The Unknown Warrior
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The Unknown Warrior is an unidentified member of the British Imperial armed forces who died on the Western Front during the First World War. He is interred in a grave at Westminster Abbey, also known
The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior
The coffin of the Unknown Warrior in state in the Abbey in 1920, before burial.
Burial of The Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey, with King George V in attendance, 1920.
A plaque at Victoria Station marking site of the arrival of the coffin on 10 November.
Westminster Abbey
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Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London, England. Since 1066, it has been the location of the c
The Unknown Warrior
…is an unidentified member of the British Imperial armed forces who died on the Western Front during the First World War. He is interred in a grave at Westminster Abbey, also known as the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior. He was given a state funeral and buried on 11 November 1920, simultaneously with a similar interment…
Westminster Abbey's western façade
Ceiling of Henry VII Chapel
Westminster Abbey at the time of Edward the Confessor's funeral, as depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, 11th century
The Chamber of the Pyx, one of the few remaining 11th-century sections of the church