Formed, in concept at least, on 18 June 1940 in de Gaulle's 'Appeal of 18 June' speech. Free French units operated as auxiliary forces to the British Royal Navy, the Royal Canadian Navy, the Royal Air Force, the Soviet Air Force, and the British SAS. Later larger Free French units operated, directly under the control of the French government in exile.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Free French Forces
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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...
Free French Naval Forces
Thanks go to our French consultant, John Hartley, for the translation. We be...
Other Subjects
G. Shingfield
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
Serjeant Edward Charles Wilkin
Edward Charles Wilkin was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, the son of Edward Wilkin (1856-1935) and Emily Matilda Wilkin née Gunner (1861-1918). He departed Sydney, New South Wales, Austra...
War dead, WW1
2 memorials
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Rifleman Arthur Richard Kitchen
Arthur Richard Kitchen was born on 4 June 1896 in Paddington, London, the son of Arthur Richard Kitchen (1863-1949) and Eliza Kitchen whose birth was registered Mary Ann Eliza Laws but who was bapt...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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Fulham Football Club
Football club. Formed as Fulham St Andrew's Church Sunday School F.C. by worshippers in the church at Star Road, West Kensington. The club which plays at Craven Cottage in Fulham has spent twenty-f...
2 memorials
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