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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
Catchpole John Market Place email re John 25 Army Private Base Mechanical Transport Depot Army Service Corps France United Kingdom
Blowers Edgar Oaklands Terrace, 3 email re Edgar 20 Army Private 1/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Turrell Pelham Russell Cottages email re Pelham 25 Naval Seaman _ Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Moore Herbert Church Road, The Hermitage email re Herbert 26 Army Private 10th Bn. Worcestershire Regiment France United Kingdom
Lougo Victor London Road, Laurel Farm Cottage email re Victor 23
Ludendorff Offensive
Army Private 2nd Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Cone Clifford The Street email re Clifford 28
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Army Private 35th Company Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) France United Kingdom
Ward Bertie The Street email re Bertie 25 Naval Seaman Benbow Battalion Royal Naval Division Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Fox Stanley Church Lane , Church Farm email re Stanley 19 Army Private Depot Royal Fusiliers United Kingdom 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
Tillett William High Street ks, Wesley House email re William 33 Army Private 256 Mechanical Transport Company Royal Army Service Corps United Kingdom United Kingdom
Holland Francis Lound Road, Flowerland email re Francis 25 Army Private 1/4th Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) United Kingdom
Coleby Albert Henry The Street, The Red Lion email re Albert Henry 20 Army Private 7th Bn. Norfolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Boon Birkwood Sandpit Cottage email re Birkwood 20
Ludendorff Offensive
Army Private 3rd Bn. Rifle Brigade France United Kingdom
Dolman Leonard Black Street, The Hollies email re Leonard 28
Croix-de-Guerre Belgium
Army Second Lieutenant 8th Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Barrett Alfred Station Cottages, 5 email re Alfred 28 Army Private 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Moates Benjamin Station Cottages, 1 email re Benjamin 38 Army Private 1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Leathes Robert The Hall email re Robert 18 Army Second Lieutenant B Battery 62 Brigade Royal Field Artillery France United Kingdom
Tripp William Saint Olaves Road, Pond Farm Cottage email re William 20 Army Private 1st Bn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) Belgium United Kingdom
Woolnough James Saint Olaves Road, Pond Farm email re James 21 Army Bombardier 169 Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery France United Kingdom
Goddard Arthur Field Lane, 5 Surrey Place email re Arthur 22
Battle of Jutland
Naval Stoker H.M.S. Invincible Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Gillings Cornelius The Street, Near The Plough email re Cornelius 24 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Aldred William The Street, Ellen Cottages email re William 27 Army Private 5th Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry France United Kingdom
Wright Arthur The Street email re Arthur 33 Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Roe Herbert Marsh Lane, Gate House email re Herbert 23
Pension Record Card
Army Private 2nd Bn. Norfolk Regiment Iraq United Kingdom
Barnard-Smith William The Uplands, Poultry Farm email re William 21 Army Second Lieutenant 38th Bde. Royal Field Artillery France United Kingdom
Girling Frederick Ship Corner email re Frederick 37
Pension Record Card
Army Private 8th Bn. Norfolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Nobes Arthur Whitton Farm, Cottage email re Arthur 21 Army Private 1/1st Bn. Cambridgeshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Hicks Joe email re Joe 22 Army Sergeant 24th Bn. Royal Fusiliers France United Kingdom
Bacon William Mill Lane, Browns Cottages email re William 53 Naval Skipper Sailing Trawler Boy Percy (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Howes Donald Crossways Cottages, 1 email re Donald 22 Naval Chief Petty Officer (Pilot) 741 Squadron H.M.S. Condor Fleet Air Arm United Kingdom United Kingdom
Pearman Henry The Dell email re Henry 18 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Burnaby Geoffrey Blocka Road, The Rectory email re Geoffrey 22 Army Lieutenant 1/1st Bn. London Regiment France United Kingdom
Baxter Stanley William Barnby Green email re Stanley William 19 Army Private 1st Bn. Royal Fusiliers France United Kingdom
