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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
Folkard Ernest Somerleyton, The Street email re Ernest 50
181140 Raid
Civilian Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
Davis Henry Clarkson Road, 1 Hellena House email re Henry 52
CWGC and 1939 Register
Naval Chief Stoker H.M.S. Shrapnel Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Tuttle William Factory Street, 19 email re William 61 Naval Master Trinity House Vessel Alert (London) Lighthouse and Pilotage Authorities United Kingdom United Kingdom
Soanes Frederick Poplar Cottages, 3 email re Frederick 20 Army Private 1st Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium 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
Potter George Clapham Road, 2 Wellington Cottages email re George 48 Army Shoeing Smith 98th Battery Royal Field Artillery France United Kingdom
Wylie Claude Kimberley Road, 80 email re Claude 38 Naval Second Hand H.M. Drifter Maida Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Nicholls Victor Beccles Road, 104 email re Victor 36 Naval Engineman H.M. Drifter Maida Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Durrant William Rotterdam Road, 10 email re William 34 Army Driver Royal Army Service Corps Myanmar United Kingdom
Thorpe William Dell Road, 9 email re William 44 Naval Skipper H. M. Drifter James and Walter. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Dowson Alfred Spurgeon Score, 7 email re Alfred 23
Military Medal
Army Lance Sergeant 8th Bn. Suffolk Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
James Albert Park Road, 39 email re Albert 35 Naval Fisherman Steam Drifter W. A. Massey (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Church George Princes Road, 50 email re George 17 Naval Cook Steam Drifter W. A. Massey (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Parker William Seago Street, 81 email re William 23 Army Private 11th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers France United Kingdom
Littlewood Alexander Southwell Road, 48 email re Alexander 37
Pension Record Card
Army Private 10th Bn. Suffolk Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Fisher Frederick St Georges Road, 38 email re Frederick 32 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Hope. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Gorrod Bertie The Avenue, 152 email re Bertie 31
Ludendorff Offensive
Army Private 6th Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry France United Kingdom
Littleproud Hedley Trafalgar Street, 6 email re Hedley 25 Army Private 2/7th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers France United Kingdom
Rackham George Winnipeg Road, 12 email re George 37
Ludendorff Offensive
Army Private 9th Bn. East Surrey Regiment France United Kingdom
Raven Mark Beccles Road email re Mark 24
Ludendorff Offensive
Army Sergeant 51st Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) France United Kingdom
George Arthur Lothing Street, 5 email re Arthur 30
Pension Record Card
Army Private 6th Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) France United Kingdom
Sendall Clement Ipswich Road, 14 email re Clement 24 Army Corporal 2nd Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Warford Harold The Avenue, 25 email re Harold 19
Ludendorff Offensive
Army Private 61st Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) France United Kingdom
Neeve George Whapload Road, 38 email re George 20 Army Private 16th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps United Kingdom United Kingdom
Ellis Stanley Factory Street, 8 email re Stanley 26 Naval Leading Seaman S.S. Tyrhaug Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Clarke Joseph Freemantle Road, 4 email re Joseph 25
Ludendorff Offensive
Army Rifleman 16th Bn. Rifle Brigade France United Kingdom
Sterry Esmond Grosvenor Road, 7 email re Esmond 20
Ludendorff Offensive
Army Sapper 208th Field Coy. Royal Engineers France United Kingdom
Reynolds John Haward Street, 29 email re John 24
Ludendorff Offensive
Army Driver A/16 Brigade Royal Horse Artillery France United Kingdom
Piper Walter Saint Margarets Plain, 1 Infirmary Court email re Walter 19
Ludendorff Offensive
Naval Able Seaman Drake Battalion Royal Naval Division Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve France United Kingdom
Jacob Herbert Kimberley Road, 38 email re Herbert 16 Naval Fisherman Steam Drifter W. A. Massey (Lowestoft) Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet) United Kingdom United Kingdom
Boyce George Lawson Road, 79 email re George 28
Ludendorff Offensive
Army Private 7th Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) France United Kingdom
