Diss Family History Group

Searches were made for all military personel who had a connection, however remote, to the Lophams, using the war memorial inscriptions, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, and others sources. Quite a number came to light, and it is all these who are listed below, showing what has been found out about them - for some there is an abundance of information, others almost nothing, some with “burnt documents”.

(In September 1940, as the result of a fire caused by an incendiary bomb at the War Office Record Store in Arnside Street, London, approximately two thirds of 6.5 million soldiers’ documents for the First World War were destroyed. Those records which survived were mostly charred or water damaged and unfit for consultation and became known as the ‘burnt documents’.)

Current number of military records

Total records: 173
Total researched: 145
(Of above: Army = 137 : Navy = 6 : RAF = 5)
(It is possible for a man to be in more than one service.)
Men where help needed: 28

Select a category

North [92] or South [86] Lopham men
On a Lopham War Memorial [17]
Short [145] or Full [145] alphabetical list
Career Military Men [32] (see note *)
Crimean War (1853 - 1856) [1]
Anglo-Boer War (1899 - 1902) [4]
Great War : 1914 - 1918 [118] (A - C [38])  (D - G [31])  (H - M [29])  (N - Z [20])
World War II (1939- 1945) [12]
Those Killed [35] , Wounded [11] , Prisoners of War [4] Prisoner of War
Regiment list Regs, Airmen [5] Plane, Naval Men [6] Battleship
By birth year group
HELP! [28]

It is possible for a man to be in more than one list above.
The number in [] gives the number found in the dataset.

Wartime roles at home

Some of those men and women at home during WW2 had civilian roles to ensure safety and compliance with regulations. These roles included Air Raid Protection, First Aid and Special Constables. The roles were listed in the 1939 Nation Register. A list of Lopham roles is here.

Find military man by surname

SURNAME ** (or part) :
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Further research and help requested:

The list of soldiers found using the HELP! list are those men where we need additional information to conclusively identify them and/or link them to North or South Lopham or have yet to start researching them. All help will be gratefully received and acknowledged.

Memorials

North Lopham

North Lopham War Memorial
War Memorial		 South Lopham War Memorial
Parish Church		 North Lopham War Memorial
Methodist Chapel

South Lopham

South Lopham War Memorial
War Memorial

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Information sources

Please note that the inclusion of any sites on this page does not infer that they are recommended nor are they guaranteed secure - all have at some time proved of interest or were useful when researching this project’s content.

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