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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
Smith Ronald Kirkley Run, 78 email re Ronald 21
FEPOW
Army Gunner 144 Bty. 35 Lt. A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery Thailand United Kingdom
Hall Eric Wollaston Road, 113 email re Eric 25 Army Sergeant 1st Wing The Glider Pilot Regiment A.A.C. Algeria United Kingdom
Bramble James Elmhurst Avenue, 44 email re James 21
Bomber Command
Air Forces Sergeant 218 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Belgium United Kingdom
Cook Walter Lorne Park Road, 47 email re Walter 31
Bomber Command
Air Forces Sergeant 101 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Netherlands United Kingdom
Dalley George Poplar Road, Rosalyn, 12 email re George 26
Lost Street
Naval Marine H.M.S. Prince of Wales. Royal Marines Thailand United Kingdom
Crouch Allan Church Lane, Gunton, The Cottage email re Allan 29 Air Forces Leading Aircraftman RAF Helwan Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Egypt United Kingdom
Frostwick Ernest email re Ernest 26 Air Forces Sergeant 13 Operational Training Unit Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Fenton Arthur email re Arthur 27 Army Sergeant 6th Bn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Tunisia United Kingdom
Hart Albert Tonning Street, 41 email re Albert 38 Army Private 4th Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Nason Reginald The Street email re Reginald 21 Air Forces Sergeant 35 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve France United Kingdom
Rackham Gordon Normanston Drive, Peacehaven email re Gordon 20
1939 Register
Army Private 13th Bn. The King's Regiment (Liverpool) Myanmar United Kingdom
Filby Jeffrey email re Jeffrey 21 Naval Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. Veteran Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Allen Peter Enstone Road , 12 email re Peter 21 Air Forces Sergeant 12 Flying Training School Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Cross Robert Long Road, 55 email re Robert 33 Army Private 5th Bn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) Egypt United Kingdom
Say Hector Bridge Road, 44 email re Hector 22
Battle Alamein
Army Private 5th Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment Egypt United Kingdom
Spratt Leonard Longden Avenue, 17 email re Leonard 23 Air Forces Sergeant 10 Operation Training Unit Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Westoby Leslie Church Road, 49 email re Leslie 29 Naval Chief Petty Officer H.M.S. Ibis Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Goode Philip Raglan Street, 234 email re Philip 27 Air Forces Pilot Officer No 3 School of General Reconnaissance Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Warner Gordon Beccles Road, 50 email re Gordon 24 Air Forces Leading Aircraftman Basic Flying School USAAF Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United States of America United Kingdom
Ditcham Raymond Norfolk Street, 40 email re Raymond 24
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 5th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Singapore United Kingdom
Pugh Cuthbert Gisleham Rectory email re Cuthbert 30
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 5th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Thailand United Kingdom
Bullen Frank Wells Cottages, 1 email re Frank 30
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 4th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Thailand United Kingdom
Read Walter Blundeston Road, 1 Crossways Cottages email re Walter 28 Army Private 31 General Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps Algeria United Kingdom
Barker Jack High Street ks, 2 Collins Cottages email re Jack 37 Naval Second Mate S.S. Recovery of Leith Merchant Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Berry Eric Normanston Drive, Loomdi email re Eric 20
Bomber Command
Air Forces Sergeant 75 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve France United Kingdom
Sewell Arthur High Street ks, Wrights Cottages email re Arthur 24 Naval Leading Seaman H.M.S. Samphire Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Allen Derek Beccles Road, St Elms email re Derek 23 Air Forces Flying Officer 155 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Singapore United Kingdom
Bryant Robert Whapload Road, 26 email re Robert 21
Bomber Command
Air Forces Sergeant 90 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve France United Kingdom
Boyce Allan London Road South, 45 email re Allan 22 Air Forces Corporal Iceland Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Iceland United Kingdom
Wood George Selby Street, 46 email re George 20 Air Forces Aircraftman 2nd Class 20 Service Flight Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Zimbabwe United Kingdom
Crowe George Hadenham Terrace, 13 email re George 19
Bomber Command
Air Forces Sergeant 630 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Germany United Kingdom
Allen Jonathan Kirkley Street, 16 email re Jonathan 35
Fall of Singapore
