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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
Allum Charles Roman Road, 58 email re Charles 39 Army Private 1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Crosswell Victor Ontario Road, 16 email re Victor 21 Army Lance Corporal 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Lane Charles Oulton Broad, The Hollies email re Charles 30
CWGC
Army Private 1st Regiment South African Infantry France South African
Church Edward Oulton Road, Church Farm email re Edward 21 Army Lance Corporal 1/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Stebbings Bertie Oulton Street email re Bertie 17
1911 Census
Naval Trimmer H.M. Trawler Glenprosen Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Barber Sidney Oulton Street, 10 email re Sidney 28
Pension Record Card
Army Lance Corporal 7th Bn. Norfolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Chapman Walter Oxford Road, 86 email re Walter 28 Army Private 727 Coy. Labour Corps France United Kingdom
Jenkins Brian Pier Terrace, 2 email re Brian 19
Pension Record Card
Army Private 1/12th (County of London) Bn. (The Rangers) London Regiment France United Kingdom
Wright Frank Raglan Street, 137 email re Frank 19 Army Private 26th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers France United Kingdom
Freestone Arthur Raglan Street, 241 email re Arthur 36 Army Private 5th Bn. Canadian Mounted Rifles France United Kingdom
James William Raglan Street, 269 email re William 21 Naval Seaman H.M. Trawler Milford Countess Royal Naval Patrol Service Iran United Kingdom
Clark Edward Reeve Street, 49 email re Edward 39
Battle of Somme 1st day
Army Private 8th Bn. Norfolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Stewart William Pakefield Road, Clarendon email re William 19 Naval Flight Sub Lieutenant Cranwell Naval Air Station Royal Naval Air Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Tarratt Duncan Pakefield Road, Clarendon email re Duncan 19 Army Second Lieutenant 2nd Bn. Seaforth Highlanders Belgium United Kingdom
Emery Burkett Park Road, Providence House email re Burkett 31 Army Lieutenant 1/2 North Midland Field Company Royal Engineers France United Kingdom
Kemp Horace Payne Street, 31 email re Horace 38
De Ruvigny
Naval Skipper H.M. Drifter Launch Out Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Money Duncan London Road South, 113 email re Duncan 19 Air Forces Second Lieutenant 4th Sqdn. Royal Flying Corps France United Kingdom
Kirby Francis Lorne Road, 16 email re Francis 22
Pension Record Card
Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Stolworthy Thomas Lovewell Road, 38 email re Thomas 32 Army Lance Corporal 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Blake Edgar Maidstone Road, 4 email re Edgar 33 Army Private H.M.H.S. Asturias Royal Army Medical Corps United Kingdom United Kingdom
Small Kenneth Marine Parade, 2 and 3 email re Kenneth 19 Army Private 1/16th Bn. London Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Knights Edward Mariners Street, 19 email re Edward 26 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Freeman Arthur Jacobs Street, 6 email re Arthur 23 Army Driver 3rd East Anglian Brigade Royal Field Artillery Egypt United Kingdom
Barkaway Frederick Jacob's Street, 8 email re Frederick 17
1911 Census
Army Private 2/1st Bucks Bn. Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry France United Kingdom
Mallett Robert Lawson Road, 27 email re Robert 38
Royal Edward Sinking
Army Private 54th (1/1st East Anglian) Casualty Clearing Station Royal Army Medical Corps Turkey (including Gallipoli) United Kingdom
Dare Albert Lawson Road, 18 email re Albert 18 Army Private 1st East Anglian Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps Egypt United Kingdom
Boyce Augustus Lawson Road, 79 email re Augustus 24 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Trawler Tettenhall Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Cook Arthur London Road, 438 email re Arthur 36 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter George V Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Copping Herbert London Road, 173 email re Herbert 27
Pension Record Card
Army Private 3/6th Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Ward Frank London Road South, 424 email re Frank 22 Army Private 7th Bn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) Belgium United Kingdom
Mason Arthur May Road, 58 email re Arthur 36 Army Private 2nd Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers France United Kingdom
Hall Robert Melbourne Road, 20 email re Robert 50
RNR Service records
