Victor Albert Lougo

A Private with 2nd Bn., Victor died on 22nd of March 1918 at the age of 23. 

Victor was born at Walpole, Suffolk, in 1895, a son of Alfred and Ellen Lougo. In 1901 his family lived at Walpole Road, Bramfield, and this was still their address in 1911 when Victor worked as a farm labourer. Subsequently his parents lived at Laurel Farm Cottage, London Road, Kessingland. 

Victor was living at Blyford when he enlisted in the Army at Bury Saint Edmunds. Victor served with A Company 2nd Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment. 

On 22 March 1918 the 2nd Battalion were at Verlaines. They came under attack from early in the morning when German soldiers infiltrated C Company’s position. Both A and C Company were heavily shelled all day, and at about 2 p.m. the enemy attacked in large numbers. C Company’s position was overrun and some men taken prisoner. Both A and B Company held on until they were surrounded by large numbers of enemy. Only a few men escaped. At 5 p.m. the battalion began to withdraw, but this was made difficult due to the number of casualties and because they had to withdraw across open country under heavy machine-gun and artillery fire.

Victor was reported missing on 22 March 1918 and later concluded to have been killed on that date.