Welcome to the Lincoln & North Lincolnshire branch of The Western Front Association.
The Lincoln & North Lincolnshire Branch was formed by Mick McDonald in 2009 and usually attracts more than 50 members and other attendees to each meeting. We meet at Sobraon Barracks in Lincoln every six weeks.
Western Front Association Members and non-members are equally welcome. We ask for a modest £4 donation on the door. Any new visitors will be assured of an welcoming and friendly atmosphere among a group of like-minded enthusiasts.
We are also active on social media. Our Facebook Page is Western Front Association : Lincoln and North Lincs Branch and you will also find us on Twitter @WFALincoln.
Upcoming Branch Events
The Finney Brothers and their Great War - Alwyn Killingsworth
All three Finney brothers were pre-war regulars, one served in the Royal Canadian Artillery/Royal Canadian Horse Artillery and the other two were in the, Boer War. Both ultimately served in the 6th Dragoon Guards with one becoming commissioned into the Tank Corps. There will be a Lincolnshire connection here too.
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Nobody of any importance; a foot soldiers memoir of World War One - Phil Sutcliffe
This talk tells the story of Phil Sutcliffe’s father, Sam Sutcliffe, one of the ordinary foot soldiers who served their country in WW1. Sam enlisted at 16, fought on the front line at Gallipoli 1915, the Somme 1916, and Arras 1918, where he was taken as a POW. He starved, he froze, was shelled and shot at, gassed and bitten by lice and centipedes.…
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Lord Ninian Crichton-Stewart, Loos, 1915 - Marietta Crichton-Stewart
Marietta’s talk this evening will tell the story of her Grandfather, Lord Ninian Crichton-Stewart, and his leadership of the 6th (Glamorgan) Battalion, The Welch Regiment (who were the first Welch Territorial’s to land in France in WW1) during the Battle of Loos in 1915. Lord Ninian Crichton-Stewart was the second son of the 3rd Marquis of Butte, …
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