Naval Second Hand H.M. Drifter Dewey. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Balls Owen Melbourne Road, 19 email re Owen 27 Army Private 4th Bn. Royal Fusiliers France United Kingdom
Blowers Frank Morton Road, 71 email re Frank 24 Army Private 1/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Balls David Norwich Road, 76 email re David 29
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Singapore United Kingdom
Balls Arthur Ipswich Road, 70 email re Arthur 40 Naval Mate Trawler Willing Boys (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Layton Cecil Jacob's Street, 23 email re Cecil 21
Pension Record Card
Army Private 1/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Thurling John Jacob's Street, 2 email re John 20 Army Corporal 1/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Catchpole Hedley John Street, 16 email re Hedley 21 Army Sergeant 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Shiplee Gordon London Road, 5 Sterrys Cottages email re Gordon 19 Naval Seaman H.M.S. Majestic Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Church Harry Kirkley Run, 9 Epsom Terace email re Harry 29 Naval Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. Vanguard. Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Crouch Ernest Kirkley Street, 8 email re Ernest 32 Army Private 1/6th Bn. Essex Regiment Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) United Kingdom
Linder William Lawson Road, 71 email re William 23 Army Private 1st Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
George Charles Fir Lane, 12 email re Charles 30 Army Private 7th Bn. Norfolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Daniels Alfred Flixton, 2 Run Cottages email re Alfred 18
Pension Record Card
Naval Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. Scott Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Youngman William Grosvenor Road, 5 email re William 18 Naval Ordinary Seaman R.N. Depot (Crystal Palace) Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Church Edward Mill Lane, Myrtle Cottages email re Edward 26
1911 Census
Army Lance Corporal 1st Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Whiting William Harold Road, 4 email re William 44 Naval Engineman H.M. Drifter Eyrie. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Johnson James Haward Street, 28 email re James 39 Naval Trimmer H.M. Trawler Whooper. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Smith William High Street, 28 email re William 28
Aviators Certificate
Air Forces Second Lieutenant 19th Reserve Squadron Royal Flying Corps United Kingdom United Kingdom
Elven Arthur Denmark Road, 124 email re Arthur 35 Naval Sub-Lieutenant H.M.S. Gurkha Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Spink Arthur Dukes Head Street, 4 email re Arthur 18 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Trawler Amy Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Turrell Charles East Street, 29 email re Charles 22
Battle of Somme 1st day
Army Corporal 10th Bn. Essex Regiment France United Kingdom
Tarbox Bertram Edinburgh Road, 63 email re Bertram 33 Army Private 1st Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Claxton Thomas High Street, 87 email re Thomas 34 Army Sapper 250 Tunnelling Company Royal Engineers France United Kingdom
Kerridge John Ipswich Road, 15 email re John 21
Pension Record Card
Army Private 7th Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Belgium United Kingdom
Carr Sidney Ipswich Road, 50 email re Sidney 29 Army Private 7th Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) France United Kingdom
Balls William Ipswich Road, 70 email re William 19 Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Lambert Herbert Compass Street, 1 email re Herbert 24
Pension Record Card
Army Rifleman 9th Bn. Rifle Brigade Belgium United Kingdom
Yallop Albert Crown Street, 72 email re Albert 27 Army Gunner 180th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Belgium United Kingdom
Moore William Denmark Road, 14 email re William 44 Army Gunner C Reserve Brigade Royal Field Artillery United Kingdom United Kingdom
Wren Clifford Denmark Road, 128 email re Clifford 23 Army Private 2/6th (Cyclist) Bn. Suffolk Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Turrell Edward Essex Road, 15 email re Edward 36 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Buck Herbert Essex Road, 7 email re Herbert 20 Army Private 10th Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) Belgium United Kingdom
Holland Michael Church Road, 28 email re Michael 24
Russian Medal for Zeal
Naval Deck Hand H.M. Trawler Waltham Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Wales Edward Clapham Road, 15 email re Edward 25 Army Private 9th Bn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Belgium United Kingdom
