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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
Barnard Albert Commercial Road, 22 email re Albert 40 Army Private 717th Mechanical Transport Coy. Army Service Corps Belgium United Kingdom
Sandwell William Denmark Road, 128 email re William 33 Army Private 2/2nd Bn. London Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Marwood Sidney Kessingland, Homefield email re Sidney 41 Army Gunner 96th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery France United Kingdom
Brown Reginald Seago Street, 23 email re Reginald 19 Army Private 8th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Smith Frank Seago Street, 77 email re Frank 20
bestpic
Army Lance Corporal 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Beatton William Stanley Street, 8 email re William 38 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Baldry Thomas Stanley Street, 93 email re Thomas 21 Army Lance Corporal 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Baxter Vincent Park Road, Verna Cottage email re Vincent 19
Roll of Honour
Army Lance Corporal 8th Bn. Suffolk Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Rushmore Ernest Esplanade, Victoria House email re Ernest 20
Lost Street
Army Second Lieutenant 4th Bn. attd. 11th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers Belgium United Kingdom
Darkins Walter The Hemplands, 2 Hope Terrace email re Walter 33
Pension Record Card
Naval Engineman H.M. Drifter Girl Rhoda Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Brown Silas High Street, 64 email re Silas 37 Army Private 8th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Womack Leonard Kent Road, 6 email re Leonard 25 Army Private 2nd Bn. Middlesex Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Thacker Raymond London Road Kessingland, 11 Elm Cottages email re Raymond 29 Naval Engineman H.M. Trawler Loch Ard. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Phillips Richard Norfolk Street, 11 email re Richard 22 Army Private 2nd Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment France United Kingdom
Dawson Wilfred Pakefield, Florence House email re Wilfred 34 Army Corporal B Bty. 190th Bde. Royal Field Artillery France United Kingdom
Burwood Frank Pakefield Street, 12 Coronation Terrace email re Frank 19
bestpic
Army Sergeant 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Norman Gordon Reeve Street, 10 email re Gordon 27 Army Private 8th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Osborne William Salisbury Road, 33 email re William 27 Army Rifleman 1/12th (County of London) Bn. (The Rangers) London Regiment France United Kingdom
Campbell Charles London Road, 365 email re Charles 38 Naval Skipper H.M. Trawler Silanier. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Woolnough Herbert Lorne Road, 6 email re Herbert 42 Naval Skipper H.M. Trawler Royallien Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Morris John Love Road, 1 email re John 23 Army Private 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Raven Christopher Beccles Road, 7 The Gables email re Christopher 20 Army Private 1st Bn. Royal Munster Fusiliers Egypt United Kingdom
Raven Alfred Beccles Road, 7 email re Alfred 21 Army Private 7th Bn. Leicestershire Regiment France United Kingdom
Balls Charles The Street, Next to Post Office email re Charles 30 Army Corporal 2nd Bn. Rifle Brigade Belgium United Kingdom
Kemp James The Street, 3 Brickfields Cottages email re James 34 Army Private 1/4th Bn. Norfolk Regiment Malta United Kingdom
Youngs Leonard Ashley Road, 9 email re Leonard 22 Army Private 1/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Drew Frank Bevan Street, 11 email re Frank 36 Army Private 51st Bn. Australian Infantry A.I.F. France Australian
Crane David Gisleham, White House Lodge email re David 23 Army Private 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Blake Cyril The Hemplands, 62 email re Cyril 26 Army Private 1/23rd Bn. London Regiment France United Kingdom
Howes Charles Blundeston, The Street email re Charles 33 Army Private 9th Bn. Norfolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Armes Thomas Cambridge Road, 5 email re Thomas 36 Naval Second Hand H.M. Trawler Malta. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Coleman William Denmark Road, 36 email re William 28 Army Private 2nd Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment France United Kingdom
Fisher Albert London Road, 75 email re Albert 39 Naval Pilot Trinity House Pilot Vessel Vigilant Lighthouse and Pilotage Authorities United Kingdom United Kingdom
Wood Stephen Payne Street, 12 email re Stephen 23 Army Sergeant 11th Bn. Essex Regiment France United Kingdom
