Poppy Cooksey

Poppy, Lady Cooksey
Personal information
Born (1940-02-15) 15 February 1940
Gomshall, Surrey, England
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Fencing
Representing  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
1966 Kingstonteam foil
1966 Kingstonindividual foil
1970 Edinburghteam foil
1970 Edinburghindividual 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.