Fox William Sussex Road, 60 email re William 22 Army Private 12th Bn. East Surrey Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Spalding Reginald Clemence Street, 13 email re Reginald 28
Military Medal
Army Corporal 3rd Bn. Canadian Infantry France Canadian
Backhouse Henry Clemence Street, 34 email re Henry 25
Military Medal
Army Company Sergeant Major 8th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Armes Percy Commodore Road, 2 Fern Villas email re Percy 24
1901 Census
Army Private 2nd Bn. Norfolk Regiment Iraq United Kingdom
Fisher Leonard Compass Street, 6 email re Leonard 27 Army Private 1/2nd Bn. London Regiment France United Kingdom
Salter George Beaconsfield Road, 42 email re George 22 Army Sergeant 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Betts Ferguson Carlton Road, 110 email re Ferguson 31
Pension Record Card
Army Private 2nd Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Tuthill James Carlton Road, 80 email re James 34 Army Lance Corporal 6th Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) France United Kingdom
Mantripp Charles Cathcart Street, 25 email re Charles 39
Pension Record Card
Army Private 129 Coy. Labour Corps Belgium United Kingdom
Bryant Lovewell Cathcart Street, 12 email re Lovewell 27 Army Lance Corporal 9th Bn. Rifle Brigade France United Kingdom
Fennell Edward Cathcart Street, 4 email re Edward 29 Army Private 1/8th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Cooper Ernest Cathcart Street, 10 email re Ernest 22
Pension Record Card
Army Private 10th Bn. Essex Regiment France United Kingdom
Gowing Thomas Church Road, 30 email re Thomas 21 Army Private 6th Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) France United Kingdom
Wilson Stuart Church Road, 4 May Villas email re Stuart 20
Passchendale
Army Private 1/1st Bn. Cambridgeshire Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Gibbs Stanley Alexandra Road, 29 email re Stanley 22
Pension Record Card
Army Sergeant 11th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Garwood Frederick Alexandra Road, 78 email re Frederick 22
Royal Edward Sinking
Army Private 3 Home Counties Field Ambulance attached 66th Casualty Clearing Station Royal Army Medical Corps Syria United Kingdom
Harper Theophilus Anguish Street, 11 email re Theophilus 20
Pension Record Card
Army Private 1/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Harper Walter Anguish Street, 11 email re Walter 29
Lost Street
Naval Deck Hand _ Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Gravelles David Avondale Road, 10 email re David 28 Army Lance Corporal 1st Bn. Rifle Brigade Belgium United Kingdom
Taylor Henry Beccles Road, Burnt Hill Pit email re Henry 22 Army Private 9th Bn. Yorkshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Holliday James Beccles Road, 53 email re James 23 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Green William Beresford Road, 80 email re William 22
Military Medal
Army Gunner C Bty. 331 Bde. Royal Field Artillery France United Kingdom
Markham Oliver Bevan Street, 116 email re Oliver 28 Army Lance Corporal 1/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Howe William Bevan Street, 82 email re William 30 Army Private 8th Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Gladwell George Carlton Road, Brackendale 63 email re George 25 Naval Engineman H.M. Trawler Tettenhall Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Fenn Walter Carlton Road, 98 email re Walter 33 Army Private 1st Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
White Horace Beckham Road, 14 email re Horace 30 Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Gooch Arthur Blacksmith Loke email re Arthur 29 Army Sergeant B Squadron 3rd Hussars Royal Armoured Corps Egypt United Kingdom
Forster Ernest Fields Lane, Stone Cottage email re Ernest 26 Naval Trimmer _ Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Dixon Albert Decoy Lodge email re Albert 38 Army Gunner 208th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery France United Kingdom
Butcher Albert The Street email re Albert 27 Army Private 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Hayes Sydney Acton Road, 50 email re Sydney 36
Ludendorff Offensive
Army Private 2nd Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Kent Arthur Green Lane email re Arthur 21 Army Lance Corporal 9th Bn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment France United Kingdom
Hurren Bertie High Road, Cliff Cottage email re Bertie 25
Gleaner of the Sea
Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Gleaner of the Sea. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
With grateful thanks to Lowestoft Town Council, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Roll of Honour website