LEST WE FORGET ASSOCIATION



As its name suggests, the Lest We Forget Association is a charity devoted to serving disabled members and ex-members of the Armed Forces.  It was established in 1922, and from late 1963 it had a branch covering the Moleseys & Hampton Court area; I would guess that it was that branch which was responsible for the issue of an EP of Christmas carols from the local church of St. Mary's, Hampton, in 1972.  The EP had a catalogue number of LWF-1-DW, and it seems to have been the Association's only venture into record production.  Presumably it was intended to be sold to raise funds for the charity.  In addition to the tracks shown it offered 'Ding!  A-Dong Ding!', 'The Angel Gabriel' and 'O Come, All Ye Faithful'.  The labels are somewhat bubbled, suggesting that they may have been stuck over white ones.  There don't seem to be many copies of the record around, nowadays.




Copyright 2016 Robert Lyons.