Army Bombardier 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt. Royal Artillery Thailand United Kingdom
Upson Ivan Haward Street, 57 email re Ivan 22
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Thailand United Kingdom
Utting Alfred The Ridge, 8 email re Alfred 21 Air Forces Flight Sergeant 130 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Utting Arthur The Ridge, 8 email re Arthur 18 Naval Ordinary Seaman S.S. Rothermere (St. Johns Newfoundland) Merchant Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Sparham Archie Windsor Road, 31 email re Archie 22 Air Forces Sergeant 58 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Riches Charles Factory Street, 1 email re Charles 18 Naval Seaman H.M. Trawler Laertes. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Baker Reginald Winnipeg Road, 24 email re Reginald 22
Mentioned in Despatches
Naval Able Seaman H.M. Motor Gun Boat 77. Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hale Kenneth Cambridge Road, 101 email re Kenneth 23 Naval Petty Officer H.M.S. Niger Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Waller Maurice Gorleston Road, The Hall email re Maurice 24
Probate
Air Forces Sergeant 85 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bayfield Alan The Esplanade, 5 email re Alan 27
Fall of Singapore
Army Second Lieutenant 5th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Singapore United Kingdom
Bennett Ivan Marlborough Road, 9 email re Ivan 21
CWGC and 1939 Register
Naval Able Seaman H.M.S. Arethusa Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bennett Roy Marlborough Road, 9 email re Roy 17
CWGC and 1939 Register
Naval Boy 1st Class H.M.S. Hermes Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Field Richard Saint Peters Street, 1 Sparhams Buildings email re Richard 35 Naval Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. Jaguar Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Balls Percy Thurston Road, 33 email re Percy 31
Battle Alamein
Army Gunner 120 Bty. 30 Lt. A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery Egypt United Kingdom
Gowen James Poplar Road, 49 email re James 20 Air Forces Corporal 252 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Egypt United Kingdom
Pugh Edward Gisleham Rectory email re Edward 34
Fall of Singapore
Army Sergeant 251 Field Park Coy. Royal Engineers Thailand United Kingdom
Grice Neville Beach Road, Rockhill email re Neville 25
FEPOW
Army Driver Attached 18 Division H.Q. Royal Engineers Thailand United Kingdom
Gooch Harold Raglan Street, 93 email re Harold 24
Fall of Singapore
Army Sapper 560 Field Coy. Royal Engineers Thailand United Kingdom
Foyster Bernard Hadley Cottages, 2 email re Bernard 26
POW
Army Sapper 573 Army Field Coy. Royal Engineers Italy United Kingdom
Mallett Robert Whites Lane, Lyndale email re Robert 39
Probate
Army Lieutenant Royal Indian Army Service Corps Myanmar Indian
Easter Thomas Walmer Road, Blaston House email re Thomas 31 Army Sapper 412 Field Company Royal Engineers United Kingdom United Kingdom
Easter Raymond Church Road, 27 email re Raymond 20 Army Lance Corporal 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Ward Walter Waveney Drive, 166 email re Walter 67 Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Harman Adelaide Kimberley Road, 103 email re Adelaide 44 Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Burton John Gorleston Road, 70 email re John 25 Naval Stoker 2nd Class H.M.S. Naiad. Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Paul Alfred Fir Lane, 8 email re Alfred 21 Naval Seaman H.M.S. Macedonia Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Ward Robert Nelson Road, 26 email re Robert 61
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Naval Deck Hand Steam Trawler Bianca (Hull) Fishing Fleet United Kingdom United Kingdom
Boon Surtees Hulver Road, 4 Bungalow email re Surtees 47
bestpic
Naval Second Engineer Strathmaree (Trawler) Fishing Fleet United Kingdom United Kingdom
Martin Samuel Saint Georges Road, 77 email re Samuel 52
the100
Naval Cook Steam Trawler Labrador (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Symonds Henry Factory Street, 3 email re Henry 35 Naval Engineman H.M. Drifter Golden Rule. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Collins Henry Worthing Road, 114 email re Henry 29 Naval Skipper H.M. Drifter Spotless Prince. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hembling Ernest Compass Street, 10 email re Ernest 36 Army Gunner 277 Battery, 68 (Midlands) A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery Italy United Kingdom
Furlong John Fir Lane, 147 email re John 26 Army Gunner 73 Anti-Tank Regt. Royal Artillery Tunisia United Kingdom
Willgoss George Waveney Drive, 66 email re George 22 Army Private 5th Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment Tunisia United Kingdom
Hitcham Reginald Morton Road, 42 email re Reginald 28
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 4th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Singapore United Kingdom
Ashworth Ernest Essex Road, 10 email re Ernest 25
