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The Baroness Ryder of Warsaw | |
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Born | Margaret Susan Ryder 3 July 1924 Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
Died | 2 November 2000 Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England | (aged 76)
Other names | Margaret Susan Cheshire |
Known for | Sue Ryder Foundation |
Title | Baroness Ryder of Warsaw (suo jure) Lady Cheshire |
Spouse(s) | Leonard Cheshire, Baron Cheshire |
Margaret Susan Cheshire, Baroness Ryder of Warsaw, Baroness Cheshire, CMG, OBE (née Ryder; 3 July 1924 – 2 November 2000), commonly known as Sue Ryder, was a British volunteer with Special Operations Executive in the Second World War, and a member of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, who afterwards established charitable organisations, notably the Sue Ryder Foundation (now known as simply Sue Ryder).