Clark Henry Raglan Street, 124 email re Henry 20 Army Private 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Andrews Everard Salisbury Road, 28 email re Everard 18 Army Private 2nd Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment France United Kingdom
Turner David Meadow Cottages, 8 email re David 20
CWGC
Army Private 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Youngman Thomas High Street, 4 Parkholme Terrace email re Thomas 19 Army Driver 114th Bty. 25th Bde. Royal Field Artillery France United Kingdom
Corbin Alonzo Sandringham Road, 29 email re Alonzo 21 Naval Seaman H.M.S. Cressy. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Henry Charles Trafalgar Street, 21 email re Charles 37 Naval Leading Seaman H.M.S. Pathfinder. Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Wright Leonard Whapload Road, 293 email re Leonard 20 Naval Stoker 2nd Class H.M.S. Aboukir. Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bucknole Walter Windsor Road, 44 email re Walter 21 Naval Seaman H.M.S. Cressy. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Weavers Ernest Peacock Terrace email re Ernest 26 Army Private 13th Bn. Middlesex Regiment France United Kingdom
James Ernest Back Lane, 1 email re Ernest 23 Army Private 4th Bn. Grenadier Guards France United Kingdom
Neve Percy Albany Road, 15 email re Percy 18 Army Private 8th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Morse Archdale Bell Cottage, 1 email re Archdale 29 Army Lance Corporal 1st Bn. Coldstream Guards France United Kingdom
Burch Robert Alma Road, 37 email re Robert 50 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Eyrie. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Williams Michael Beaconsfield Road, 80 email re Michael 32 Army Sergeant 2nd Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps France United Kingdom
Benstead Charles Bevan Street, 34 email re Charles 19 Naval Seaman H.M.S. Cressy. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Slater William Maidstone Road, 59 email re William 18 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Eyrie. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Scarll Thomas Norwich Road, 62 email re Thomas 48 Naval Skipper H.M. Drifter Eyrie. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Allen Frederick Pakefield Street, 22 email re Frederick 25 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Eyrie. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Henry Walter Park Hill Road, 9 email re Walter 34 Naval Able Seaman H.M.S. Cressy. Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Pratt Donald Saint Johns Road, 59 email re Donald 21 Naval Stoker 1st Class H.M.L.C.T. 7014 Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Barber Cecil Saint Peters Street, 225 email re Cecil 36
1939 Register
Naval Skipper H.M.L.C.T. 377. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Soanes Alexander High Street ks, 4 email re Alexander 35 Naval Skipper H.M. Trawler Orfasy Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Peck James Waveney Crescent, 60 email re James 36 Naval Skipper H.M. Trawler William Stephen Royal Naval Reserve (Patrol Service) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Clarke Arthur Union Road, 7 email re Arthur 55 Naval Deck Hand Fishing Vessel Encourage (Shoreham). Fishing Fleet United Kingdom United Kingdom
Pearson Montague The Street email re Montague 24 Naval Joiner 5th Class H.M.S. Thracian. Royal Navy China (including Hong Kong) United Kingdom
Bird Margaret Church Road, Acouver email re Margaret 13
191042 Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Bird Stella Church Road, Acouver email re Stella 39
191042 Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Cook Charles Beach Street, 10 email re Charles 23
Lost Street
Army Lance Corporal 11th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Hitcham Arthur Carlton Road, 23 email re Arthur 28 Army Private 2/2nd Bn. London Regiment France United Kingdom
Fearn William St Aubyns Rd, 9 email re William 29 Army Private Packers and Loaders Royal Army Service Corps United Kingdom United Kingdom
Turrell Clement Clemence Street, 9 email re Clement 22 Naval Seaman H.M. Trawler Lord Stamp Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Woods William Seago Street, 73 email re William 19 Army Private 1st Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) France United Kingdom
Reynolds Sidney Worthing Road, 37 email re Sidney 28 Naval Engineman H.M.S. Queen Royal Naval Reserve Italy United Kingdom
Saunders Samuel Raglan Street, 12 email re Samuel 19 Naval Deck Hand H.M.S. Vigorous Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Barker William East Street, Cooks Buildings 3 email re William 19