Brighton Charles Beccles Road, Rose Cottage email re Charles 20 Naval Stoker H.M.S. Hindustan Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Watts George Crossway Cottages email re George 28 Army Private 1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Weston Robert Lound Road email re Robert 20
Battle of Jutland
Naval Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. Queen Mary. Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Wilkin Douglas Bevan Street, 15 email re Douglas 20
FEPOW
Naval Musician H.M.S. Exeter Royal Marine Band Indonesia United Kingdom
Moore John Cambridge Road, 97 email re John 21
1939 Register
Army Guardsman 6th Bn. Grenadier Guards Italy United Kingdom
Capps William Ipswich Road, 10 email re William 50
Distinguished Service Cross
Naval Chief Skipper H.M. Drifter Ocean Retriever Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Pearman Arthur The Dell email re Arthur 24 Army Private 2/7th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Blanch William Mill Lane email re William 30 Naval Deck Hand H.M.S. Blackmorevale Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Baxter George Mill Road, 11 email re George 26 Naval Deck Hand H.M.S. Halcyon Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Baxter Gordon Swan Lane, Nunns Nest email re Gordon 25 Naval Engineman H.M.S. Halcyon II Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Lee Godfrey The Green, 6 email re Godfrey 27 Naval Stoker H.M.S. Wildfire Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Baxter Christopher Waveney Cottages email re Christopher 27 Naval Trimmer Steam Trawler Newhaven (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Gillings Sydney The Street, Near The Plough email re Sydney 33 Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Baxter Isaac Worthing Road, 12 email re Isaac 62
290940 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Gower Francis Worthing Road, 63 email re Francis 22 Naval Leading Seaman H.M.S. Sheldrake Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hart William Park Road, 17 email re William 22 Air Forces Corporal 8 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Yemen United Kingdom
Culham Harold The Street, Harwin email re Harold 29 Army Fusilier 9th Bn. Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) Italy United Kingdom
Bullen Fred Ipswich Road, 13 email re Fred 36 Army Corporal 11th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery France Australian
Day John Anguish Street, 42 email re John 49
Lost Street
Naval Second Hand H.M. Drifter Beatrice. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bullock James Compass Street, 5 email re James 23
Pension Record Card
Naval Able Seaman H.M.S. Phaeton. Royal Navy Russian Federation (North) United Kingdom
Catchpole Jack The Ridge, 6 email re Jack 24
1939 Register
Naval Seaman H.M. Trawler Comet. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bosdet Jack email re Jack 31 Naval Chief Officer S. S. Cortes Merchant Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Robbens William Tonning Street, 64 email re William 32
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Army Private 6th Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Lythaby Denny Whapload Road, 70 email re Denny 33 Army Private 15th (Suffolk Yeomanry) Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Peek Leonard Worthing Road, 66 email re Leonard 29 Naval Engineman H.M. Drifter Girl Gracie Royal Naval Reserve Austria United Kingdom
Huke Alfred Fir Lane, 3 Russell Terrace email re Alfred 39
CWGC
Army Private 1/19 Bn. London Regiment France United Kingdom
Gooch Douglas Clemence Street, 23 email re Douglas 22 Naval Seaman H.M. Trawler Recoil. Royal Naval Reserve (Patrol Service) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Catchpole Cyril Kessingland Beach, Davies Cottage email re Cyril 25
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Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Roope James London Road North, 56 email re James 54
290940 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Sharman Cecil Hulver Rd email re Cecil 22
Mentioned in Despatches
Naval Seaman H.M. Trawler Elise. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Turrell Herbert Dairy Lane, Hill Farm email re Herbert 28 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Lichen Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Lane Shales Oulton Broad, The Hollies email re Shales 29
Probate
