Title:

Knight

First Name:

William

Last Name:

Fielding

Memorial Type:

Burial site

Does the monument still exist?

No

Installation Date:

Contemporary (pre-1500)

Allegiance:

Lancastrian

Memorial Notes:

Sir William served Henry VI as Joint Commissioner of Array for Archers from Leicestershire from 1457 to 1460 when he lost his position. He was became Sheriff of Cambridgeshire under the restoration of Henry VI in 1470. He fought on Queen Margaret's side at the battle of Tewkesbury (1471) and was killed on the battlefield. He body was recovered to the Abbey to be buried within the Nave.