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• James Ley, 3rd Earl of Marlborough

  Sailor

  James Ley, 3rd Earl of Marlborough is buried in the north ambulatory of Westminster Abbey but he has no monument or marker.

• Randolph & Penelope Egerton & family

  Soldier

  Major General Randolph Egerton, his two wives, two sons and a daughter are buried in the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey.

• William, Earl Cadogan

  Soldier and Diplomat

  William, Earl of Cadogan, K.T. soldier and diplomat, was buried on 21st July 1726 aged 57 in the Duke of Ormond's vault at the east.

• Service of Remembrance to Commemorate the 70th Anniversary of El Alamein

  Friday, 26th October 2012

  An Evensong to commemorate the 70th anniversary of El Alamein was held at Westminster Abbey today at 3.00pm.

  Special Service Battle of El Alamein Wreathlaying

• William, Duke of Cumberland

  Soldier

  Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, is buried with his parents and other family in the Hanoverian vault beneath the central aisle of Henry VII's chapel.

• John Carey, Earl of Dover

  Soldier

  John Carey, 2nd Earl of Dover, Viscount Rochford and Baron Hunsdon, was buried in the Carey family vault in St John the Baptist's chapel.

• John Ramsay, Earl of Holdernesse

  John Ramsay, Viscount Haddington, Baron of Kingston upon Thames and Earl of Holdernesse was buried in St Paul's chapel on 28th February 1626.

• George Savile, Marquess of Halifax

  George Savile, Marquess of Halifax is buried in the north aisle of Henry VII's chapel in the vault first used by General George Monck.

• Jane, Lady Clifford

  Jane, Lady Clifford's monument stands in the chapel of St Nicholas. The marble monument may be ascribed to sculptor John Bushnell, on stylistic grounds.

• George Fitzroy, Duke of Northumberland

  Soldier

  George Fitzroy, Earl and Duke of Northumberland, was buried in the vault of the Duke of Albemarle in the north aisle of Henry VII's chapel.

• Jane, Henrietta and Frances Hanbury

  A tablet high on the south wall of St Margaret's church records the burial of Henrietta and Frances Hanbury and their mother Jane from Pontypool.

• James Hamilton, Earl of Abercorn & Family

  Soldier

  Colonel James Hamilton, and the 6th and 7th Earls of Abercorn are buried in the Abbey.

• Lord John Thynne & Family

  Priest/Minister

  In the north choir aisle is a monument to Lord John Thynne, Sub Dean of Westminster. This shows his white marble life sized recumbent effigy.

• William & Margaret Cavendish

  Writer, Soldier and Poet

  In the north transept is a monument by Grinling Gibbons to William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle and his wife Margaret, who were both writers.

• William Murray, Lord Mansfield

  Statesman, Lawyer, Abolitionist, Politician and Diplomat

  William Murray, Earl of Mansfield was buried in the north transept and has a large monument by John Flaxman.

• Roger Townshend

  Soldier

  The Honourable Lieutenant Colonel Roger Townshend has a monument in the south aisle of the nave. He is buried at Albany, New York.

• 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.

• Frances, Countess of Hertford

  Frances, Countess of Hertford was buried in St Benedict's chapel and has a large wall monument there executed by the Southwark School of tomb makers.

• William Heather

  Musician and Composer

  William Heather (or Heyther), composer and singer, was buried in the south transept on 1st August 1627 but had no marker until 1926.

• Arthur, Baron Tedder

  Airman

  Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder, is one of the Royal Air Force wartime leaders remembered in the RAF chapel. He was knighted in 1942.