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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
Brown William Summer Road, 7 email re William 22 Naval Fifth Engineer Officer S.S. Fort Bellingham (London) Merchant Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bennett Robert Kendal Road , 6 email re Robert 63 Naval Third Hand Sailing Trawler Young Bert (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Cook John Rotterdam Road, 83 email re John 40 Naval Mate Sailing Trawler Young Bert (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bowler Edward Lound Road email re Edward 45 Naval Skipper Sailing Trawler Young Bert (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Smith Arnott Whapload Road, 8 Cumberland Place email re Arnott 45 Naval Deck Hand Sailing Trawler Young Bert (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Eglington Thomas Camden Street, 9 email re Thomas 27 Naval Cook Sailing Trawler Young Bert (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Fisher Emanuel Church Road, 46 email re Emanuel 33 Naval Deck Hand Steam Drifter W. A. Massey (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Fisher Ernest Pakefield Street, 37 email re Ernest 28 Naval Second Hand H.M. Trawler Okino Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Peek William Coronation Terrace, 16 email re William 34 Naval Mate Steam Drifter W. A. Massey (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Cook Reginald Lowestoft Road, 80 email re Reginald 40 Naval Able Seaman H.M.M.B. Cervantes Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Beamish Frank The Green email re Frank 29 Naval Engineer Steam Drifter W. A. Massey (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Blowers George Ship Road, Joan Villa 6 email re George 38 Naval Deck Hand Fishing Vessel Kincorth (Aberdeen) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Wilson James Edinburgh Road, 6 email re James 62 Naval Cook Fishing Vessel Research (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Greeves Elsie London Road South, 402 email re Elsie 52
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian United Kingdom United Kingdom
Edwards Alice Bevan Street, 24 email re Alice 51
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Mullender Muriel Kimberley Road, 188 email re Muriel 30 Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Mullender Francis Pakefield Street, 17 email re Francis 44 Naval Third Hand Trawler Fleurette (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Wade Lancelot High Street ks, Ivy Nook email re Lancelot 30
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Newson Frederick Mariners Street, 25 email re Frederick 57
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Raven Benjamin Rectory Road, 5 email re Benjamin 45 Naval Fourth Hand Trawler Fleurette (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Gibbs Sidney Fir Lane, 23 email re Sidney 52
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Harper Frederick Highland Way, Saint Leonards 5 email re Frederick 30
Fall of Singapore
Army Sapper 288 Field Coy. Royal Engineers China (including Hong Kong) United Kingdom
Gale Charles Station Terrace, 7 email re Charles 31 Air Forces Pilot Officer 30 O.T.U. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Carsey William Alexandra Road, 68 email re William 40
Merchant Navy Casualty Card
Naval Fireman Fishing Vessel Craigewan (Milford Haven). Fishing Fleet United Kingdom United Kingdom
Marshall Reginald Princes Road, 26 email re Reginald 39 Air Forces Flight Sergeant 196 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Lee Harry Mill Lane, Ebenezer Cottage email re Harry 39
Mentioned in Despatches
Naval Acting Skipper Lieutenant H.M. Motor Mine Sweeper 1012 Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Adams Jack Saint Margarets Road, 97 email re Jack 19 Army Private 160 Detail Issue Depot Royal Army Service Corps United Kingdom United Kingdom
Graver Dennis email re Dennis 22 Army Private Army Dental Corps United Kingdom United Kingdom
Freestone Harry Jacob's Street, 28 email re Harry 27 Army Driver Royal Army Service Corps United Kingdom United Kingdom
Mayhew Leonard Broad Road, Llanberis email re Leonard 29
Mentioned in Despatches
Air Forces Flight Sergeant 97 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve France United Kingdom
Drake Charles Beresford Road, 104 email re Charles 24 Air Forces Sergeant 18 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Malta United Kingdom
Daplyn Leslie Prospect Place, Syra email re Leslie 41
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Army Private Royal Army Medical Corps United Kingdom United Kingdom
