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ANZAC Day
ANZAC Day is the anniversary of the landings on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey by allied forces on 25th April 1915.
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Hugh and Mary Adams
Philanthropist
Beside the steps leading up to Henry VII's chapel is a copper plate recording the generous gift of Hugh and Mary Adams of New York.
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E. Leslie Peter of Lee
Philanthropist
E. Leslie Peter of the USA purchased the Lordship of Lee and was a generous benefactor to the Westminster Abbey restoration appeal.
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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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Sir John Alexander Macdonald
Politician
In the chapel of the Order of the Bath there is an enamelled stall plate for Sir John Alexander Macdonald, first Prime Minister of Canada.
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William Stuart [Steuart]
Soldier
The Right Honorable General William Steuart was buried in the vault of the Duke of Buckingham in Henry VII's chapel on 10th June 1726.
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Edward VI
Edward succeeded his father when he was just 9 years old and was crowned in the Abbey on 20th February 1547. He died in 1553.
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Prince Eugene of Savoy
Prince Eugene of Savoy was buried in the Duke of Ormond's vault at the eastern end of Henry VII's chapel, Westminster Abbey.
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David, 1st Earl Beatty
Sailor
David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871-1936), naval officer, has a stall plate as a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.
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Zimmerman Family
Philanthropist
Beside the steps leading to Henry VII's chapel are two enamelled copper plates, in green and red, for the Zimmerman family of the USA.
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Frederic, Baron Schulenberg
Frederic William, Baron Schulenberg was buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey on 14th January 1720. He has no monument or gravestone.
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Lady Ann Walpole
Lady Ann Walpole was buried in St Andrew's chapel on 16 August 1722 but she has no marker. She was a daughter of Thomas Osborne.
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Sarah Mildmay
Sarah Mildmay, wife of Humphrey Mildmay of Queen Camel in Somerset, was buried in the south transept, at the entry to St Benedict's chapel.
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Howel Holland Edwards
Priest/Minister
In the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey is the grave of the Reverend Howel Holland Edwards and his wife Caroline.
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Viscount Byng of Vimy
Soldier
Viscount Byng of Vimy was Commander of the Canadian Corps during the 1914-18 war and became Governor General of Canada.
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Sir Frederick Haldimand
Soldier and Statesman
Sir Frederick Haldimand, Knight of the Bath, is not buried in Westminster Abbey but his stall plate can be seen in Henry VII's chapel.
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Edward of Woodstock (the Black Prince)
Soldier
Edward of Woodstock, better known as the "Black Prince" was the eldest son of Edward III and his queen Philippa of Hainault.
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John Rankin Rathbone
Politician and Airman
In St Margaret's is a small 15th century carved figure of St Margaret of Antioch and the dragon given in memory of John Rankin Rathbone.
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Charles Worsley
Soldier
The presumed grave of Major General Charles Worsley was discovered in the south east apsidal chapel of Henry VII's chapel in the late 19th century.
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Sir John Golofre
Soldier
Sir John Golofre was buried by order of Richard II in the south ambulatory. His cracked gravestone, not far from the king's tomb, still exists.