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
Lance Corporal A. L. Marsh
A member of Jas. Shoolbred & Co. Ltd. who served and died in WW1. Queen's Westminster Rifles
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Major Robert Rogers
Born in Massachusetts to Irish immigrants. Aged 8 his family moved to New Hampshire. Served in the British Army fighting the French and the native Americans. He created the Rogers' Rangers, who wer...
1 memorial
William Sparmont
Belgian soldier in WW1 who died in Britain and was buried in St Mary's Cemetery, NW10.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Pte. A. E. Twort
Died in WW1 serving in the 22nd Battalion, The London Regiment.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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