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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
Jones Viola St Peters Street, 165 email re Viola 34
170541 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Putterford Sarah Till Road, 24 email re Sarah 54
260541 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Bunn Eileen Whapload Road, 1 Vigilant Cottages email re Eileen 19
170541 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Sansom Charles Corton Road, 27 email re Charles 57 Naval Skipper H.M. Drifter Thistle Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bye William Kirkley Run, 60 email re William 42
1939 Register
Naval Engineman H.M. Drifter Uberty. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Spurgeon Iris Old Nelson Street, 36 email re Iris 21
170541 raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Curtis Henry Regent Road, 28 email re Henry 40 Army Regimental Sergeant Major Inland Water Transport Royal Engineers Iraq United Kingdom
Robbens Peter Beccles Road, Kempton Lodge email re Peter 19
Dunkirk
Army Gunner 58 Medium Regt. Royal Artillery France United Kingdom
Pye Herbert Whapload Road, 76 email re Herbert 28 Army Corporal 2nd Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Bond Sidney Poplar Road, 11 email re Sidney 33
1939 Register
Naval Engineman H.M. Drifter Uberty. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Pitchers Edward Windsor Road, 23 email re Edward 27 Army Private 101 Company Labour Corps France United Kingdom
Stone Henry Laundry Lane, 19 email re Henry 35 Naval Officers Steward 1st Class H.M.S. Pembroke I Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Sayer Frederick Denmark Road, 130 email re Frederick 34
Distinguished Service Medal
Naval Skipper H.M. Trawler Gabir Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Cockel William Factory Street, 11 Erskine Place email re William 21 Army Private 12th/13th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers France United Kingdom
Pinkney Francis Grosvenor Road, 19 email re Francis 23 Naval Engineman H.M. Trawler Yucca. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Waters John Kimberley Road, 20 email re John 36 Naval Trimmer H.M. Trawler Yucca. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Watson John London Road, 7 Orchard Terrace email re John 53 Army Acting Regimental Sergeant Major Inland Waterways Transport Royal Engineers United Kingdom United Kingdom
Horton George Norwich Road, 70 email re George 42 Naval Engineman H.M. Trawler Yucca. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Swan James Reeve Street, 3 email re James 19 Army Private 6th Bn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) France United Kingdom
Alves Alexander School Road, Colville House email re Alexander 21 Army Lieutenant Army Service Corps France United Kingdom
Jenner James Stevens Street, 46 email re James 39 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Trawler Gabir Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Forster Ernest E Trafalgar Street, 13 email re Ernest E 30 Army Corporal 1st Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Songhurst Thomas Stanford Street, 29 email re Thomas 24 Army Corporal 8th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Roach Walter Stanley Street, 61 email re Walter 37 Army Private 1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Holbrook Maurice Sussex Road, 80 email re Maurice 21 Army Private Machine Gun Squadron 20th Hussars France United Kingdom
Curtis Arthur Sussex Road, 5 email re Arthur 24
Pension Record Card
Naval Seaman S.S. Ancona. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hodgman William Tonning Street, 21 email re William 39 Naval Skipper H. M. Trawler Lord Ridley Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Reeve Leslie Warren Road, Jerningham email re Leslie 28 Army Private 7th Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Rodwell Charles Beccles Road, 3 Waveney Cottages email re Charles 40 Army Private 6th Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) France United Kingdom
Scarle Clifford Bridge Road, Foxboro House email re Clifford 26 Army Sapper 103rd Field Coy. Royal Engineers Belgium United Kingdom
Skoulding Arthur School Road, 7 email re Arthur 24 Army Private 1st Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) Germany United Kingdom
Jordan Edward Beresford Road, 96 email re Edward 29 Army Lance Corporal 11th Bn. Suffolk Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Fuller Ernest Carlton Road, 125 email re Ernest 29 Army Driver 21st Bty. 2nd Bde. Royal Field Artillery France United Kingdom
Flower John Clapham Road, 133 email re John 35 Air Forces Air Mechanic 2nd Class Recruits Depot Royal Air Force United Kingdom United Kingdom
