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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
Beecroft William The Hemplands, 19 email re William 29
Pension Record Card
Army Driver 12th Battery Royal Field Artillery Belgium United Kingdom
Grimble Arthur Flora Road, 2 Flora Terrace email re Arthur 34 Naval Marine Siege Regiment Royal Marines United Kingdom United Kingdom
Clarke Clement Hammond's Cottages email re Clement 22 Army Private 11th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Morris Alexander Kessingland Road, Caro Villa email re Alexander 20 Army Private 73rd Bn. Canadian Infantry France Canadian
Church David Nelson Terrace, 9 email re David 57
Drifter Persistive
Naval Second Hand H.M. Drifter Persistive Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Whatling Harry Pakefield Street, 36 email re Harry 16
Drifter Persistive
Naval Signal Boy H.M. Drifter Persistive Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bridge William Prospect Place, 16 email re William 26 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Batchelor Frederick Prospect Place, 8 email re Frederick 23 Army Private 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Scoggins Herbert Black Street, Tunns Cottages email re Herbert 31 Naval Engineman H.M. Drifter Golden Rule. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Wilson Horace The Green email re Horace 21 Army Private 8th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Kittle Reginald Saint Olaves Road, Manor House Farm email re Reginald 23 Army Private 1st Bn. East Surrey Regiment France United Kingdom
Ablett Montague Sunshine Terrace, 4 email re Montague 33 Naval Engineman H.M. Drifter Silver Queen Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Jermany Richard Sycamore Avenue, 16 email re Richard 27 Naval Second Hand H.M. Drifter Pelagia Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hunter William Sycamore Avenue, 18 email re William 31
Pension Record Card
Army Private 7th Bn. Leicestershire Regiment France United Kingdom
Mutimer Ernest Carlton Road, 3 Grove Cottages email re Ernest 20 Army Private 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Muttitt James Carlton Road, Hambury House email re James 34 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Cosmos. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Robbens Eric Bridge Road, 76 email re Eric 19
Royal Engineers Casualty Card
Army Sapper 135 Mechanical Equipment Company Royal Engineers Tunisia United Kingdom
West Charles Bridge Road email re Charles 38 Naval Ships Corporal 1st Class H.M.S. Formidable. Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Chipperfield Harry Broad View, 4 email re Harry 40
Pension Record Card
Army Gunner 14th Heavy Artillery Group Royal Garrison Artillery France United Kingdom
Godbold Henry Rock Dene, 4 email re Henry 35
1911 Census
Army Private Att. Guards Div. H.Q. Army Service Corps France United Kingdom
Woods Sidney Rock Road, 4 email re Sidney 20
Pension Record Card
Army Private 8th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Harper Arthur School Road, 1 email re Arthur 20
Pension Record Card
Army Guardsman 1st Bn. Grenadier Guards France United Kingdom
Pretty Gerald Victoria Road, 11 email re Gerald 36 Naval Gunner H.M.S. King George V Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Fowler William Commodore Road, Plevna Cottage email re William 25
Canada Attestation
Army Private 27th Bn. Canadian Infantry France Canadian
Cookes John Romany Road, Avonholme email re John 22
1911 Census
Naval Sub Lieutenant Drake Battalion Royal Naval Division Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve France United Kingdom
Wiles Harmon Sycamore Avenue, Alpha Cottage email re Harmon 28 Army Private 2nd Bn. Norfolk Regiment Iraq United Kingdom
Littlewood Walter Cotmer Road, Ingate Lodge Cottage email re Walter 18 Army Lance Corporal 2/1st Bucks Bn. Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Belgium United Kingdom
Fox David email re David 26 Army Second Lieutenant 11th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) Belgium United Kingdom
Holl Alfred Chestnut Avenue, The Bungalow email re Alfred 16
1911 Census
Army Private 1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Kirk Thomas Chestnut Avenue, Bungalow email re Thomas 26
New Zealand Service Papers
Army Private 1st New Zealand Stationary Hospital New Zealand Medical Corps Greece New Zealand
Adcock Richard Colville Road, 9 email re Richard 21 Army Private 8th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Darkins George Commodore Road, 3 Wharfedale Place email re George 33
Probate
Naval Engineman H.M. Drifter Rooke. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Manning George Hall Lane email re George 29
Pension Record Card
