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Her Majesty The Queen attends the Commonwealth Service
Her Majesty The Queen led the congregation at the annual Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey on Monday 9th March 2020.
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William Seymour
Soldier
The Hon. Lt.General William Seymour was buried in the middle aisle of the nave on 5th March 1728. He has no monument or grave inscription.
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Joshua Guest
Soldier
In the west aisle of the north transept is a monument to Lt. General Joshua Guest. The monument was designed by Sir Robert Taylor.
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Sir Charles Wills
Soldier
General Sir Charles Wills, army officer, is buried in the north transept but he has no monument or gravestone. He died on 25th December 1741.
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Abbey Welcomes Her Majesty The Queen to Bath Service
Friday, 9th May 2014
Her Majesty The Queen, Sovereign of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, accompanied by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, Great Master of the Order, attended the Service and Ceremony of the Installation of Knights Grand Cross of the Order in Henry VII’s Lady Chapel, Chapel of the Order, at Westminster Abbey on Friday 9th May 2014.
Special Service Royal Visit HM The Queen HRH The Prince of Wales Order of the Bath
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Sir James Oughton
Soldier
On a pillar in the north ambulatory of Westminster Abbey is a marble tablet to the memory of Lieutenant General Sir James Oughton.
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Alexander and Scipio Duroure
Soldier
General Alexander Duroure (or Du Roure) is buried in the east cloister. On the wall nearby is a monument to Alexander and his brother, Scipio.
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Overview tour
In this virtual tour, you can take your pupils on a 360 degree journey around the nation’s coronation church.
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Governance and Leadership
The Dean and Chapter is the overall governing body of the Abbey whilst the Abbey Board oversees strategy and its implementation.
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Chilean Navy honours Admiral Cochrane
Tuesday, 21st May 2019
The Chilean Navy paid its annual tribute at the grave of Admiral Thomas Cochrane, the 10th Earl of Dundonald, on Tuesday 21st May 2019.
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Andrew Bisset
Soldier
Lt. General Andrew Bisset (or Bissett) was buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey on 27th August 1742 aged 82.
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Andrew Gammell
Soldier
Lieutenant General Andrew Gammell was buried in the south cloister on 26th October 1815, aged 50. He seems never to have had an inscribed gravestone.
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William Moore & William Morris
Lawyer
In the chapel of St John the Evangelist is the grave of William Moore and his daughter Anna Maria. The inscription has been re-cut.
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Robert Marsh
Robert Marsh was Receiver General of Westminster Abbey and was buried in the north cloister. He was appointed joint Receiver with J.H. Gell in 1854.
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George Walsh
Soldier
In the east cloister of Westminster Abbey is a marble tablet to General George Walsh. He had a long military career.
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Abbey welcomes HRH The Prince of Wales to Bath service
Tuesday, 24th May 2022
Abbey welcomes HRH The Prince of Wales to Bath service: HRH The Prince of Wales, Great Master of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, attended the Service and Ceremony of the.
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John Wynyard
Soldier
General John Wynyard is buried in the nave. When the nave floor was re-laid in 1834 his gravestone was taken up and replaced.
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Charles George Gordon
Soldier
Major General Charles George Gordon (known as Gordon of Khartoum) has a memorial in the north west tower chapel near the Abbey’s west entrance.
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Edward Cooke
Sailor
A memorial to Captain Edward Cooke, Royal Navy, is in St John the Evangelist's chapel, on the back of the wall which forms Wolfe's monument.
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Thomas Aston Coffin
Thomas Aston Coffin, born in the USA, was Commissary General to His Majesty's troops serving in Britain, and was buried in St Margaret's with a memorial tablet.