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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
Tripp Victor Church Road, Dambrook House email re Victor 21 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Crack Victor The Street, 9 email re Victor 24 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Cracknell Charles Lound, The Corner email re Charles 21 Naval Private 1st R.M. Bn. R.N. Div. Royal Marine Light Infantry France United Kingdom
Corby Charles Pakefield Street, 55 email re Charles 29 Army Rifleman 3/17th Bn. London Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Cole Thomas Long Road, 8 Crossways email re Thomas 42
1939 Register
Naval Second Hand H.M. Trawler Damito. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Catchpole Frederick Long Road, Florio email re Frederick 40
1939 Register
Naval Chief Engineer Fishing Vessel Aberdeen (Lowestoft). Fishing Fleet United Kingdom United Kingdom
Buttifant Robert Corton, 1 Rose Cottage email re Robert 26 Army Corporal 128th Field Coy. Royal Engineers France United Kingdom
Burwood Samuel Raglan Street, 299 email re Samuel 18 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Trawler Anworth Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Brown William The Street, Widows Cottages email re William 36 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Maltby Montague Wollaston Road, 15 email re Montague 23 Naval Seaman H.M. Trawler Fleming Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Brown Augustus Kirby Street, Snowling Cottage email re Augustus 33 Army Private 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Borrett William Rotterdam Road, 69 email re William 24 Army Private 7th Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Beard Frederick Beresford Road, 54 email re Frederick 35 Army Private Pioneer Corps Algeria United Kingdom
Barnard James Denmark Road, 114 email re James 29
Mentioned in Despatches
Naval Seaman H.M. Trawler Kennymore. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Balls James Clemence Street, 13 email re James 65 Naval Deck Hand Dredger Mercurius (London) Mercantile Marine United Kingdom United Kingdom
Peek William Kendal Road, Kendal House email re William 25 Naval Master Tug Aid (London) Merchant Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Baldry Frederick Stanley Street, 93 email re Frederick 33
Pension Record Card
Army Private 11th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Ayres George Walton Road, 8 email re George 37
Ludendorff Offensive
Army Private 4th Bn. Grenadier Guards France United Kingdom
Taylor Henry Old Market Place, 4 email re Henry 35
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Army Private 13th Bn. Royal Irish Rifles Belgium United Kingdom
Adams Arthur Durban Road, 55 email re Arthur 35 Naval Leading Seaman H.M.S. Firedrake Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Brown George Fir Lane, 7 email re George 27 Army Sapper 15th Field Company Royal Engineers United Kingdom United Kingdom
Rudd Frederick Rotterdam Road, 36 email re Frederick 17
Royal Navy War Graves
Naval Seaman H.M.S. Cressy. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Seago Harry Rotterdam Road, 36 email re Harry 56
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Naval Cable Hand H.M.T.S. Monarch Merchant Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Ayers Noah Worthing Road, 20 email re Noah 50
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Naval Cable Hand H.M.T.S. Monarch Mercantile Marine United Kingdom United Kingdom
Moyse Stanley Bridge Road, Council Chambers email re Stanley 27
Burma Railway
Army Lance Corporal 5th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Thailand United Kingdom
Moyse Ernest Long Road, The Nest email re Ernest 29
1939 Register
Naval Leading Cook H.M. Motor Minesweeper 8. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Read Kenneth Minden Road, 17 email re Kenneth 23
Fall of Singapore
Army Lance Corporal 5th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Thailand United Kingdom
Muskett Cyril Fir Lane, 22 email re Cyril 26
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 4th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Thailand United Kingdom
Sturman Alan Mill Road email re Alan 26
bestpic
Army Lance Corporal 4th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Thailand United Kingdom
Miller Douglas Saint Peters Street, 133 email re Douglas 26
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 4th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Thailand United Kingdom
Peck Dennis Lovewell Road, 30 email re Dennis 19 Army Private 1st Bn. Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Netherlands United Kingdom
Thompson Robert email re Robert 21 Army Private 1st Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Netherlands United Kingdom
Longthorne Victor Fir Lane, 12 email re Victor 22
1939 Register
Army Lance Corporal 7th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Netherlands United Kingdom
