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• John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall

  The embalmed body of Prince John of Eltham was buried in Westminster Abbey in 1337 and he has a fine monument. He was born at Eltham manor in Kent.

• Sir Henry Blackwood

  Sailor

  On the wall of the west aisle of the north transept is a marble tablet in memory of Vice Admiral the Honourable Sir Henry Blackwood.

• Archibald and Mary MacGougan

  Sailor

  Archibald MacGougan was buried in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey on 2nd February 1814 aged 39. Mary was buried on 5th January 1814.

• Blanche Parry

  Blanche Parry, lady in waiting to Elizabeth I, is buried in St Margaret's church Westminster with a marble and alabaster monument.

• Charles Blount, Earl of Devonshire

  Soldier

  Charles Blount, Earl of Devonshire, courtier and soldier, was buried in St Paul's chapel on 7th May 1606. But there is no gravestone.

• Ralph Vaughan Williams

  Musician and Composer

  The ashes of Ralph Vaughan Williams, eminent British composer, and his second wife Ursula are buried in the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey.

• 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.

• Thomas Campbell

  Writer and Poet

  Poet and writer Thomas Campbell is buried in Poets' Corner. He has a life sized marble statue near Shakespeare's memorial, by sculptor W. Calder Marshall.

• Christopher Hildyard

  Artist and Priest/Minister

  The Reverend Christopher Hildyard, Minor Canon and Sacrist of Westminster Abbey, was buried in St Faith's chapel, and also has an oval stone tablet.

• Herbert Asquith, Earl of Oxford and Asquith

  Politician and Statesman

  Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, K.G., F.R.S., has a memorial tablet on a pillar in the north transept.

• Antoine Philippe, Duc de Montpensier

  Antoine Philippe d'Orleans, Duc de Montpensier was buried in a vault in Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey and has a monument there.

• John Thomas Micklethwaite

  Architect

  John Thomas Micklethwaite, architect and archaeologist and Surveyor of the Fabric of Westminster Abbey 1898-1906, is buried in the west cloister of the Abbey.

• Thomas Millyng

  Abbot and Priest

  Thomas Millyng, bishop of Hereford, and Abbot of Westminster from 1469-1474, was buried in the centre of St John the Baptist's chapel.

• 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.

• Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

  Politician and Philanthropist

  Near the west door of Westminster Abbey is a statue to politician and philanthropist Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury. It was unveiled in 1888

• Gervase and Martha Price

  Musician

  Gervase Price, musician, and his wife Martha are buried in the north aisle of the nave, not far from the grave of Ben Jonson.

• John Pym

  Statesman

  John Pym, politician in the time of Cromwell, died in 1643. He was buried in Westminster Abbey but his remains were exhumed at the Restoration.

• Herbert, Viscount Plumer

  Soldier

  Field Marshal Herbert Charles Onslow Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer G.C.B. is buried in the chapel of St George at the west end of the nave.

• John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe

  Sailor

  John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe (1859-1935) has a stall plate as a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in the Lady Chapel.

• Sir George Williams & YMCA

  A memorial window for the Young Men's Christian Association (founded by Sir George Williams) was unveiled in the nave of Westminster Abbey in 1921.