Linder Joseph Lawson Road, 71 email re Joseph 25 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Aldred Charles Crossway Cottages, 2 email re Charles 23 Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Hagg Arthur Anguish Street, 21 email re Arthur 25
Lost Street
Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Woods Thomas Blundeston, Blundeston Hall email re Thomas 21 Army Lieutenant 11th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Brundle Victor Cambridge Road, 28 email re Victor 21 Army Private 2nd Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Sayer Frank Clapham Road, 94 email re Frank 25 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Parker Charles Clemence Street, 59 email re Charles 24 Army Private 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Brittain Charles Corton Road, Tresco email re Charles 23
Pension Record Card
Army Private 11th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Cox Edward Edinburgh Road, 55 email re Edward 29
Ludendorff Offensive
Army Private 131st Company Labour Corps Belgium United Kingdom
Swan Sidney May Road, 38 email re Sidney 27 Naval Deck Hand H.M.S. Q20. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Collins William Raglan Street, 335 email re William 24 Naval Deck Hand HM Drifter Protect Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Simonds Herbert Saint Peters Street, 17 email re Herbert 38 Army Private 1/1st Bn. Cambridgeshire Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Firman Edward St Georges Road, 33 email re Edward 22 Naval Second Hand H.M. Drifter Campania II. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Burgoyne Samuel Albert St Leonards Road, 33 email re Samuel Albert 37 Naval Engineman HM Drifter Forward III Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Innes Clare St Peters Street, 11 email re Clare 42 Naval Engineman H.M. Drifter Campania II. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hurley Charles The Street, Near Mill Farm email re Charles 36 Army Private 75th Bn. Canadian Infantry France Canadian
Cook Alfred Waveney Terrace, 16 email re Alfred 18 Naval Deck Hand H.M.S. Q20. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bunn Clifford Elm Tree Road email re Clifford 21
Military Medal
Army Corporal 9th Bn. Norfolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Cutting Arthur Cambridge Road, 6 Gordon Villas email re Arthur 24 Army Lance Corporal Royal Canadian Dragoons France Canadian
Farrow George London Road Kessingland, 2, Shamrock Villas, 36 email re George 31 Naval Engineman H.M. Drifter Protector. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Nunn Jessie Carlton Road, 32 email re Jessie 26 Army Private 1/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Thomas Sydney Hervey Street, 5 email re Sydney 34 Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Chaney John Kent Road, 9 email re John 23 Army Private 1/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Drummond Clarence Kirkley Park Road, 32 email re Clarence 21 Army Lance Corporal 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Burgess Clifford Sussex Road, 46 email re Clifford 17 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Hastings Castle. Royal Naval Reserve Italy United Kingdom
Sharman William Hulver Rd email re William 20 Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Boon George Hulver Road, Shrub Villa email re George 45 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Drifter Recompense. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Howard James Victoria Road, 8 email re James 35 Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Kelly Joseph Belvedere Road, Wharf Cottage 2 email re Joseph 39
Distinguished Service Medal
Naval Second Hand H.M.S. Q20. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Wilson Thomas Carlton Colville, Myland Cottage email re Thomas 19 Army Private 3rd Bn. Suffolk Regiment United Kingdom United Kingdom
Brown George Rotterdam Road, 131 email re George 19
Royal Edward Sinking
Army Private 54th (1/1st East Anglian) Casualty Clearing Station Royal Army Medical Corps Turkey (including Gallipoli) United Kingdom
Gouldby Francis Alfred Stanley Street, 51 email re Francis Alfred 19 Army Private 1/4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Robinson Herbert Trafalgar Street, 49 email re Herbert 25 Army Private 1st Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Holmes Joseph Camps Heath, Rose Villa email re Joseph 21 Army Rifleman 2nd Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) France United Kingdom
Fisher Harry Pakefield Street, 29 email re Harry 24 Naval Cook H.M. Trawler Birdlip. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Aldis Alec Surrey Street, 14 email re Alec 28
