Born Lille, France. Height 6 ft, 5 inches, nicknamed Le Grande Asperge. President of France 1958-69. Just like Queen Wilhelmina, while in London he used the BBC to send popular messages of resistance back to his country. A supreme case of nominative determinism? See Isambard Kingdom Brunel for others.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Charles de Gaulle
Commemorated ati
Charles de Gaulle and the Free French
See Musee de la Resistance for more information on this memorial (in French).
Charles de Gaulle - NW3
De Gaulle lived here with his family, September 1942-44 (though these dates v...
de Gaulle statue
See Musee de la Resistance for more information on this memorial (in French).
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Charles de Gaulle
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Free French Naval Forces
Thanks go to our French consultant, John Hartley, for the translation. We be...
Other Subjects
G. T. Challice
R. Navy. Fought but did not die in WW1. Andrew Behan has kindly provided this research: George Thomas Challice was born on 9 May 1897 in Ballingdon, Sudbury, Suffolk. He was the eldest of the seve...
Lance Corporal George Alfred Pearce
Alfred George Pearce was born on 9 March 1892 in Stoke Newington, London, one of the six children of Ernest Pearce (1858-1939) and Mary Elizbeth Pearce née Rolfe (1859-1914). His birth was register...
Burma Campaign
Fought in the former British colony of Burma (now Myanmar), primarily between the forces of the British Empire and China, with support from the United States, against the invading forces of Japan, ...
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex
Born in Essex House. He was the son of Queen Elizabeth's Essex, and the last in the line.
S. Saunders
Employed at the Holloway tram garage. Served and was killed in WW1.