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
Squadron Leader Frank Allen Binks
Frank Allen Binks was born on 17 May 1917 in Columbo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), a son of Harry Binks and Gladys Eleanor Binks née Allen. Much of the information about the man can be found on the Roy...
War served, WW2
1 memorial
G. Brown
A member of Jas. Shoolbred & Co. Ltd. who served in WW1 and returned.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
Serjeant Ernest Harry Hann
Ernest Harry Hann was the fourth of the nine children of Harry Hann (1860-1903) and Harriet Annie Hann née Smith (1859-1923). His birth was registered in the 4th quarter of 1886 in the Islington re...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Arctic Convoys WW2
The Arctic convoys of WW2 were ocean-going convoys which sailed from the UK, Iceland, and North America to northern ports in the Soviet Union – primarily Archangel and Murmansk in Russia. There wer...
1 memorial
Pte. A. G. Jenner
Died in WW1 serving in the 22nd Battalion, The London Regiment.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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