Mud, Men, and Machines: Lincolnshire’s WWI Story from Winterton to the Western Front 

This lunchtime lecture will be an overview of the some of the main talking points of the experience of the fighting on the Western Front during the Great War in 1916, with special emphasis on North Lincolnshire’s involvement.

We will look at the reputation of Field Marshall Haig and the “Lions led by Donkeys debate” and the experience of the “Grimsby Chums” one of the famous “Pals” battalions formed at the outset of the War, during the first day of the Battle of The Somme. 

We will also look at some of the technological developments of the War including tanks, first used in combat at The Somme.  Some of you will have read the Museum’s Discover article regarding Private Archibald Brown of Winterton and his commemoration on the Menin Gate. Brown was a member of the Tank Corps, and the first ever tank prototypes were designed and built in nearby Lincoln by William Foster and Co, with “Little Willie” being introduced in 1915 and “Big Willie in 1916. 

You can attend the Museum or watch from home so please select the correct ticket type, thank you.