Rayner James Crown Street, 36 email re James 22
Military Cross
Army Second Lieutenant C Battery 91 Brigade Royal Field Artillery France United Kingdom
Clarke Ernest Crown Street, 46 email re Ernest 31 Army Private 101 Company Labour Corps France United Kingdom
Crews Charles Selby Street, 31 email re Charles 25 Naval Second Hand H.M. Trawler Lucknow. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bailey Robert Southwell Road, 15 email re Robert 62 Naval Second Hand H.M. Trawler Bracklyn. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Mummery Leonard St Margarets Road, 70 email re Leonard 36 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Trawler Agile Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Woodhouse Christopher St Margarets Road, 95 email re Christopher 25 Army Private 1/1st Bn. Cambridgeshire Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Spurgeon Clifford St Peters Street, 23 email re Clifford 21 Army Gunner V 55th Trench Mortar Bty. Royal Field Artillery Belgium United Kingdom
Cook William The Hemplands, 70 email re William 21 Naval Seaman H.M. Trawler Grouse. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Armes George High Street, The Spread Eagle email re George 29 Naval Trimmer H.M. Drifter East Briton. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Radmore Archibald Jacob's Street, 31 email re Archibald 41 Naval Skipper H.M. Trawler Bracklyn. Royal Naval Reserve England United Kingdom
Chatteris Alfred Kirkley, 10 Jarvis Buildings email re Alfred 35 Army Sapper Inland Waterways Transport Royal Engineers United Kingdom United Kingdom
Boyd Stewart Kirkley Cliff Road, Stronsay email re Stewart 33 Army Private 5th Coy. Australian Machine Gun Corps France Australian
Harper Walter Kirkley Row, 64 Albany Cottage email re Walter 31 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Trawler Senator. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Grimble Benjamin Birds Lane, 2 email re Benjamin 20 Army Private 5th Bn. Gordon Highlanders France United Kingdom
Girdlestone Leonard Kirkley Run, Epsom Terrace 13 email re Leonard 19 Naval Seaman H.M. Whaler Pilotwhale. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Thacker Stanley Kirkley Run West, Eddystone Villa email re Stanley 22 Army Lance Corporal 11th Bn. Middlesex Regiment France United Kingdom
Blowers Henry Morton Road, 71 email re Henry 49 Naval Deck hand H.M. Trawler Tettenhall Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Parry Arthur Norfolk Street, 36 email re Arthur 20 Army Private 12th Bn. Middlesex Regiment France United Kingdom
Cropley Robert Norwich Road, 96 email re Robert 25 Army Private 198th Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) France United Kingdom
Cowles George Queens Road, 76 email re George 35 Army Private 12th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Nichols Edward Rotterdam Road, 79 email re Edward 20 Air Forces Air Mechanic 2nd Class 58th Reserve Sqdn Royal Flying Corps Egypt United Kingdom
Wink John Pakefield Street, 31 email re John 48 Naval Third Hand Trawler Boy Sam (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Banham Clement Park Road, 96 email re Clement 20 Army Lance Corporal 1/20th Bn. London Regiment France United Kingdom
Sturman Robert Saint Peter's Street , 3 Sparhams Buildings email re Robert 17 Naval Cook Sailing Trawler Boy Percy (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Welch Percy Thurston Road, 39 email re Percy 16 Naval Fourth Hand Trawler Boy Sam (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Rose Charles Wollaston Road, 41 email re Charles 30 Naval Cook Trawler Boy Sam (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Meadows William Worthing Road, 49 email re William 36
Probate
Naval Second Hand Trawler Boy Sam (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Knight Ambrose The Street email re Ambrose 19
bestpic
Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Cutter Thomas Market Place email re Thomas 50 Naval Able Seaman S.S. Hebble (Goole) Mercantile Marine United Kingdom United Kingdom
Colby William Battery Green Road, Coastguard Cottages 8 email re William 32 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Trawler Bracklyn. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Saunders John Cambridge Road, 38 email re John 32 Naval Engineman H.M. Trawler Bracklyn. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Garrod Herbert Carlton Colville, Hall Cottages email re Herbert 27
Military Medal
Army Private 8th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Stace Percival Carlton Road, 65 email re Percival 35 Naval Trimmer Cook H.M. Trawler Bracklyn. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Dowsing Harold Crown Street, 38 email re Harold 23 Army Private 7th Bn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) France United Kingdom
