Greater London Council
General Charles de Gaulle, President of the French National Committee set up the Headquarters of the Free French Forces here in 1940.
See Musee de la Resistance for more information on this memorial (in French).
SW1, Carlton Gardens, 4
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Charles de Gaulle and the Free French
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Formed, in concept at least, on 18 June 1940 in de Gaulle's 'Appeal of 18 Jun...
Born Lille, France. Height 6 ft, 5 inches, nicknamed Le Grande Asperge. Presi...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Charles de Gaulle and the Free French
Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Charles de Gaulle and the Free French
{Left most double plaque - top:} LCC Lord Palmerston, 1784 - 1865, statesman,...
Henry Watson Fowler, 1858 - 1933, grammarian and lexicographer, lived here 1900 - 1903. English Heritage
This brass plaque on the pavement had become badly worn and a new one was erected on a nearby wall.
English Heritage Tamara Karsavina, 1885 - 1978, ballerina, lived here.
C. B. Fry, 1872 - 1956, all-round sportsman, was born here. English Heritage
This memorial used to be in Puzzle Corner until walking guide Ian Swankie pointed out the unarguable resemblance to Inigo Jones.
The Richmond plaque can be seen in our photo, between the lamppost and the two blackboards.
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