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Lieutenant General Raavi Eipe, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Honorary Liaison Officer, India, gives a Testimony
A minute's silence to remember the victims of the Manchester attack was held before a Service of Thanksgiving to Celebrate the Centenary of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission at Westminster Abbey on 23rd May. HRH The Duke of Kent attended the service.
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Un(knowing) - Hanna
In 2017, Westminster Abbey invited young people from around London to respond to the stories and memories held in the fabric of the building. These young consultants reflected on their experience through a variety of outcomes creating a vibrant and eclectic body of work.
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Sir James Outram
Soldier
Sir James Outram, Baronet, is buried in the nave. He was an officer in the East India Company and spent most of his life there.
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Indian Civil Service
In the west cloister of Westminster Abbey is a stone and black marble memorial to members of the Indian Civil Service from 1858 to 1947.
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Sir Herbert Edwardes
Soldier
A memorial to Major General Sir Herbert Edwardes is on the wall of the west aisle of the north transept. It consists of a bust.
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Sir Henry Sumner Maine
Lawyer
Sir Henry Sumner Maine K.C.S.I. has a black and white marble memorial on the wall of the west aisle of the north transept.
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Gilbert Robertson
Soldier
On the south wall of St Margaret's is a tablet in memory of soldier Gilbert Robertson who died in India. It has a mosaic border.
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Stringer Lawrence
Soldier
In the north aisle of the nave is a memorial to Major General Stringer Lawrence. The marble monument is signed by sculptor W. Tyler.
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John Laird Mair Lawrence
In the centre of the nave is the grave of John Laird Mair (Lawrence), 1st Lord Lawrence. Nearby is a bust of Lord Lawrence.
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George Pollock
Soldier
Sir George Pollock, army officer, was buried in the nave, to the west of Lord Clyde. He was the fifth son of David Pollock.
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Robert Clive
Soldier
Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive of Plassey, has a memorial tablet in the south choir aisle. It was erected in 1919 by public subscription.
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William Carey
Priest/Minister
On 11th October 1949 the Baptist Missionary Society gave a carved English walnut lectern to Westminster Abbey in memory of William Carey, missionary in India.
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Freeman Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon
Politician, Soldier and Statesman
The ashes of Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon are buried in the nave of Westminster Abbey. His wife was later buried with him.
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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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Cyril Newall, 1st Baron Newall
Airman
Cyril Norton Newall, 1st Baron Newall, Air Chief Marshal of the Royal Air Force, is remembered in the RAF chapel in Westminster Abbey.
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Eyre Coote
Politician and Soldier
In the west aisle of the north transept is a very large white marble monument to the memory of Lt. General Sir Eyre Coote.
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James Rennell
Engineer
James Rennell, cartographer, is buried in the centre of the nave. His grave is now unmarked but just had his name, death date and age.
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William Malcolm Hailey
Diplomat
In the west cloister of Westminster Abbey is a memorial tablet to Indian administrator William Malcolm Hailey, Lord Hailey of Shahpur and Newport Pagnell.
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Warren Hastings
Statesman and Diplomat
Warren Hastings, Governor General of Bengal, has a memorial monument with a bust in the west aisle of the north transept of Westminster Abbey.
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Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Sailor and Diplomat
Just inside the west door of Westminster Abbey, at the base of a pillar is a memorial to the Earl and Countess Mountbatten of Burma.