Heugh Christopher Dene Road, 7 email re Christopher 30 Army Sergeant C Bty. 156th Bde. Royal Field Artillery France United Kingdom
Wilson John Essex Road, 5 email re John 33 Army Gunner A Bty. 52nd Bde. Royal Field Artillery Belgium United Kingdom
Arter Edward Mariners Street, 22 email re Edward 36
Battle of Jutland
Naval Leading Seaman H.M.S. Chester Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Rumsby Arnold Station Cottages, 1 email re Arnold 19 Naval Able Seaman H.M.S. Princess Irene. Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Willgoss Frederick Waveney Terrace, 12 email re Frederick 22 Army Private 1st Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Reynolds James Herringfleet Road, 12 Sunny Bank Cottages email re James 32
Battle of Jutland
Naval Able Seaman H.M.S. Porpoise. Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Blowers Samuel Beccles Road, Normanston Hall Cottage email re Samuel 31 Army Corporal 2nd Bty. 13th Bde. Royal Field Artillery Iraq United Kingdom
Howlett Ivan Bevan Street, 22 email re Ivan 26
Battle of Jutland
Naval Leading Stoker H.M.S. Queen Mary. Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Crispin Jack Bixley Road, 1 Bixley Place email re Jack 24 Army Private M.T. Training Depot Army Service Corps United Kingdom United Kingdom
Clarke Edward Wilson Road, 54 email re Edward 35 Naval Mate Sailing Trawler Boy Percy (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Fox Charles The Street email re Charles 22
Battle of Jutland
Naval Able Seaman H.M.S. Queen Mary. Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Freeman Lancelot Corton, Mill Lane email re Lancelot 31 Naval Fourth Hand Sailing Trawler Boy Percy (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Sturman Edward John Street, 14 email re Edward 37 Naval Third Hand Sailing Trawler Boy Percy (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Doylend William Maidstone Road, 63 email re William 37
Battle of Jutland
Naval Chief Petty Officer H.M.S. Queen Mary. Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Mills Frederick Crown Street, 52 email re Frederick 38 Naval Chief Engineer Steam Trawler Condor (Scarborough) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Summers Alexander Denmark Road, 36 email re Alexander 40 Naval Deck Hand Steam Trawler Incentive (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Lynes George East Street, 45 email re George 39 Naval Cook Steam Trawler Incentive (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Rushmere William Lorne Road, 51 email re William 33 Army Private 1st Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Cracknell Percival Lound, The Corner email re Percival 21
bestpic
Army Driver 22nd Bty. Royal Field Artillery Belgium United Kingdom
Eade John Morton Road, 24 email re John 19 Naval Deck Hand Steam Trawler Incentive (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Dale Arthur Norfolk Street, 2 email re Arthur 20 Army Private 1st Bn. Suffolk Regiment Germany United Kingdom
Archer Albert Park Road, 18 email re Albert 35 Army Private 1st Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Muirhead Edward Raglan Street, 81 email re Edward 36 Naval Second Hand Steam Trawler Incentive (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Davies William St Leonards Road, 98 email re William 45 Naval Petty Officer Stoker H.M.S. Goliath. Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Clarke William Stanford Street, 19 email re William 29 Naval First Hand Steam Trawler Incentive (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Morris Robert Sussex Road, 79 email re Robert 19 Army Lance Corporal 1st Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Bird Henry The Avenue, Glenmore 22 email re Henry 24 Army Private 1/8th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Brown Thomas Water Lane, 5 email re Thomas 27
Pension Record Card
Army Corporal 2nd Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Stannard Arthur Florence Road, 52 email re Arthur 23 Naval Engineman H.M. Trawler Columbia. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Cox William Florence Road, 11 email re William 19 Army Private 1/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
White Arthur Beckham Road, 6 email re Arthur 26 Naval Engineer Steam Trawler Incentive (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Brinded Edward Carlton Road, 96 email re Edward 33 Naval Stoker Steam Trawler Incentive (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
With grateful thanks to Lowestoft Town Council, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Roll of Honour website