Allen John Saint Georges Road, 64 email re John 19
1939 Register
Army Private 1st Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Drake John London Road, 544 email re John 20 Army Corporal Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Kenya United Kingdom
North Frederick London Road South, 240 email re Frederick 39 Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Carle James Rotterdam Road, 65 email re James 41 Naval Marine Royal Marines United Kingdom United Kingdom
Foot Frank Carlton Road, The Elms email re Frank 24 Naval Lance Corporal No. 44 R.M. Commando. Royal Marines Myanmar United Kingdom
Barker Bernard Worthing Road, 50 email re Bernard 21 Air Forces Sergeant 5 Operational Training Unit Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Canada United Kingdom
Bullen Bertie Pakefield Street, 11 Coronation Terrace email re Bertie 39
1939 Register
Army Private 258 Company Pioneer Corps United Kingdom United Kingdom
Adcock Alan Colville Road, 7 email re Alan 22 Naval Marine Royal Marine Engineers Italy United Kingdom
Hall William Southwell Road, 28 email re William 22 Naval Marine Royal Marines United Kingdom United Kingdom
Rouse Norman Saint Leonards Road, 90 email re Norman 26
Mentioned in Despatches
Air Forces Warrant Officer 105 Operational Training Unit Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Flowers Ivan Highland Way, Ashton Villa email re Ivan 25
the100
Army Sergeant 7th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Goodman Gladys Norfolk Street, 19 email re Gladys 47
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Durrant Robert Prospect Place, 1 email re Robert 28
FEPOW
Air Forces Corporal 151 Maintenance Unit Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Singapore United Kingdom
Savage Phillip Victoria Road, White House Farm email re Phillip 24
Bomber Command
Air Forces Flight Sergeant 100 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Germany United Kingdom
Dowding Leonard Bethel Drive, 2 email re Leonard 63 Naval Mate Fishing Fleet United Kingdom United Kingdom
Ellis Richard Sycamore Avenue, 74 email re Richard 25 Air Forces Sergeant 33 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Germany United Kingdom
Skippen Samuel Osborne Street, 2 email re Samuel 20 Air Forces Flight Sergeant 252 Sqdn Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Greece United Kingdom
Boutle Jack Union Place, 1 email re Jack 22
Bomber Command
Air Forces Sergeant 101 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Belgium United Kingdom
Hunter William Lawson Road, 40 email re William 24
Bomber Command
Air Forces Sergeant 101 Sqdn. Royal Air Force France United Kingdom
Yallop John Essex Road, 38 email re John 36 Naval Second Hand H.M. Drifter Dewey. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Goldacre Elizabeth Norfolk Street, 17 email re Elizabeth 69
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
May Henry Maidstone Road, 40 email re Henry 41
Probate
Naval Chief Stoker H.M.S. Oakley Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Townsend John Oulton Road, 18 email re John 30 Army Sergeant 51st/69th Infantry Regiment Royal Artillery Myanmar United Kingdom
Hurr Ernest Pier Terrace, 8 email re Ernest 21 Air Forces Sergeant 1658 Heavy Conversion Unit Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Selwyn Edith Corton Road, 4 email re Edith 59
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Foyster Rose Waveney Terrace, 4 email re Rose 47
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
May Ivor Saint Peters Street, 28 email re Ivor 21
1939 Register
Air Forces Sergeant 640 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Germany United Kingdom
Brown Lewis Alexandra Road, 33b email re Lewis 23 Army Fusilier 1st Bn. Royal Irish Fusiliers Italy United Kingdom
Roll Harry London Road , 267 email re Harry 28 Naval Ordnance Artificer 2nd Class H.M.S. Egret Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Scarles Edward Sussex Road, 5 email re Edward 28 Army Gunner 435 Bty. 131 Lt. A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery United Kingdom United Kingdom
Burrows George email re George 28 Army Lance Corporal 1st Bn. Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment) Italy United Kingdom
Fogo Edwin Victoria Road, 63 email re Edwin 25 Army Private 1st Bn. The London Scottish (Gordon Highlanders) Italy United Kingdom
Belton Doreen Ipswich Road, 48 email re Doreen 14 Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Utting Beatrice High Street, 177 email re Beatrice 67
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Utting William High Street, 177 email re William 62
