ˈæftɚ hˈɪɹɪŋ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl də ɡˈɔːlz kˈɔːl tə ɹᵻsˈɪstəns dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː ɪn hɪz ɐpˈiːl tə ðə fɹˈɛntʃ ˌɔn ˈeɪtiːn dʒˈuːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi, ˈɛvɹi mˈeɪl ɪnhˈæbɪtənt ˈeɪdʒd bᵻtwˌiːn fˈoːɹtiːn ænd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ ɔːɹ sˈɪksti, ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə ðɪ ˈaɪləndz əfˈɪʃəl wˈɛbsaɪt vˈɛɹiəsli tˈoʊɾəld æz wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹtiːn tə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt sˈɛt sˈeɪl ɪn ðɛɹ fˈɪʃɪŋ bˈoʊts fɔːɹ bɹˈɪtən tə dʒˈɔɪn ðə fɹˈiː fɹˈɛntʃ fˈoːɹsᵻz.
After hearing General de Gaulle's call to resistance during World War II in his appeal to the French on 18 June 1940, every male inhabitant aged between 14 and 54 (or 60, according to the island's official website) (variously totalled as 114 to 128) set sail in their fishing boats for Britain to join the Free French forces.