Speculator Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Saunders Daniel Southwell Road email re Daniel 41
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Naval Cook Trawler Speculator Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Temple John Kimberley Road, 20 email re John 39
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Naval Fisherman Steam Drifter Lord Carnarvon (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Utting Albert Carlton Road email re Albert 32
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Naval Mate Steam Drifter Lord Carnarvon (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Gower George Beccles Road email re George 39
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Naval Skipper Drifter Will and Maggie (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Gower Wilfred Beccles Road email re Wilfred 17
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Naval Fisherman Drifter Will and Maggie (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Gravells Edward Clemence Street, 13 email re Edward 30
Battle of Britain
Naval Seaman H.M. Trawler Brock Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bickers John Lorne Road, 49 email re John 39
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Naval Younker Steam Drifter Lily Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom
Munnings Frederick May Road, 28 email re Frederick 34
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Army Lance Corporal 2nd Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry United Kingdom United Kingdom
Thompson William Florence Road, 1 email re William 15
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Naval Fourth Hand Sailing Trawler Guide (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Shiplee George London Road, 5 Sterrys Cottages email re George 49
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Naval Second Hand Sailing Trawler Guide (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Shiplee George London Road, 5 Sterrys Cottages email re George 16
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Naval Cook Sailing Trawler Guide (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Kemp James Gisleham Road email re James 19
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Army Private 10th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Bird Harold Seago Street, 38 email re Harold 29
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Naval Able Seaman Hawke Battalion Royal Naval Division Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Belgium United Kingdom
Vyse William London Road South, 61 email re William 34 Army Gunner 187 Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery United Kingdom United Kingdom
Beckett Herbert Fir Lane, 10 email re Herbert 21
Ludendorff Offensive
Army Private 52nd Battalion Australian Infantry France Australia
Clark William Flensburgh Street, 3 email re William 34 Naval Able Seaman H.M.S. Undaunted Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Kirk Robin Chestnut Avenue, Bungalow email re Robin 32 Civilian Schoolmaster Ellis Kadoorie School Shanghai Municipal Council China United Kingdom
Kirk Louis Chestnut Avenue, Bungalow email re Louis 33
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Army Sergeant 3rd Bn. Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry United Kingdom United Kingdom
Peters Martin The Street email re Martin 21 Army Private 7th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Sterry Timothy Park Road, 30 email re Timothy 32 Army Private 10th Bn. East Surrey Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hawkes William The Avenue, Waverley House email re William 47
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Naval Master Trawler Rupee (Brixham) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bennett Ernest Wilde Street, 27 email re Ernest 29
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Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Tuddenham Charles Oxford Road, 6 email re Charles 22
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Army Private 9th Bn. Royal Fusiliers France United Kingdom
Turner Samuel Factory Street, 22 email re Samuel 37
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Army Private 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Vine Herbert Clapham Road, 1 Wellington Cottages email re Herbert 34
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Army Private 13th Bn. Essex Regiment France United Kingdom
Walker William Saint George's Road, 35 email re William 21
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Army Private 1st Bn. Middlesex Regiment France United Kingdom
Waller John Essex Road, 42 email re John 21
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Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Waller Thomas Essex Road, 42 email re Thomas 21
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Army Private 8th Bn. Norfolk Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Whale Edward Wellington Road, 18 email re Edward 24
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Army Private 2nd Bn. Norfolk Regiment Iraq United Kingdom
Whale Reginald Wellington Road, 18 email re Reginald 20
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Army Rifleman 1st Bn. Rifle Brigade France United Kingdom
With grateful thanks to Lowestoft Town Council, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Roll of Honour website