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 4th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Singapore United Kingdom
Buckenham Robert Clapham Road, 17 email re Robert 23
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 4th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Singapore United Kingdom
Nathan John Suffolk Road, 6 email re John 22
Fall of Singapore
Army Private 4th Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Singapore United Kingdom
Tomlinson Ralph Chestnut Avenue, Briardale email re Ralph 22
1939 Register
Air Forces Sergeant 455 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Kerrison Margery Corton Long Lane, Pauline email re Margery 38
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Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Constance Daisy Pakefield Street, 9 Coronation Terrace email re Daisy 28
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Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Thrower Olive Sandy Lane email re Olive 20
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Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Garrod Maurice Chapel Street, Tintern House email re Maurice 17
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Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Talbot Lilian Blundeston Road, 7 Crossway Cottages email re Lilian 57
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Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Hood Iris St Margarets Plain, 27 email re Iris 16
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Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Wincup Elsie Carlton Colville, 2 School Cottages email re Elsie 14
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Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Slater Alfred Alexandra Road, 78 email re Alfred 46
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Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Cross Mary Flixton, 1 Council House Cottages email re Mary 19
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Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Edmonds Megan Lorne Park Road, 67 email re Megan 18
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Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Ward Malvinia Colman Road, 11 email re Malvinia 58
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Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Walker Edith Stanley Street, 57 email re Edith 52
230142 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Budds Arthur Stanley Street, 57 email re Arthur 20 Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Gall Laura Corton Road, 63 email re Laura 52
230142 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Guthrie James Green Lane email re James 35
230142 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Mills Mildred Kirkley Park Road, West Leigh email re Mildred 58
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Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Aldred Dora Princes Road, 2 email re Dora 13
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Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Lacon Nora Old Nelson Street, 34 email re Nora 47
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Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Bullard Agnes Ipswich Road, 20 email re Agnes 40
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Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Butcher Agnes St Peters Street, 183 email re Agnes 15
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Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Morgan Audrey Beccles Road, 75 email re Audrey 34
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Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Remblance Jean Till Road, 31 email re Jean 6
230142 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Stoker Thomas Colville Road, 12 email re Thomas 32 Naval Stoker Petty Officer H.M.S. Matabele Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Paul David Somerton Avenue, 96 email re David 2
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Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Paul Edith Somerton Avenue, 96 email re Edith 27
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Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Beard Emma Queens Road, 8 email re Emma 51
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Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Harper Eric Kent Road, 56 email re Eric 19
Bomber Command
Air Forces Sergeant 207 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Mills Ellen Victoria Road, 303 email re Ellen 67
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Wright Gladys Wollaston Road, 55 email re Gladys 26
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Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Bonsall Ernest Beccles Road, Glenesk email re Ernest 62
130142 The Waller Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
With grateful thanks to Lowestoft Town Council, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Roll of Honour website