Lost Street
Army Private 17th Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) France United Kingdom
Stannard Charles Carlton Road, 29 email re Charles 23
De Ruvigny
Naval Warrant Telegraphist H.M.S. Champagne. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hadingham Stanley Park Road, 4 email re Stanley 20
Pension Record Card
Army Private 7th Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Belgium United Kingdom
Pearson Albert The Green, 15 email re Albert 21 Army Private Depot Suffolk Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Sarbutt Albert Blundeston, Crossway Cottages email re Albert 35 Naval Skipper Steam Drifter Reliance (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Steel John Salisbury Road, 40 email re John 41 Army Lance Corporal 5th Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry Belgium United Kingdom
Howard Fred Selby Street, 7 email re Fred 22 Army Private 8th Bn. Norfolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Crowford Alfred Stanley Street, 85 email re Alfred 34 Naval Engineer Steam Drifter Reliance (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hawkes Ernest The Avenue, Waverley House email re Ernest 16 Naval Fourth Hand Trawler Rupee (Brixham) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Gower James Worthing Road, 84 email re James 27 Naval Seaman Steam Drifter Reliance (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Woolnough Arthur Hulver Road email re Arthur 26
Military Medal
Army Sergeant 8th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Cable Frederick School Road, 5 email re Frederick 38 Naval Seaman Steam Drifter Reliance (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hawkes Robert Sycamore Avenue, 22 email re Robert 35 Army Private 15th (Suffolk Yeomanry) Bn. Suffolk Regiment Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) United Kingdom
Moore Thomas Roman Road, 29 email re Thomas 30 Army Private 8th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Warby Albert Rotterdam Road, 65 email re Albert 24 Army Private 88th Field Amb Royal Army Medical Corps Belgium United Kingdom
Edgeley Robert Saint Georges Road, 25 email re Robert 17 Naval Fourth Hand Trawler Willing Boys (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Boggis William Crown Street, 40 email re William 47 Naval Seaman Steam Drifter Reliance (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Shimmon Henry Edinburgh Road, 6 email re Henry 53 Naval Deck Hand Fishing Vessel Vanguard (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Surrell William Harold Road, 4 email re William 28 Army Trooper Household Battalion France United Kingdom
Jeffries Redan Haward Street, 26 email re Redan 14 Naval Cook Fishing Vessel Vanguard (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Blommaert Edward Kimberley Road, 32 email re Edward 36 Naval Third Hand Fishing Vessel Vanguard (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Kerrison Sidney Laundry Lane, 1 Normanston Cottages email re Sidney 33 Naval Second Hand Fishing Vessel Vanguard (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Stofer Cecil London Road, 502 email re Cecil 25 Army Sergeant 233rd Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) Belgium United Kingdom
Waters George London Road, 518 email re George 41 Naval Third Hand Trawler Rupee (Brixham) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Smee Godfrey London Road, 392 email re Godfrey 36 Army Gunner A Bty. 162nd Bde. Royal Field Artillery Belgium United Kingdom
Ward James Norwich Road, 98 email re James 19
De Ruvigny
Army Gunner 326th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Belgium United Kingdom
Dowsing Frederick Oxford Road, 81 email re Frederick 44 Naval Mate Trawler Rupee (Brixham) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Sexbury Frederick Princes Road, 44 email re Frederick 17 Naval Boy Cook H.M. Trawler John Pascoe. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Smith Francis Worthing Road, 9 email re Francis 22 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Datum Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Horn Amos Marsh Road, 14 email re Amos 23 Army Private 6th Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Seeley Charles Waveney Hill, The Lodge email re Charles 21
CWGC
Army Private 11th Bn. Essex Regiment France United Kingdom
Shreeve Walter Holly Gardens email re Walter 19 Army Private 7th Bn. Norfolk Regiment France United Kingdom
With grateful thanks to Lowestoft Town Council, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Roll of Honour website