Army Captain 9th Bn. Norfolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Munnings Maxwell Payne Street, 30 email re Maxwell 20 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Lichen Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hood George Payne Street, 3 email re George 21 Army Private 15th (Hampshire Yeomanry) Bn. Hampshire Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Waters James Reeve Street, 26 email re James 19 Army Private 16th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Balls Walter Saint Georges Road, 76 email re Walter 20 Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Cooper Walter Pretoria Terrace, 1 email re Walter 20
Pension Record Card
Army Gunner 260th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery Belgium United Kingdom
Lown John Flixton Road email re John 18 Army Private 6th Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) France United Kingdom
Hellen John Market Place, 1 email re John 20
Pension Record Card
Army Private 15th (Suffolk Yeomanry) Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Baster William Burton Street, 10 email re William 49 Naval Chief Petty Officer H.M.S. Ark Royal Royal Navy Greece United Kingdom
Spurgeon Andrew Chapel Street, 17 email re Andrew 19
Lost Street
Army Private 4th Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Mann Bernard J Clapham Road, 103 email re Bernard J 20
De Ruvigny
Army Corporal 15th (Suffolk Yeomanry) Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Harbord George Hall Lane, Hope Cottage email re George 19
1911 Census
Army Private 10th Bn. Essex Regiment France United Kingdom
Harden Harry Haward Street, 90 email re Harry 28 Army Private 15th (Suffolk Yeomanry) Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Norman Alfred Seago Street, 90 email re Alfred 20 Army Private 15th (Suffolk Yeomanry) Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Westgarth Alexander Riverside Road, 9 email re Alexander 32 Naval Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. Pembroke. Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Edwards William Stanley Street, 44 email re William 29 Army Rifleman 8th/9th Bn. Royal Irish Rifles France United Kingdom
Whyard Harold Trafalgar Street, 65 email re Harold 21 Army Lance Corporal 1/10th Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment) Belgium United Kingdom
Pye James Whapload Road, 76 email re James 25 Naval Stoker H.M.S. Pembroke Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Crake Frederick Worthing Road, 125 email re Frederick 27 Army Private 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Oakes Cecil Heath Road, 5 email re Cecil 20 Army Private 1/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Hayhoe Frederick Mariners Street, 30 email re Frederick 30 Army Rifleman 10th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps Belgium United Kingdom
Barwood Frederick Oulton Road, Halida email re Frederick 33 Army Private 7th Bn. Norfolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Clarke Charles Queens Road, 84 email re Charles 29 Naval Engineman H.M.S. Pembroke. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Roope Ernest Queens Road, 47 email re Ernest 21 Army Lance Corporal 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Dowe Ernest Raglan Street, 29 email re Ernest 25 Army Bombardier E Bty. Royal Horse Artillery France United Kingdom
Felgate Edward Raglan Street, 182 email re Edward 21 Army Rifleman 1/17th Bn. London Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Sabberton George The Hemplands, 27 email re George 40 Naval Second Hand H.M. Paddle Mine Sweeper Glen Rosa Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Reynolds George Till Road, 32 email re George 29 Army Private 11th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Mingay Fred Victoria Road, 39 email re Fred 21 Army Lance Corporal 8th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Brand Sidney Victoria Road, 7 Waveney Terrace email re Sidney 26 Army Private 7th Bn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) France United Kingdom
Foreman Frederick Florence Road, 13 email re Frederick 20 Army Private 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Marjoram Samuel Jubilee Place, 2 email re Samuel 31 Naval Engineman H.M. Trawler Eros. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Forder Harold Clement Square, 5 email re Harold 18 Army Driver D Bty. 242nd Bde. Royal Field Artillery Belgium United Kingdom
Williams Leonard Alexandra Road, Kilwimung” email re Leonard 32 Army Rifleman 2/9th (County of London) Bn. (Queen Victoria's Rifles) London Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Saunders Robert Cambridge Road, 77 email re Robert 20 Army Private 11th Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) France United Kingdom
With grateful thanks to Lowestoft Town Council, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Roll of Honour website