Military Medal
Naval Lieutenant No. 41 R.M. Commando. Royal Marines United Kingdom United Kingdom
Deal Frederick Queens Road, 23 email re Frederick 22 Naval Seaman H.M. Trawler Birdlip. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Seaman Leslie Neptune Street, 3 email re Leslie 28 Army Sergeant Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Italy United Kingdom
Balls Hedley Minden Road, 10 email re Hedley 21 Naval Leading Steward H.M.S. Cocker. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Howell Sidney Minden Road, 54 email re Sidney 38 Army Warrant Officer Class II 991 Docks Operating Coy. Royal Engineers United Kingdom United Kingdom
Ayers William Fair View, 1 email re William 27
D-day
Army Captain 79 Assault Squadron Royal Engineers France United Kingdom
Daines George Kimberley Road, 28 email re George 24 Naval Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. Pintail Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Spooner John The Avenue, 149 email re John 18 Army Private 7th Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Finch Leslie Bevan Street, 41 email re Leslie 20 Air Forces Corporal 802 Squadron Royal Air Force United Kingdom United Kingdom
Goldspink Leslie Colville Road, 14 email re Leslie 33 Naval Engineman H.M. Trawler Sisapon. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bidle John Edinburgh Road, 34 email re John 37 Naval Seaman Steward H.M. Trawler St. Achilleus. Royal Naval Patrol Service Germany United Kingdom
Outlaw Samuel Mariners Street, 1 Bishops Buildings email re Samuel 41 Naval Engineman H.M. Trawler Argyllshire. Royal Naval Patrol Service United Kingdom United Kingdom
Culham Walter Notley Road, 32 email re Walter 39
bestpic
Naval Seaman Cook H.M.S. Europa Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Quantrill Ernest Water Lane, 17 email re Ernest 21 Army Lance Corporal 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Gibson John Victoria Villas, 4 email re John 26 Army Private 12th Reserve Bn. Canadian Infantry United Kingdom Canadian
Solomon Charles Clapham Road North, 19 Wellington Cottages email re Charles 24 Army Private Eastern Command Labour Corps United Kingdom United Kingdom
Blowers Victor Kessingland Beach email re Victor 22 Army Lance Corporal 1st Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment France United Kingdom
Lay George Kirkley Run, 32 email re George 38 Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Farrer Gilbert Raglan Street, 186 email re Gilbert 68 Naval Able Seaman S.S. Sixty Six (Middlesbrough) Mercantile Marine United Kingdom United Kingdom
Gross John Salisbury Road, 13 email re John 62 Naval Mate S.S. Sixty Six (Middlesbrough) Mercantile Marine United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hines John St Peters Street, 108 email re John 39
CWGC
Army Private 1/8th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment Italy United Kingdom
Horne Horace Oulton, Grove Cottage email re Horace 20
CWGC
Army Private 1st Bn. Norfolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Edmonds James St Margarets Road, 107 email re James 28 Army Private 12th Bn. East Surrey Regiment Belgium United Kingdom
Ferguson William St Peters Street, 10 Sparhams Buildings email re William 20 Naval Able Seaman H.M.S. P.32. Royal Navy United Kingdom United Kingdom
Garside John London Road, 296 email re John 29 Air Forces Air Mechanic 1st Class 17th Squadron Royal Flying Corps Egypt United Kingdom
Buxton James London Road, 333 email re James 61 Naval Deck Hand Dredger Mercurius (London) Mercantile Marine United Kingdom United Kingdom
Ward William Raglan Street, 140 email re William 32 Army Drummer 8th Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
Rose Harry Raglan Street, 59 email re Harry 36 Naval Engineman H.M. Trawler Hirose. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bugden John Rushmere, The Laurels email re John 26 Army Gunner 4th Div. Ammunition Col. Australian Field Artillery France Australian
Castleton Reginald St Peters Street, 152 email re Reginald 22 Army Private 2/1st Bucks Bn. Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry France United Kingdom
Spooner John The Avenue, 149 email re John 38 Naval Second Hand H.M. Trawler Whooper. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Raven Ernest Beach Street, 5 email re Ernest 50 Naval Deck Hand H.M. Trawler Kaphreda. Royal Naval Reserve United Kingdom United Kingdom
Sparrow Frederick Clapham Road, 233 email re Frederick 39 Army Private 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment France United Kingdom
With grateful thanks to Lowestoft Town Council, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Roll of Honour website