Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
City Of Westminster
Town
Westminster
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
94357

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Current location

Near the corner of Palace Street
on the ground floor exterior wall.
Stafford Mansions
Stafford Place
Westminster
City Of Westminster
Greater London
SW1E 6NP
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 29093 79460
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Stone plaque set into wall of building with modernist ornamental brickwork above.
Inscription
LA VAGUE NE DETRUIT PAS LE GRANIT. / VOUS, LES MARINS DE LA FRANCE LIBRE, CE QUE/ VOUS AVEZ FAIT POUR LA FRANCE EN/ POURSUIVANT LA LUTTE SUR LA MER, ENVERS ET/ CONTRE TOUT, DANS LE PLUS GRAND DRAME DE/ NOTRE HISTOIRE, RIEN, NI LE TEMPS, NI LES/ PASSIONS NE L'EFFACERONT JAMAIS./ JE VOUS SALUE, MES CAMARADES!/ CHARLES DE GAULLE/ THE FREE FRENCH NAVAL FORCES H.Q. WERE HARBOURED/ IN THIS HOUSE BY THE BRITISH PEOPLE 1940-1945 Translation of the French text: "Waves do not destroy granite. Nothing, neither time nor passions, will ever erase what you, the sailors of Free France, have done for France in pursuing the struggle at sea against all odds in the greatest drama of our history. I salute you, my comrades!"
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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