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
R. D. Peckham
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
H. G. Brice
Employed at the Holloway bus/tram garage - Pemberton Gardens. Served and was killed in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Silvertown firemen
At least two firemen from the Silvertown Fire Station responded to the fire at the TNT factory across the road. They lost their lives when that fire led to the Silvertown Explosion. The plaque refe...
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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Joanna Baillie
NW3, Windmill Hill, Bolton House
1926 - 1944 this house was the home of the extraordinary painter, Gluck (1895 - 1978). She commissioned Edward Maufe to convert an outbui...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Mary Abbots Church wall
W8, Kensington Church Walk, Mary Abbots Church
There has been a church on this site since 1262. The current building was designed by George Gilbert Scott and erected in 1872.
4 subjects commemorated
E. J. Parlanti
Bronze founder. Ercole Felipo Giacomo Parlanti was born in Rome. He and his older brother Alessandro worked at the Nelli foundry in Rome before moving to London. After his arrival in the UK he used...
14 memorials
English Hedonists
The artist Carrie Reichardt is part of this group, probably its main artist, "Mad in England" being her trademark. 2018: Via Facebook Carrie kindly confirmed that she had made this series for a co...
7 memorials
Hopkin Morris cottages
W4, Strand on the Green, 15
A small plaque to the right of the lower plaque reads 'Renovated 1974 London Borough of Hounslow'. From the excellent 'Panorama of the T...
8 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
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