91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Plaque

Free French plaque

Erection date: 15/6/1957

Inscription

{On the left hand side of the stone plaque:}
This plaque is erected to commemorate the deeds of men and women of the Free French forces and their British comrades who left from this house on special missions to enemy occupied France and to honour those who did not return.
{and the same in French on the right hand side:}
Cette plaque commémore les exploits des hommes et femmes des forces Française Libres et de leurs camarades Britanniques, partis de cette maison en missions spéciales pour La France occupée par l’ennemi. Elle honore ceux qui n’en sont pas revenus.
1941 - 1944

{Below this is a small brass plaque:}
This plaque was unveiled by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother on the 15th June 1957.

have a photo of the unveiling.

Site: Free French plaque (1 memorial)

NW1, Dorset Square, 1

The building is now home to . Although the doesn't list it, this address was apparently used in the 1950 film 'Odette' about one of the French operatives who did not return from her last mission.

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in to see them

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Free French plaque

Subjects commemorated i

World War 2

Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do vis...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Free French Forces

Formed, in concept at least, on 18 June 1940 in de Gaulle's 'Appeal of 18 Jun...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Special Operations Executive (SOE)

Spies, basically (but see below), working for the UK in WW2. Formed by Church...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Free French plaque

Created by i

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

In 1923 Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (descended from the Royal House of Scotland...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Nearby Memorials

Warburton property - lunatic asylum

Warburton property - lunatic asylum

E2, Roman Road

This 1897 OS map shows that Bethnal House Lunatic Asylum occupied the land between this alley and Bethnal Green Gardens. The Warburton fa...

1 subject commemorated
Bradmore House

Bradmore House

W6, Queen Caroline Street

An identical plaque is on the other side of the building.

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators
Air Chief Marshal Dowding - SW19 - original plaque

Air Chief Marshal Dowding - SW19 - original plaque

SW19, St. Mary's Road, 3

This plaque was removed when the house on which it was erected was demolished. A new plaque has been erected on the new house. We'd guess...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Barbara Harmer

Barbara Harmer

IG10, Staples Road, 91

The plaque is on the site of the hospital's open-air ward block.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Lytton Strachey

Lytton Strachey

WC1, Gordon Square, 51

Greater London Council Lytton Strachey, 1880 - 1932, critic and biographer, lived here.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator