ASHWORTH

Ernest Arthur

[Listed on memorial as Suffolk Regiment] Private 5778642, 4th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died during the Japanese invasion of Malaya and Singapore 12th February 1942. Aged 25. Son of Ernest Arthur and Alice Ashworth. No known grave. Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Column 49.

BERRY

Eric

Sergeant (Wioreless Operator/Air Gunner) 1380078, 75 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 23rd January 1943. Aged 20. Son of William Berry and of Evelyn Berry, of Lowestoft, Suffolk. Buried in ST. THEGONNEC COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Finistere, France. Plot 2. Row 1. Grave 3.

BOON

Roy William

Seaman Cook LT/JX 180269, H.M. Trawler "Edwardian", Royal Naval Patrol Service. Died 11th August 1940. Aged 22. Son of William H. G. Boon and Lily S. Boon, of Pakefield. Buried in KIRKLEY CEMETERY, LOWESTOFT. Suffolk. Section. H. Grave 205.

BALLS

Harry

Private 5827011, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died on 15th febvruary 1942, the day that Singapore fell to the Japanese. Aged 21. Son of Harry and Elsie Balls, of Lowestoft, Suffolk. known grave. Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Column 54.

DENNANT

Victor Charles

Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 900941, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 1st March 1941. Aged 20. Son of Charles Henry and Mary Dennant, of Dover. Buried in BASSINGBOURN CUM KNEESWORTH CEMETERY, Cambridgeshire. Row AA. Grave 8. See also Bassigngbourn-cum-Kneesworth RAF Graves.

CROWE

Edward James

Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 1206970, 214 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 25th July 1943. Aged 24. Son of Andrew Howes Crowe and Gertrude Eliza Crowe; husband of Ethel Maud Crowe, of Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, Suffolk. Buried in HAMBURG CEMETERY, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany. Plot 10A. Row O. Grave 5.

CLARKE

Fernley William

Flying Officer (Pilot) 157411, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 26th April 1945. Aged 21. Son of John Thomas Clarke and Mildred May Clarke, of Oulton Broad, Suffolk. Buried in FOSSVOGUR CEMETERY, REYKJAVIK, Iceland. Section C46. Grave 1.

ELLIS

R W

Royal Air Foce - No further information currently available - there are two entries on CWGC neither of which appears to fit.

FOOT

Frank

Lance Corporal PLY/X3476, No. 44 Royal Marine Commando, Royal Marines. Died 22nd January 1945. Aged 24. Son of Frank and May Violet Foot, of Lowestoft, Suffolk; husband of Gladys Irene Foot, of Lowestoft. Buried in TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY, Myanmar (Burma). Plot 11. Row F. Grave 4.

FISHER

G

Suffolk Regiment - No further information currently available

GRIFFITH

P

Royal Norfolk Regiment - probably Percy William FISHER, Private 5778089, 6th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died 26th January 1942 during hte Japanese invasion of Malaya and Singapore. Son of Albert John and May Griffiths, of Gorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk. No known grave. Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAl, Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Column 50.

HAYLOCK

Frank Robert

Sergeant (Flight Engineer) 3001529, 49 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 16th March 1945. Buried in CHOLOY WAR CEMETERY, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. Plot 1. Row H. Grave 6.

JAMES

W C

Royal Navy - No further information currently available

KILLETT

Percy Robert

Aircraftman 1st Class (Pilot U/T) 1292802, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 16th November 1944. Aged 25. Son of James Percy Robert and Florance Viveta Killett; husband of Dorothy Killett, of Little Carlton, Nottinghamshire. Buried in ATHLONE CEMETERY, BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe. Grave 120.

MILLER

Douglas Carl

Private 5775584, 4th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died 5th October 1943 as a prisoner of war of the Japanese. Aged 26. Son of Herbert and Mary Miller, of Lowestoft, Suffolk. Buried in KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Plot 8. Row B. Grave 14.

MUSKETT

Cyril

[Listed as Suffolk Regiment on the memorial] Private 5773996, 4th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died 21st September 1943 as a prisoner of war of the Japanese. Aged 26. Husband of Vera Grace Muskett, of Lowestoft, Suffolk. Buried in CHUNGKAI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Plot 2. Row O. Grave 7.