Army Private 7th Bn. Norfolk Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hawkes Henry Hall Road, 2 Garfield Cottages email re Henry 32
1911 Census
Army Private 75th Bn. Canadian Infantry France Canadian
Pitchers Charles Moyes Road, 2 Rock Dene email re Charles 56
1911 Census
Naval Skipper Sailing Trawler Queen Bee (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Websdale Sam Moyes Road, 1 Margarets Cottages email re Sam 36
Register of Soldiers Effects
Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Maddis Robert Mill Road email re Robert 49 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Trawler Territorial Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bessey George Oulton Street, 4 email re George 30
1911 Census
Army Private 1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Annis Jonas Fir Lane, 12 email re Jonas 23
Pension Record Card
Army Private 10th Company Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) France United Kingdom
Crisp Clement Beccles Road email re Clement 32
Pension Record Card
Army Private 11th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Drake Herbert Beccles Road, 4 Waveney Terrace email re Herbert 20
Pension Record Card
Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Artis Thomas Beccles Road, 4 Khartoum Cottages email re Thomas 35 Army Lance Corporal Inland Waterways Transport Royal Engineers France United Kingdom
Bagge John Beccles Road, 6 Gordon Terrace email re John 36 Army Inspector Permanent Way Iraq Railways Indian Railways Department Iraq United Kingdom
Godfrey Arthur Bridge Road, Southwold House email re Arthur 35
Distinguished Conduct Medal
Army Company Sergeant Major 419 Field Company Royal Engineers Belgium United Kingdom
Cullingford Arthur Bridge Road email re Arthur 18
1911 Census
Army Private 2/7th Bn. Worcestershire Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Ashford Charles Whitton Green email re Charles 38
Ludendorff Offensive
Naval Able Seaman Hawke Battalion Royal Naval Division Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve France United Kingdom
Collins Arthur Wilde Street, 23 email re Arthur 38 Naval Skipper Trawler Queen of Devon (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Dale Ernest Windsor Road, 34 email re Ernest 27 Army Private 1st Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Coleman Walter Winnipeg Road, 8 email re Walter 21 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Bessey William Oulton Street, 4 email re William 34
1911 Census
Army Private 10th Bn. Suffolk Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Wade George Sands Lane, The Haven email re George 62
CWGC
Army Company Quartermaster Sergeant 3rd Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bunn Walter Till Road, 25 email re Walter 32
Army Service Papers
Army Private 1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Thurston Master Tonning Street, 84 email re Master 26 Army Private Attached 4 Field Survey Company Royal Engineers Army Service Corps Germany United Kingdom
Jones Douglas Trafalgar Street, 14 email re Douglas 21
Pension Record Card
Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Johnson Robert Trafalgar Street, 36 email re Robert 35 Army Sergeant 7th Bn. Norfolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Armes William Union Road, 28 email re William 28 Army Lance Sergeant 621 Field Squadron Royal Engineers Italy United Kingdom
Maltby Frederick Wollaston Road, 15 email re Frederick 31 Naval Leading Seaman H. M. Trawler Bedfordshire (on loan to U.S. Navy) Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Maltby George Wollaston Road, 15 email re George 42
FEPOW
Army Warrant Officer Class II 5th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Thailand United Kingdom
Hurren Robert Worthing Road, 25 email re Robert 37
Distinguished Service Cross
Naval Skipper H.M. Drifter Gleaner of the Sea. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Thacker George Worthing Road, 13 email re George 44
Mentioned in Despatches
Naval Skipper H.M. Drifter Cosmos. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bryant George Beccles Road email re George 51 Naval Mate H.M. Drifter True Reward Mercantile Marine Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Ayers James Whapload Road, 4 Mummerys Buildings email re James 39 Army Rifleman 10th Bn. Rifle Brigade Belgium United Kingdom
Brinded Thomas Whapload Road, 44 email re Thomas 38
Pension Record Card
Army Private 1/4th Bn. Norfolk Regiment Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) United Kingdom
Freestone Harry Stanford Street, 36 email re Harry 38 Army Private 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Green Lewis Stanford Street, 18 email re Lewis 24 Army Private 1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Garwood Robert Stanford Street, 76 email re Robert 33 Army Private 1st Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Jeffery Frank St Leonards Road, 78 email re Frank 28 Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Tripp Harry St Peters Street, 137 email re Harry 36 Army Rifleman 1/5th Bn. London Regiment France United Kingdom
