Memorial Association for Free Czechoslovak Veterans
To honour and remember all Czechoslovak WW2 veterans and service personnel who fought with the Allies
I thought that I would share my speech from the VE Day 80th Anniversary event at Brookwood last weekend. I hope it makes you feel as super proud of our veterans and all they fought for, as the MAFCSV does. The photos I have attached …
A huge thank you to everyone who came to Brookwood to help clean the headstones on Saturday. Especially because the trains were replaced by bus services and there seemed to be road works everywhere. We enjoyed beautiful sunshine and the chance to share stories about …
This year, we also reflected on the 80th anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising, the second largest revolt against Nazi Fascism during WWII. In the morning, several of us joined Paul McCue from the Secret WWII Learning Network at the Memorial to the Missing to …
Thank you so much to everyone who joined us yesterday July 6th for the 84th anniversary of the arrival of the Czechoslovak Troops at Cholmondeley Castle in 1940. Each year we keep the promise made by George, the 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley, who offered the …
For the past few years Martin Pavlis Czech Scout Leader and his colleagues has organised for groups of Scouts to visit the UK. He has ensured that during their stay they learn about our Czechoslovak veterans and how they came to be based here during …
Today a group of us came together at Brookwood civilian plot to give all the headstones a good clean ready for our commemorative event on May 5th. The weather was dry, and we even had a bit of sunshine pop out whilst we worked. Being …
This coming week will be Marína Paulíny’s birthday and today I had the pleasure to meet her great niece, Zuzana Francová , and her great, great, niece at Brookwood. It was a special day for us all as we were able to pay our respects …
Today I spent 3 hours giving the plot at Brookwood Cemetery a good tidy up after all the recent storms. So many twigs, branches and pines cones scattered across the plot on my arrival. Definitely a health and safety hazard for anyone walking about there. …
On Sunday 29th October the Memorial Association for Free Czechoslovak Veterans held their memorial at Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey. Thank you to all those who attended and who endured the rain for the first part of our service. It was noted that if the clocks …
On Saturday 8 July, the MAFCSV were proud to organise a commemorative service at Cholmondeley Park to mark the 83rd anniversary of Czechoslovak service personnel arriving there in 1940. We had been watching the weather reports with a fear of dread as thunderstorms and heavy …