
LOWESTOFT,
EASTERN COACH WORKS WAR MEMORIALS
World War 2 & National
Service - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Martin Edwards 2006
The memorials
for Eastern Coach Works (ECW), Lowestoft are now held in the Lowestoft
War Memorial Museum. Several other memorials are also held in the
museum. The World War 2 memorial is in the form of metal plate with
names apllied in white, the National Service memorial is in the form
of a wooden plaque with black lettering.
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Photographs
Copyright © Lowestoft War Memorial Museum 2006 |
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EASTERN COACH WORKS LIMITED
IN
HONOURED MEMORY OF EMPLOYEES OF THIS COMPANY
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945
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.

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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.

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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.

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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. |
"THEY
DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE" |
ECW
NATIONAL SERVICE
ROLL OF HONOUR
1946 TO |
ELLIS |
A
S E |
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. |
"THEY
DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE"
Last updated:
16 April, 2006
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