Price Thomas Essex Road, 9 email re Thomas 27 Army Lance Corporal 8th Bn. Royal Scots Netherlands United Kingdom
Hammond Maurice Essex Road, 9 email re Maurice 44 Naval Deck Hand Steam Trawler Lord Haldane (Lowestoft) Fishing Fleet United Kingdom United Kingdom
Newson Jack Grove Road, Grove Farm email re Jack 21 Army Lance Corporal 6th Bn. Durham Light Infantry Belgium United Kingdom
Tweedy Albert Rotterdam Road, 127 email re Albert 24 Army Private 7th Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders France United Kingdom
Payne James Salisbury Road, 42 email re James 20 Army Private 1st Bn. East Lancashire Regiment France United Kingdom
Robinson George London Road , 634 email re George 24 Army Sergeant 2nd Bn. Irish Guards France United Kingdom
Knights Hugh Saint Peters Street, Rear of Fire Station email re Hugh 24
1939 Register
Army Private 1st Bn. Suffolk Regiment Netherlands United Kingdom
Jarvis Gordon Walmer Road, 2 email re Gordon 19
1939 Register
Army Private 1st Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Mace George Kendal Road, 5 email re George 29
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Thailand United Kingdom
Coleby Arthur Beaconsfield Road, 19 email re Arthur 34
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 1st Bn. Cambridgeshire Regiment Thailand United Kingdom
Kemp Ernest Stradbroke Road, 203 email re Ernest 34
Probate
Army Corporal 10th Bn. Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment) Germany United Kingdom
Pearson Frederick Jay Lane, Elm Farm email re Frederick 20 Army Private 2nd Bn. Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment) Germany United Kingdom
Durrant Ronald Tonning Street, 41 email re Ronald 25
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 4th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Singapore United Kingdom
Sturley Henry Riverside Road, 1 email re Henry 31
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 4th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Singapore United Kingdom
Roper David Bevan Street, 31 email re David 38
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 2nd Bn. Cambridgeshire Regiment Singapore United Kingdom
Moyse George Woodfield Terrace, 1 email re George 19 Army Private 1st Bn. South Lancashire Regiment Netherlands United Kingdom
Williams John St Johns Vicarage email re John 21 Army Lieutenant 1st Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Clarke Fernley Beccles Road, 141 email re Fernley 21
Probate
Air Forces Flying Officer 45 (Atlantic Ferry) Group Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Iceland United Kingdom
Houghton Charles Saint Johns Road, 5 Turner Cottage email re Charles 20 Army Guardsman 2nd Bn. Coldstream Guards Italy United Kingdom
Parnell Frank Fir Lane, 59 email re Frank 20 Army Private 1st Bn. East Surrey Regiment Italy United Kingdom
Cole Wilfred Black Street email re Wilfred 32 Army Private 1/4th Bn. Essex Regiment Italy United Kingdom
Turner Delbert Edinburgh Road, 33 email re Delbert 20 Air Forces Flight Sergeant 466 (R.A.A.F.) Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Leaf Edward email re Edward 25
Distinguished Service Cross and Bar
Naval Lieutenant Motor Gun Boat 444 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Shreeve Kenneth Marine Parade, 37/38 email re Kenneth 24 Air Forces Sergeant 22 Service Flying Training School Royal Air Force Zimbabwe United Kingdom
Daines Albert Mariners Street, 3 Malletts Opening email re Albert 18 Army Private 5th Bn. Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders Netherlands United Kingdom
Read Albert Beccles Road, Souter Cottages email re Albert 29
Bomber Command
Air Forces Warrant Officer 76 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Germany United Kingdom
Church Frank Higher Drive, 3 email re Frank 39
Merchant Navy Casualty Card
Naval Skipper Fishing Vessel S.D.J. (Lowestoft). Fishing Fleet United Kingdom United Kingdom
Chatteris William Waveney Crescent, 30 email re William 24 Air Forces Flying Officer 15 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Italy United Kingdom
Turner John London Road South, Walmer House email re John 23
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Air Forces Flying Officer 69 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Netherlands United Kingdom
Bryant Joseph Winnipeg Road, 4 email re Joseph 21 Army Corporal 1st Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers Myanmar United Kingdom
Lake George Higher Drive, 18 email re George 31
Bomber Command
Air Forces Sergeant 15 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Gooding Reason Southwell Road, 20 email re Reason 63 Naval Cook Fishing Vessel S.D.J. (Lowestoft). Fishing Fleet United Kingdom United Kingdom
Harman William Oulton Street, 3 email re William 64 Naval First Engineer Fishing Vessel S.D.J. (Lowestoft). Fishing Fleet United Kingdom United Kingdom
Arnold Edward Beach Stone Place, 1 email re Edward 19 Army Private 7th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Ames George Fir Lane, 121 email re George 19 Army Private 2nd Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Myanmar United Kingdom
Tovell Leslie Rushmere Road, Glanville email re Leslie 31 Army Lance Corporal 1st Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Embry Bernard Dene Road, 7 email re Bernard 30 Army Lieutenant 5th Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Coleman Brian Victoria Road, 251 email re Brian 22
1939 Register
Air Forces Sergeant 70 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Malta United Kingdom
Reeve George Somerleyton Road, Green Gates email re George 29
CWGC and 1939 Register
Army Lance Sergeant 25th Bomb Disposal Company Royal Engineers France United Kingdom
Williams John Saint Margarets Road, 28 email re John 58
Mentioned in Despatches
Naval Second Hand Steam Trawler Lord Haldane (Lowestoft) Fishing Fleet United Kingdom United Kingdom
Blyth James Barcham Street, 2 email re James 34
1939 Register
Naval Engineman H.M. Trawler Kingston Beryl. Royal Naval Reserve (Patrol Service) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Read James Wilson Road, 4 email re James 26 Army Sapper 253 Field Coy. Royal Engineers France United Kingdom
Pellew Percy Yeovil Road, 10 email re Percy 47 Naval Blacksmith 3rd Class H.M.S. Princess Beatrix Royal Navy Algeria United Kingdom
Colby Victor Sycamore Avenue, 22 email re Victor 32 Naval Chief Petty Officer H.M.S. Boadicea Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Clarke Edward Chestnut Avenue, 73 email re Edward 40
1939 Register
Naval Lance Sergeant H.M.S. Proserpine. Royal Marines United Kingdom United Kingdom
Carr Roy Stanford Street, 80 email re Roy 19 Naval Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. Bristol Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bishop Thomas Saint Peters Street, 102 email re Thomas 22 Naval Able Seaman H.M.S. Capel Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Mark James Jacob's Street, 27 email re James 24 Army Private 10th Bn. Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment) Netherlands United Kingdom
Smith Patrick Grosvenor Road, 13 email re Patrick 38
Fall of Singapore
Army Sergeant 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt. Royal Artillery Thailand United Kingdom
Hook Victor Oxford Road, 59 email re Victor 23
Interesting pic
Army Gunner 57 Field Regt. Royal Artillery Italy United Kingdom
Gwilliam Felix Salisbury Road, 48 email re Felix 34
Fall of Singapore
Army Signalman Signal Section 21 L.A.A. Regt. Royal Corps of Signals Malaysia United Kingdom
Folkard George Dukes Head Street, 37 email re George 22
Probate
Air Forces Corporal No 1 BSRU Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Edwards Ivan Market Lane, Rivetts Loke email re Ivan 23 Naval Leading Stoker H.M.S. Bluebell Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Shaw John email re John 29 Naval Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. Dulverton Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Willis Thomas Beccles Road, Endeavour email re Thomas 23
Bomber Command
Air Forces Sergeant 12 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve France United Kingdom
Leech Harold Edinburgh Road, 39 email re Harold 31 Army Lance Corporal 18 L. of C. Sigs. Royal Corps of Signals Greece United Kingdom
Collis Arthur Anstruthers Avenue email re Arthur 31 Army Private 5th Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Leggitt Russell Trafalgar Street, 12 email re Russell 20
Bomber Command
Air Forces Sergeant 9 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Belgium United Kingdom
Nicholls Leslie Camps Heath, Cyprus Cottages email re Leslie 32
CWGC and 1939 Register
Air Forces Leading Aircraftman 24 Air-Sea Rescue Marine Craft Unit Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Cooper Sydney Stanford Street, 31 email re Sydney 19 Air Forces Aircraftman 2nd Class 265 Maintenance Unit Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Haylock Frank Norwich Road, 59 email re Frank 21 Air Forces Sergeant 49 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve France United Kingdom
Durrant Ivor Mill Villa , 3 email re Ivor 29
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 5th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment India United Kingdom
Button Robert Park Road, 47 email re Robert 39
Merchant Navy Casualty Card
Naval Seaman H. M. Cable Ship Alert (United Kingdom) Merchant Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Button John Park Road, 47 email re John 44 Naval Seaman H.M.S. Aboukir. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Tatler George Waveney Crescent, 69 email re George 32 Army Gunner 51 Medium Regt. Royal Artillery Egypt United Kingdom
Read Dennis Fir Lane, 125 email re Dennis 21 Army Private 2nd Bn. Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment Italy United Kingdom
Duffield Henry Denmark Road, 48 email re Henry 19
Normandy
Naval Stoker 1st Class H.M.L.C.F. (L) 1 Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
With grateful thanks to Lowestoft Town Council, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Roll of Honour website