Gilby Randle Stanley Street, 79 email re Randle 33 Army Private 2nd Bn. Essex Regiment France United Kingdom
King Frederick Salisbury Road, 26 email re Frederick 21 Army Private 16th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps France United Kingdom
Clark William Sandringham Road, 25 email re William 25
Pension Record Card
Army Private 2/5th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) Belgium United Kingdom
Leeds Claude Sandringham Road, 3 email re Claude 18
Royal Edward Sinking
Army Private 54th (1/1st East Anglian) Casualty Clearing Station Royal Army Medical Corps Turkey (including Gallipoli) United Kingdom
Breeze Ernest Sandringham Road, 18 email re Ernest 28 Naval Second Hand H.M. Trawler Crownsin Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Burgess William Seago Street, 70 email re William 35
Pension Record Card
Army Private 1st Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Mallett John Sussex Road, 64 email re John 20
Pension Record Card
Army Private 15th (Suffolk Yeomanry) Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Ellis Hylton Sycamore Avenue, 74 email re Hylton 26
Bomber Command
Air Forces Sergeant 115 Sqdn. Royal Air Force United Kingdom United Kingdom
Mantripp Ramsey Seago Street, 81 email re Ramsey 37 Army Private 1st Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Sterry Wilfred Trafalgar Street, 63 email re Wilfred 21 Army Private 1/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Gorrod Charles Southwell Road, 16 email re Charles 30 Naval Fourth Hand Trawler Speculator Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hubbard Bertie Southwell Road, 21 email re Bertie 24 Army Private 11th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Ashford Cecil Rotterdam Road, 36 email re Cecil 33 Army Lance Corporal 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Hook John Rotterdam Road, 89 email re John 32
memorial plaque
Army Private 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Lee Albert Rotterdam Road, 28 email re Albert 21 Army Private 4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Howlett Reginald Rotterdam Road, 88 email re Reginald 24
FEPOW
Army Private 4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Thailand United Kingdom
Pittman George Royal Avenue, 21 email re George 18 Army Private 2nd Bn. Hampshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Ward Albert Saint Georges Road, 4 Wycome Terrace email re Albert 19 Naval Seaman H.M. Trawler Briton Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Ward Frederick Saint Georges Road, 4 Wycome Terrace email re Frederick 22 Army Private 1/6th Bn. Durham Light Infantry France United Kingdom
Wigg Walter Saint Margarets Plain, 14 email re Walter 34 Army Private 7th Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) France United Kingdom
Lambert Jeremiah Saint Margarets Road, 167 email re Jeremiah 22
Passchendale
Army Private 8th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Hall George Saint Margarets Road, 94 email re George 22
Pension Record Card
Army Private 12th Bn. Royal Scots Belgium United Kingdom
Baldwin Arthur Saint Margarets Road, 14 email re Arthur 23 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
High Charles Saint Margarets Road, 141 email re Charles 32 Army Private 2/4th Bn. London Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Good Walter Saint Margarets Road, 149 email re Walter 20
Pension Record Card
Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Gower George Raglan Street, 2 Cox's Buildings email re George 26
Pension Record Card
Army Sergeant 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Strong Joseph Raglan Street, 25 email re Joseph 36 Naval Skipper Steam Drifter Lily Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom
Gorrod William Raglan Street, 4 email re William 25 Naval Private Plymouth Bn. R.N.Div. Royal Marine Light Infantry Egypt United Kingdom
Stone Walter Prospect Place, 1 email re Walter 27 Naval Trimmer H.M. Drifter Michaelmas Daisy. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Dye Thomas Queens Road, 17 email re Thomas 39 Army Private 2/4th Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) Egypt United Kingdom
Ling William Raglan Street, 257 email re William 26
De Ruvigny
Army Corporal 2nd Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Burwood Samuel Raglan Street, 299 email re Samuel 39 Naval Skipper H.M. Drifter Kent County. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
With grateful thanks to Lowestoft Town Council, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Roll of Honour website