Lowestoft Wartime Timeline

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1665 naval Battle of Lowestoft 1665

The naval Battle of Lowestoft in June 1665 was the first of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. Held 40 miles (64 km) off the coast, it was a clear victory for the English over the Dutch.
Wartime, Sea, 1600s
1914 Lowestoft High Light 1914 and World War One 1914

This postcard is amazingly franked 31st July 1914, just four days before Britain declared war . The message reads "Having a [illegible] time here.
Public Transport, Wartime, 1900s
1915 Buildings bombed by Zeppelins 1915

The 620 ft (189 metres) Zeppelin L5, captained by Alois Boecker, was heard near Dunwich on the night of 15 to 16 April.
Wartime, Aviation, 1900s
1916 Bombarded by German Navy 1916

Lowestoft was bombarded by the German Navy on 24 April 1916 in conjunction with the Easter Rising.
Wartime, 1900s
1916 Zeppelin was shot down 1916

Zeppelin was shot down over the sea near Lowestoft, the date of which coming close to the moment when Robert Leckie arrived at the station and yet to make his mark and be known as one of “the Zeppe
Wartime, Aviation, 1900s
1942 Waller’s Raid 1942

Lowestoft’s worst raid of world war II 80 years ago today on 23 January 1942, while convoys of lorries were still trucking the wreckage and rubble from the scene of devastation that became known as
Wartime, Aviation, 1900s