OVERY

Jack Henry

Sergeant (Air Gunner) 1250279, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 24th July 1941. Aged 26. Son of George and Margaret Overy, of Lowestoft. Buried in KIRKLEY CEMETERY, LOWESTOFT, Suffolk. Section I. Grave 204.

PEEK

Alan Harry

Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 902987, 500 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 30th August 1941. Aged 20. Son of Albert John and Valerie Rhoda Peek, of Lowestoft, Suffolk. Buried in AMSTERDAM NEW EASTERN CEMETERY, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. Plot 85. Row D. Grave 3.

PELLEW

Percy

Blacksmith 3rd Class D/MX 90263, H.M.S. Princess Beatrice, Royal Navy. Died 26th August 1944. Aged 47. Son of Isreal and Mary Pellew; husband of Edith Mary Pellew, of Lowestoft, Suffolk. Buried in DELY IBRAHIM WAR CEMETERY, Algeria. Plot 4. Row G. Grave 22.

PEARSON

M

Royal Navy - probably Montague PEARSON, Joiner 5th Class D/SR8463, H.M.S. Thracian, Royal Navy. Died 12th October 1942. Aged 24. Son of David Samuel and Alberta Clara Pearson, of Blundeston, Suffolk. Buried in SAI WAN WAR CEMETERY, Hong Kong. Plot VII. Row C. Grave 7.

RAYNER

Sturgess Herbeert

Sergeant 1202331, 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 13th July 1943. Aged 32. Son of William Herbert Rayner and Mildred Rayner; husband of Grace Maud Rayner. No known grave. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 162.

ROACH

Henry Ashley

Chief Engineman LT/KX 148952, H.M. Motor Minesweeper 101, Royal Naval Patrol Service. Died 29th November 1944. Aged 32. Son of Henry Ashley Roach and Harriet Elizabeth Roach, of Lowestoft, Suffolk. No known grave. Commemorated on LOWESTOFT NAVAL MEMORIAL, Lowestoft, Suffolk. Panel 15, Column 2.

SNOWLING

Victor Frederick

Petty Officer Steward LT/LX 27614, H.M.S. Fratton, Royal Naval Patrol Service. Died 18th August 1944. Aged 24. Son of Ernest Victor and Rose Lilian Snowling, of Lowestoft, Suffolk. No knoiwn grave. Commemorated on LOWESTOFT NAVAL MEMORIAL, Lowestoft, Suffolk. Panel 16, Column 1.

SMITH

Leonard Clarence

Warrant Officer Class II (C.S.M.) 5824922, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died in the fighting for Singapore between 11th and 15th February 1942. Aged 35. Son of Henry Arthur and Elizabeth Smith; husband of Doris Amy Smith, of Lowestoft, Suffolk. Buried in KRANJI WAR CEMETERY, Kranji, Singapore. Plot 34. Row A. Grave 13.

SAUNDERS

Kenneth

Sergeant (Air Bomber) 1577848, 106 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 9th October 1943. Aged 20. Son of John William and Isobel Clara Saunders, of Lowestoft, Suffolk. Buried in HANOVER WAR CEMETERY, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany. Plot 5. Row B. Collective Grave 4-5A

WILLGOSS

George Frederick

Private 5828056, 5th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Died 22nd March 1943. Aged 22. Son of George Alfred and Grace May Willgoss, of South Lowestoft, Suffolk. No known grave. Commemorated on MEDJEZ-EL-BAB MEMORIAL, Tunisia. Face 16.

TOWNSEND

J

Royal Artillery - probably John Herbert TOWNSEND, Sergeant 875330, 51 Battery, Royal Artillery. Died 18th April 1944. Aged 30. Son of Herbert and Nellie Elizabeth Townsend; husband of Violet Lilian Townsend, of Needham Market, Suffolk. Buried in TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY, Myanmar (Burma). Plot 13. Row F. Grave 7.

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1952 - No further information currently available

OVERY

G H

1952 - there is a C H OVERY, Private 22571664, Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment). Killed in action 2nd November 1952. Aged 21. Buried in UN Memorial Cemetery, Pusan, Korea. plot 22. Row 11. Grave 1527. Reported in The Times 22nd November 1952.