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• Sir Gilbert Lort

  Sir Gilbert Lort and his sister Dame Elizabeth Campbell are buried in the north transept of Westminster Abbey.

• Sir Francis Drake

  Sailor

  A memorial to Sir Francis Drake, Elizabethan sailor and explorer, was unveiled in the south cloister of Westminster Abbey on 4th October 1979.

• Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex

  Soldier

  Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex is buried in St John the Baptist's chapel in Westminster Abbey. He was born on 11th January 1591.

• Mauleverer family

  Sir Richard Mauleverer and various members of his family were buried in Westminster Abbey. Grace has a memorial tablet.

• William Jennings

  Politician

• Abbey holds Remembrance Day Service

  Thursday, 12th November 2015

  A Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving on Remembrance Sunday was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 8th November 2015.

  Remembrance Sunday Special Service

• Abbey marks Remembrance Sunday

  Monday, 14th November 2016

  A Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving on Remembrance Sunday was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 13th November 2016.

• Unknown Warrior

  At the west end of the Nave is the grave of the Unknown Warrior, whose body was brought from France to be buried in 1920. No one knows the identity of the person buried here. It is the only gravestone in the Abbey that we ask people not to walk on out of respect.

• Sir John and Lord Thomas Burgh

  Soldier

  Sir John Burgh [or Borough] and his brother Thomas, 5th Lord Burgh are both buried in the chapel of St Andrew in Westminster Abbey.

• Sir Henry Barnard

  Soldier

  In the north transept is a memorial stone to six soldiers, including General Sir Henry Barnard, who served and died in the Indian Mutiny.

• Sir John Franklin

  Explorer

  The famous Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin has a memorial in St John the Evangelist's chapel in Westminster Abbey.