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Michael Mayne
Writer, Dean and Priest/Minister
The ashes of Michael Clement Otway Mayne K.C.V.O, Dean of Westminster, are buried in the nave near the graves of his predecessors in office.
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Sister Concordia Scott
Artist
Sister Concordia Scott, Minster Abbey, sculpted the statue of the Virgin and Child in the niche of the Chapel of Our Lady of the Pew.
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Erasmus Lewis
Politician
Erasmus Lewis, his wife and cousin are buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey but the inscription is now very faint.
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Queen's Westminsters regiment
Soldier
A plaque to several members of the Queen's Westminster Volunteers who died in the Boer war is in the north cloister. A roll of honour for the Queen's Westminsters regiment is in the nave.
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William Barnard
Priest/Minister
Dr William Barnard, Bishop of Derry, was buried in the Islip chapel in Westminster Abbey. His white marble memorial tablet is now in the triforium.
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Barnardus and James La Grange
On the south wall of St Margaret's church Westminster is a memorial tablet to Barnardus La Grange, his son James and daughter Frances.
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HMS Barham
Sailor
At the nave altar are two standard and two altar candlesticks given in memory of those lost when the battleship HMS Barham was torpedoed during World War 2.
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John Hay
Priest/Minister
The Reverend John Hay is buried in the south cloister. On the wall is a mural monument by the sculptor Michael Rysbrack.
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Sir Clifton Wintringham
Physician and Doctor
In the west aisle of the north transept is a monument to physician Sir Clifton Wintringham. This shows a mourning woman leaning on a sarcophagus.
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Sir John Pringle
Physician and Doctor
On the wall of the south transept of Westminster Abbey is a memorial of grey and white marble to Sir John Pringle, physician.
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James Scott, Earl of Dalkeith
Soldier
James Scott, Earl of Dalkeith and several members of his family are buried in the Ormond vault at the eastern end of Henry VII's chapel.
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William Whitfield Dakins
Priest/Minister
William Whitfield Dakins, minor canon of Westminster, is buried in the south cloister. The inscription was re-cut in 1950 but is now rather worn.
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Frederick Lewis Donaldson
Priest/Minister
The ashes of Christian socialist and clergyman Frederic(k) Lewis Donaldson (known as Eric in his family) are buried in the vault of the Islip chapel.
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George Lindsay Johnstone
Politician
Politician George Lindsay Johnstone was buried in the south cloister of Westminster Abbey. His monument can now be seen in the triforium galleries.
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John Thorndyke
John Thorndike (Thorndyke), younger brother of Abbey clergyman Herbert Thorndike, emigrated to New England in the early 1630s and married Elizabeth Stratton. He is buried in the east cloister of the Abbey.
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Joseph Lister
Physician and Doctor
In the north choir aisle is a memorial to surgeon Lord Lister, pioneer of antiseptic treatment. The white marble roundel shows a profile of Lister.
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John Laurence
Soldier
In the west cloister is a monument to John Laurence (Lawrence). This was originally in the south walk, where he was presumably buried, but was moved.
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W.H. Smith
Politician
In St Margaret's church Westminster, on the north side near the organ, is a stained glass window to William Henry Smith, newsagent and politician.
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James Harrington
Writer
James Harrington, scholar, was buried on the south side of the chancel of St Margaret's but his gravestone was later moved to the north side.
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Margaret Radcliffe or Ratcliffe
Margaret Radcliffe or Ratcliffe was a favourite maid of honour to Elizabeth I. She died at Richmond Palace and was buried in St Margaret's church.