Born Lille, France. Height 6 ft, 5 inches, nicknamed Le Grande Asperge. President of France 1958-69. Just like Queen Wilhelmina, while in London he used the BBC to send popular messages of resistance back to his country. A supreme case of nominative determinism? See Isambard Kingdom Brunel for others.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Charles de Gaulle
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...
de Gaulle statue
See Musee de la Resistance for more information on this memorial (in French).
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Charles de Gaulle
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Free French Naval Forces
Thanks go to our French consultant, John Hartley, for the translation. We be...
Other Subjects
Honourable Artillery Company
London unit about which IanVisits writes "oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior in the Territorial Army. It has the rare distinction of having fought on both the...
4 memorials
Edwd. P. Elworthy
Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Christopher Rahere Webb
Known professionally as Christopher Webb, he was a stained glass designer. Christopher Rahere Webb was a son of Edward Alfred Webb and a nephew of Sir Aston Webb. His middle name, Rahere, refers to...
1 memorial
Charles Albert Cook
Contrary to the information contained in our Picture Source, Captain Charles Albert Cook was born on 11 July 1916 in Pasadena, California, USA, one of the five children of Charles Albert Cook (1875...
War served, WW2
1 memorial
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
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