Remembrance 2023
Annual Remembrance Commemorations at Green Park, London; Brookwood Military Cemetery; RAF Tempsford SOE Base & AFHG Lunch RAF Club – 10th to 12th November 2023.
Thanks to: Sgt-Chef Lauriane Vert, Simon Horsington, Françoise Richardson, Cécile Coolen and Ian Titman for their photographs.
Remembrance of the French, British and Allied airmen at the Bomber Command Memorial, Green Park, London, on Saturday 10th November 2023.
The Annual AFHG/GPFA Remembrance Lunch at the Royal Air Force Club, Piccadilly, London
10th November 2023
GUESTS 2023
Sénateur Olivier Cadic Sénateur des Français
Hon. Sébastien Bidaud Ministre Conseiller de France
Amiral Hervé Hamelin Defence Attaché of France to UK
Colonel Xavier Rival French Air Attaché to UK
Group Captain Jonathan Warren UK Air Attaché to France
Patricia Connell Conseillère français de l’étranger
Group Capt Antony McCord Former UK Air Attaché to France
Marie-José Clayton Pres. Ass. Nat Membres de l’ONM
Bénédicte Paviot UK correspondent – France 24
Françoise Richardson Pres. Assoc Palmes Académiques
Iza Bazin Dir. Opérationnelle Air Legend
Arnaud Bazin Air Legend Pilote
Julian Kowalski Polish Air Force Memorial Cttee
Bernard & Monique Masson ANMONM (Past Pres); AMAC,
Lahou Keita Consultant aérospatiale
John Crowe Pres. Gallipoli & Dardanelles Int
Erica Horsley Daughter 50 Sqd Comet evader
Sharon Spinos Secret WW2 Learning Centre
Cécile Coolen Film & Documentary Director
Gary & Julie Stern Maisey Battery, Normandy
Liam O’Connor Architect Ver-sur-Mer & Bombr Cmd
Annabelle Cardron Curator / Est Mgr Château de Balleroy
Guy Audibert Président AMAC en GB
Capt. Thibault Lacroix Base aérienne 113 de Saint-Dizier
Sgt-Chef Lauriane Vert Base aérienne 113 de Saint-Dizier
Josette Montgomery Assoc Mutilies, Anciens Combattants
Ian Titman-Reade TVRA & Secret WW2
Jan Leeming TV & Radio Broadcaster
Simon Horsington Vice Pres. AFHG & ANMONM
Ian Reed Director AFHG /GPFA
The Annual French Remembrance Ceremony, Brookwood International Cemetery, Surrey, UK.
11th November 2023
Former RAF Tempsford, Bedfordshire. Home of Nos. 138 & 161 (Special Duty) Squadrons which dropped supplies and agents into occupied Europe for the Special Operations Executives (SOE) – 12th November 2023
The “Barn” (shown below) was used to equip agents and resistants and was the last place they left befor walking onto the adjacent runway and onto the aircraft – either a Lysander or Hudson.
A great day, with international friends.