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
Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do vis...
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,...
In our photo Keane's is the plaque to the left (east), Treloar to the right, just above the cyclist's head. The cyclist may look as if he...
Blackheath Station opened for passenger traffic on Monday July 30 1849. To mark the anniversary of the event this plaque was unveiled on ...
{Around the logo of the Terrence Higgins Trust:} The first meeting of the Terrence Higgins Trust was held here on 17th August 1983. 10th ...
City of Westminster The Queen's Hall, 1893 - 1941, site of Britain's leading concert hall where Sir Henry Wood founded the promenade con...
Rose bushes are planted in garden area behind this plaque.
