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
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...
Free French Naval Forces
Thanks go to our French consultant, John Hartley, for the translation. We be...
Other Subjects
Lieutenant Colonel John By
Founder of Ottawa, the capital of Canada. Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Engineers. Born Lambeth and baptised in the church of St. Mary-at-Lambeth, August 10, 1779. After a distinguished career ...
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Able Seaman Peter Arthur Charman
Peter Arthur Charman was born on 24 December 1923 in Surbiton, Surrey, the youngest of the three children of George Henry Charman (1874-1944) and Alice Maud Charman née Alderman (1889-1977). His bi...
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
L Cpl. S. Driscoll
Died in WW1 serving in the 22nd Battalion, The London Regiment.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Sergeant Wilfred Leonard Butler
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) of RAF No.61 Squadron, killed in the crash of Hampden bomber P4399. Wilfred Leonard Butler was born on 3 November 1919, the youngest of the three children o...
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
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