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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
Wright Robert Carlton Road, 22 email re Robert 42 Naval Skipper Trawler Willing Boys (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Lumsdaine Robert Clapham Road, 194 email re Robert 17 Naval Cook Steam Drifter Reliance (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) 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
Smith George Roe's Farm, The Bungalow email re George 39 Army Private 8th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Dowsing Thomas Milton Road, 50 email re Thomas 46 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Waveney II. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Pearson Artis Oulton Road, Meadow Cottage email re Artis 21 Army Private 6th Bn. Yorkshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Chatteris Benjamin Payne Street, 37 email re Benjamin 27
Gleaner of the Sea
Naval Engineman H.M. Drifter Gleaner of the Sea. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Rouse Albert Seago Street, 101 email re Albert 25 Army Private 2nd Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) Belgium United Kingdom
Soanes William Spurgeon Score, 6 email re William 18 Naval Engineman H.M. Drifter Launch Out Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Long Frederick St Peters Road, 31 email re Frederick 17 Naval Trimmer H.M. Drifter Launch Out Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Chapman Albert Stevens Street, 8 email re Albert 25 Naval Engineman H.M. Drifter Ajax II. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Pryke Horace Sussex Road, 80 email re Horace 45 Army Private 3rd Regt. South African Infantry France South African
Brown Sidney Sussex Road, 46 email re Sidney 19 Army Private 2nd Bn. Dorsetshire Regiment Iraq United Kingdom
Doy Charles Sussex Road, 73 email re Charles 38 Naval Second Hand H.M. Drifter Launch Out Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Beamish Francis The Avenue, 186 email re Francis 22
Distinguished Service Medal
Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Gleaner of the Sea. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Neeve John Whapload Road, 38 email re John 27 Naval Engineman H.M. Drifter Launch Out Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Kent John White Horse Street, 9 email re John 24 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Wright Sidney Worthing Road, 18 email re Sidney 26 Army Lance Corporal 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Hall James Field Lane, Providence House email re James 20 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Launch Out Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Wink George Kimberley Road, 41 email re George 29
De Ruvigny
Army Private 14th Bn. Durham Light Infantry France United Kingdom
Briggs James Kirkley Run, Epsom Terrace 10 email re James 19 Army Private 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Easey Ernest London Road, 528 email re Ernest 21 Army Private 7th Bn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) France United Kingdom
Dyke Arthur Lorne Road, 19 email re Arthur 19
Gleaner of the Sea
Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Gleaner of the Sea. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Baker William Lovewell Road, 20 email re William 30
Military Medal
Army Private 2nd Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Jenkerson Alfred Lovewell Road, 44 email re Alfred 22 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Datum Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Chapman Percy High Street, 171 email re Percy 22 Army Private 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Hunt Ephraim Ipswich Road, 41 email re Ephraim 32
Pension Record Card
Naval Second Hand H.M. Drifter Datum Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Westoby Ernest Church Road, 2 email re Ernest 27
Gleaner of the Sea
Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Gleaner of the Sea. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Wadlow Ivo Oaklands, 7 email re Ivo 31 Army Private 1st Bn. Royal Canadian Regiment France Canadian
Jenkerson Robert Beccles Road, 105 email re Robert 34 Naval Engineman H.M. Drifter Datum Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Harvey George Birds Lane , 3 email re George 47
Gleaner of the Sea
Naval Second Hand H.M. Drifter Gleaner of the Sea. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Ayers Sidney Carlton Road, 96 email re Sidney 26 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Launch Out Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Freeman Sidney Corton, 2 Rocket Cottages email re Sidney 26 Naval Trimmer H.M. Drifter Launch Out Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Brittain John Corton Road, Tresco email re John 21
Pension Record Card
Army Lance Corporal 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Rayner Percival Denmark Road, 142 email re Percival 29 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Barnard James Dove Street, 8 email re James 23 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Datum Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Beckett Harry Edinburgh Road, 62 email re Harry 32 Army Private 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Annis Peter Factory Street, 22 email re Peter 32
Distinguished Conduct Medal
Army Acting Sergeant 54th Field Coy. Royal Engineers Belgium United Kingdom
Foulger Wilfred Kirkley Run, Groom Terrace 6 email re Wilfred 18 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Cook Ernest Raglan Street, 229 email re Ernest 35 Army Gunner 29th Div. Ammunition Col. Royal Field Artillery Greece United Kingdom
Fox Walter Rotterdam Road, 4 Town Cottages email re Walter 26 Army Private 12th Divisional Cyclist Company Army Cyclist Corps France United Kingdom
Fletcher Frank Royal Avenue, 65 email re Frank 29 Army Private K Company Royal Army Medical Corps United Kingdom United Kingdom
Catchpole Christopher St Peters Street, 80 email re Christopher 25 Naval Engineman H.M. Drifter Restore. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Wright Arthur White Horse Street, 28 email re Arthur 20 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Porter Arthur Wollaston Road, 81 email re Arthur 18 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Attaway Offord Wollaston Road, 121 email re Offord 20 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Knights Robert Yarmouth Road, Council Cottage email re Robert 25
CWGC
Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Solomon Percy Highlands Farm email re Percy 20 Naval Seaman H.M. Drifter Star of Buchan. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Kent Walter Rotterdam Road, 44 email re Walter 22 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Trawler Princess Beatrice Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Childs Charles St Margarets Road, 54 email re Charles 37 Naval Able Seaman H.M.S. Hawke. Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Austin Aubrey Harbour Road, Lake View email re Aubrey 26
Mentioned in Despatches
Army Private 1st Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) Belgium United Kingdom
Curtis Ernest Beresford Road, 42 email re Ernest 21 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Roach Henry Melbourne Road, 20 email re Henry 32 Naval Chief Engineman H.M. Motor Minesweeper 101. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Luff George Warren Road, Glen Heather email re George 47
Probate
Naval Shipwright 1st Class H.M.S. Europa Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Langlands Donald London Road, 500 email re Donald 19 Naval Able Seaman H.M.S. Loyal. Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Burridge Frederick Love Road, 11 email re Frederick 29 Naval Private H.M.S. Hawke. Royal Marine Light Infantry United Kingdom United Kingdom
Brady Victor Salisbury Road, 32 email re Victor 45 Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Gook Alfred Thurston Road, 9 Plaisir Place email re Alfred 31 Army Private Royal Army Ordnance Corps United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bessey Edward Whapload Road, Gooderhams Cottages email re Edward 35 Naval Second Hand H.M. Trawler Tilbury Ness. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Thompson Chester Eastern Way, 18 email re Chester 37 Naval Skipper H.M. Drifter Willing Boys Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Clare Leslie Haward Street, 4 email re Leslie 21 Naval Leading Radio Mechanic H.M.S. Martin. Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Rouse William Kimberley Road, 51 email re William 29 Naval Leading Steward H.M. Trawler Ullswater. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Shillings Ernest Alma Road, 30 email re Ernest 23 Naval Seaman Steward H.M. Trawler Rinovia. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Howard Fred Blackheath Road, 85 email re Fred 25 Army Private Royal Army Service Corps United Kingdom United Kingdom
Nunn William Cleveland Road, 31A email re William 29
Gleaner of the Sea
Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Gleaner of the Sea. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Wright George St Peters Street, 243 email re George 38
291140 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Richardson George Trafalgar Street, 1 email re George 55 Naval Deck Hand _ Royal Naval Reserve England United Kingdom
Browne Frank Saint Peters Street, 9 email re Frank 23
1939 Register
Naval Seaman Steward H.M.S. Runswick Bay. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Sharpe Edmund Poplar Road, 46 email re Edmund 28 Naval Seaman Cook H.M. Trawler William Wesney. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Blowers Leonard Belvedere Place, 14 email re Leonard 39
1939 Register
Naval Able Seaman Tug Aid (London) Merchant Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Leabon Archie Oulton Road, 27 Hawarden Terrace email re Archie 28 Naval Second Hand H.M.P.M.S. Ascot Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Sparrow George Princes Road, 20 email re George 34 Naval Second Hand H.M.S. Victory. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Read William Olive Cottages, 3 email re William 22
CWGC
Army Private 3rd (City of London) Bn. Royal Fusiliers France United Kingdom
Mann Frederick Beresford Road, 35 email re Frederick 24 Army Private 7th Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) France United Kingdom
Watson Frederick Cathcart Street, 21 email re Frederick 25 Army Private 7th Regt. Canadian Mounted Rifles United Kingdom Canadian
Sayer Walter Esplanade, 19 email re Walter 23 Naval Second Mate S.S. Mesopotamia. Mercantile Marine Egypt United Kingdom
Read Arthur John Street, 16 email re Arthur 25 Army Corporal 2/25th (County of London) Bn. (Cyclists) London Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Collins John Grove Road, 15 email re John 19 Army Private 3rd Bn. Coldstream Guards France United Kingdom
Painter Sidney Haward Street, 78 email re Sidney 20 Army Sergeant 8th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Hall Clifford Kimberley Road, 73 email re Clifford 26 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Trawler Morococala. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Poole Ernest Raglan Street, 243 email re Ernest 19 Army Private 9th Bn. Essex Regiment France United Kingdom
Brady Leonard St Leonards Road, 22 email re Leonard 22 Army Private 7th Bn. Norfolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Pearson Arthur St Margarets Road, 165 email re Arthur 33 Naval Deck Hand H.M.S. Attentive III. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Edwards George Stanley Street, 44 email re George 25 Army Private 2/4th Bn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) United Kingdom
Boyce Sidney Stanley Street, 13 email re Sidney 22 Army Gunner 270th Bde. Royal Field Artillery Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) United Kingdom
Loynes Charles Trafalgar Street, 5 email re Charles 27 Army Private 12th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Sterry Victor Worthing Road, 63 email re Victor 30 Army Sergeant 15th (Suffolk Yeomanry) Bn. Suffolk Regiment Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) United Kingdom
Oldman Samuel Bridge Road, 3 Fairview Villas email re Samuel 65
Pension Record Card
Naval Deck Hand H.M.S. Colleen Royal Naval Reserve Eire United Kingdom
Hulme Leslie Victoria Road, 1 Sunnyside Cottages email re Leslie 23 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Mills John Raglan Street, 286 email re John 25 Naval Engineman H.M. Drifter Pelagia Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Rowland Colin Rushmere, The Tuns Cottages email re Colin 19 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Pelagia Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Riches Harry Sycamore Avenue, 7 email re Harry 33 Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Norman Percival Thurston Road, Harvey Cottages email re Percival 29 Army Private 4th Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Nunn Herbert Bridge Road email re Herbert 27 Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Annis John Oulton Road, Meadow Cottage email re John 42 Naval Trimmer H.M. Drifter Michaelmas Daisy. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Butcher Henry London Road, Near Blacksmiths Shop email re Henry 19 Army Private 2nd Bn. Coldstream Guards France United Kingdom
Burgess Frederick Beckham Road, 10 email re Frederick 28 Army Private 9th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
With grateful thanks to Lowestoft Town Council, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Roll of Honour website