Poppy Cooksey

Poppy, Lady Cooksey
OBE DL
Personal information
Born (1940-02-15) 15 February 1940
Gomshall, Surrey, England
Sport
SportFencing
Event
foil
ClubPolytechnic Fencing Club
Medal record
Fencing
Representing  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
1966 Kingston team foil
1966 Kingston individual foil
1970 Edinburgh team foil
1970 Edinburgh individual foil

Janet Clouston Bewley, Lady Cooksey OBE DL, (known as Poppy Cooksey, previously Janet Wardell-Yerburgh, née Janet Cathie) (born 15 February 1940) is a British fencer whose later career was in picture restoration.

She married firstly the Olympic oarsman Hugh Wardell-Yerburgh and secondly the business man Sir David Cooksey. In 1998 she was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire.

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