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Bullen William Osborne Street, 1 email re William 65
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Randlesome Edith Royal Avenue, 47 email re Edith 59
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Mummery Ethel Raglan Street, 322 email re Ethel 59
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Mummery Betty Raglan Street, 322 email re Betty 16
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Gibbons Annie Oxford Road, 73 email re Annie 68 Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Ling Florence Royal Avenue, 45 email re Florence 47
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Ling Alfred Royal Avenue, 45 email re Alfred 54
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Andrews Ethel Carlton Road, 3 email re Ethel 57
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Cable Charles Ipswich Road, 58 email re Charles 35
Pension Record Card
Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Campania II. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bessey Edward St Margarets Plain, 5 email re Edward 54
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Albrow Edward Roman Road, 87 email re Edward 67
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Waters Walter Beresford Road, 63 email re Walter 74
120543 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Bond William Victoria Road, 263 email re William 25 Army Private 239 Gen. Transport Coy. Royal Army Service Corps Algeria United Kingdom
Bailey Clifford Back House, 1 email re Clifford 22 Army Gunner 68 Medium Regiment Royal Artillery Egypt United Kingdom
Eastick Ernest Newson's Meadow, 32 email re Ernest 24 Army Craftsman Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hart George Marham Road, 10 email re George 34 Naval Able Seaman H.M.S. Copra Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Saunders Kenneth Monckton Avenue, 36 email re Kenneth 20 Air Forces Sergeant 106 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Germany United Kingdom
Farman Charles Carlton Road, 125 email re Charles 25
Coastal Command
Air Forces Flight Sergeant 172 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Greengrass Jermyn Battery Green Road, 7 email re Jermyn 26 Air Forces Flying Officer 159 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve India United Kingdom
Waters Joffre Love Road, 75 email re Joffre 26
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Thailand United Kingdom
Crowe Edward Clarkson Road, 1 Hellena House email re Edward 24
CWGC and 1939 Register
Air Forces Sergeant 214 (Federated Malay Straits) Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Germany United Kingdom
Turner Bertie Trafalgar Street, 22 email re Bertie 26 Air Forces Sergeant 463 (R.A.A.F.) Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Folkard Charles Hall Road, Farawa email re Charles 21
CWGC and 1939 Register
Air Forces Pilot Officer 8 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Minister Herbert Elm Cottages, 8 email re Herbert 29
Fall of Singapore
Army Lance Corporal 6th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Thailand United Kingdom
Catchpole Walter Beccles Road, 3 Olive Cottages email re Walter 20
Bomber Command
Air Forces Flight Sergeant 156 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Trundle Roy London Road South, 49 email re Roy 22 Air Forces Gunner II 97 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Purdy Jack Waveney Crescent, 85 email re Jack 26 Air Forces Pilot Officer 137 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Cornwell Kenneth Kirkley Park Road, 36 email re Kenneth 20
Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Forces Pilot Officer 166 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Germany United Kingdom
Jones Eric Waveney Crescent, 69 email re Eric 23
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 5th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Thailand United Kingdom
Morling Hugh Ipswich Road, 20 email re Hugh 33
1939 Register
Air Forces Leading Aircraftman 307 AMES Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Indonesia United Kingdom
Rayner Sturgess Highland Way, 19 email re Sturgess 32
Bomber Command
Air Forces Sergeant 50 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Italy United Kingdom
Segasby Harry Notley Road, 50 email re Harry 19 Naval Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. Collingwood Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Knights Cyril Rant Score, 1 email re Cyril 22 Naval Leading Stoker H.M.L.S.T. 423. Royal Navy Libya United Kingdom
With grateful thanks to Lowestoft Town Council, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Roll of Honour website