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Sir Thomas Clifford
Sir Thomas Clifford, governor of Berwick, was buried in 1543 in the central part of the Sanctuary in front of the Lord's table.
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Sir Charles Rich
Sailor
Sir Charles Rich, naval captain, was buried in St Margaret's Church Westminster in 1706 but has no memorial.
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Sir Clement Clerke
Sir Clement Clerke was buried in the north cloister on 10th December 1693. His wife Sarah had been buried there on 13th November 1693.
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Sir Hugh Vaughan
Sir Hugh Vaughan died on 28th August 1536 and was buried in the chapel of St Michael. He seems never to have had a monument.
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Sir Robert Long
Politician, Architect and Lawyer
Sir Robert Long, politician and lawyer, was buried in the south choir aisle on 28 July 1673 but he has no monument or marker.
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Sir William Elphinstone
Lawyer
Sir William Elphinstone (Elphinstoun or Elveston) was buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey on 10th December 1645 but his grave is not marked.
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Sir William Bassett
Politician and Soldier
Sir William Bassett (Basset) was buried "within the south door of the monuments" of Westminster Abbey, most likely the south ambulatory in 1667. But nothing marks his grave.
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Sir Harry D'janogly
Philanthropist
Sir Harry D'janogly, industrialist, textile manufacturer and philanthropist, was a donor to the Abbey restoration appeal which culminated in the cleaning of the Lady Chapel.
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Sir Robert Lane
Politician
Sir Robert Lane was buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey on 2nd October 1624 but he has no monument or marker.
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Sir Robert Anstruther
Diplomat
Sir Robert Anstruther, diplomat and politician, was buried in the south ambulatory on 9th January 1645. The gravestone was laid in the late 19th century.
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Sir Thomas Hopton
Politician
Sir Thomas Hopton, politician, was buried in Westminster Abbey in July 1638. The archives show that he was buried here, but the location is unknown.
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Sir George Hope
Sailor
Rear Admiral Sir George Hope was buried in the centre part of the nave and his marble monument is in the nearby north-west tower chapel.
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Sir Francis Allen
Soldier
Sir Francis Allen was buried in the south transept, near William Thynne's tomb, but he had no monument and his gravestone has worn away.
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Sir James Oughton
Soldier
On a pillar in the north ambulatory of Westminster Abbey is a marble tablet to the memory of Lieutenant General Sir James Oughton.
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Sir Thomas and Walter Hungerford
Walter Hungerford was buried in the south ambulatory of Westminster Abbey but has no marker. Sir Thomas Hungerford was buried in a chapel now destroyed.
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Sir Thomas Button
Explorer and Sailor
Admiral Sir Thomas Button and his wife are buried in St Margaret's church Westminster but they have no markers or memorial.
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Sir George and Stanhope Bartley
Politician and Soldier
In the north porch of St Margaret's church Westminster is a window to Sir George Bartley, politician. Also a brass to his son who died in the Great War.
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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.
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Sir Francis Chichester
Sailor
A memorial to Sir Francis Chichester, Captain James Cook and Sir Francis Drake was unveiled in the south cloister on 4th October 1979.
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Sir Sydney Nicholson
Musician and Composer
The ashes of Sir Sydney Nicholson, organist, lie in the west cloister. His gravestone was re-cut in 1975. He was born on 9th February 1875.