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William Twisse
Priest/Minister
In the south transept of Westminster Abbey is a grey fossil marble tablet to William Twisse, preacher in the Cromwellian period, and three others.
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William Postard
Abbot and Priest/Minister
William Postard was Abbot of Westminster from 9th October 1191. He died on 4th May 1200 and was buried in the south cloister.
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William Strong
Priest/Minister
William Strong, independent minister, was buried in Westminster Abbey in July 1654 but his body was disinterred after Charles II was restored to the throne.
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John Williams
Dean and Philanthropist
Dr John Williams was Dean of Westminster from 1620-1644. He has no monument in the Abbey and he is buried at Llandegai in his native Wales.
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William Foxley Norris
Dean and Priest/Minister
The ashes of the Very Reverend William Foxley Norris K.C.V.O., Dean of Westminster 1925-1937, are buried in the nave of the Abbey.
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William Sholto Douglas
Airman
William Sholto Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Kirtleside, Marshal of the Royal Air Force is commemorated in the RAF chapel in Westminster Abbey.
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Charles Williams
d.1720 Writer, Politician, Philanthropist and Statesman
In the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey is a cartouche near the grave of Charles Williams. Sir Charles Hanbury-Williams is also buried here.
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William Moore & William Morris
Lawyer
In the chapel of St John the Evangelist is the grave of William Moore and his daughter Anna Maria. The inscription has been re-cut.
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William and Aymer de Valence
Soldier and Philanthropist
William de Valence, Lord of Pembroke and Wexford, has a tomb in St Edmund's chapel. Aymer de Valence has a tomb beside the High Altar.
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Abbey Marks Shakespeare Anniversary
Monday, 8th August 2016
Westminster Abbey marked the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare with a wreath laying during Matins on Sunday 7th August 2016.
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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.
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William Morgan
In the north aisle of the nave is a marble monument to William Morgan and Thomas Mansell. The monument is possibly by sculptor William Stanton.
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William Ryley
Historian
William Ryley, archivist and herald, was buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey on 25th July 1667 but he had no monument or gravestone.
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William Burnaby
Playwright
In the centre part of the south transept is a gravestone to William Burnaby, dramatist. The Reform'd Wife was staged at Drury Lane in 1700.
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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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William Booth
Priest/Minister and Philanthropist
On 2nd July 1965 a memorial bust was unveiled in St George's chapel in Westminster Abbey to William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army.
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William Blair
Sailor
In the north transept is a monument known as The Three Captains memorial. It commemorates Navy captains William Bayne, William Blair and Lord Robert Manners.
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William Johnson
Priest/Minister
The Reverend Dr William Johnson, Sub-Almoner to the King, was buried in north transept of Westminster Abbey on 12th March 1667 (in modern dating).
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William Cole
Writer and Priest/Minister
The Reverend Dr William Cole, classical scholar and author, was a Prebendary at Westminster Abbey from 1792 and was buried in the north choir aisle.