What is recorded here
The public map records this plaque for Field Marshal Viscount Gort. Its recorded inscription reads: Field Marshal Viscount Gort V.C. (1886-1946) Commander-in-Chief at Dunkirk lived here 1920-1926
Field Marshal Viscount Gort was a prominent British Army officer who served as the Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force during the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940, playing a crucial role in the rescue of Allied soldiers from Nazi Germany's advance.
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