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,...
Plaque unveiled, by Sandra Caron (her sister), Michael Winner, Petula Clark, Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson.
The house is a museum, open to the public and contains many pictures of Johnson and his friends. The Barber plaque is on the railings bel...
This cast-iron roundel is one of 22 - see Bowler's page for more details. The Bowler booklet describes this as a "Violin", not a viola, ...
Greater London Council Karl Pearson, 1857 - 1936, pioneer statistician, lived here.
