It was formed in the aftermath of the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 and continued through WW2 and the subsequent annexation by the Soviet Union. Based in Paris and Angers until France fell, it then moved to London. It returned to Poland after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the election of Lech Walesa as president. The photograph shows a meeting of the government, but none of the participants is identified.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Polish Government in Exile
See Musee de la Resistance for more information on this memorial (in French).
Naval officer.  Born Kent.  Treasurer of Greenwich Hospital, from November 1816 until his death.  His tomb monument is close to the monument for the Old Burial Ground. Â
Member of the Electric Lighting and Tramways Committee, West Ham. Our image comes from Wikipedia's photo captioned 'First West Ham Borough Council, 1886-7'. This 'Councillor R. White' is probably ...
Trustee of the Lambeth Hayles Estate development in 1894.
Consultant and Trustee of St Pauls in 1979. Our colleague Andrew Behan has kindly researched this man: His full name was Sir David Ernest Thomas Floyd Ewin and he was the youngest of ten children ...
Born Reading. 1628 became Bishop of London. 1633 became Archbishop of Canterbury. Supported Charles I, opposed many of the church practices that had come in during Queen Elizabeth's reign and perse...
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